Summary of Why American public transit is so bad | 2020 Election

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The video discusses why public transit in the United States is often poor and how this affects Americans. It also argues that if the Democrats take back the Senate in the 2020 election, they may be able to increase funding for public transit.

• 00:00:00 Public transit in the United States is designed for people who live in the city and commute from the suburbs, but the most common American commute is from suburb to suburb. This makes public transit difficult to use, expensive, and ineffective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Jonathan English, an urban planner, has developed maps of American cities that show where reliable public transit exists. These maps show that public transit is possible in most American cities, but it requires a lot of effort and political will to develop new neighborhoods that are centered around transit hubs.
• 00:05:00 Public transit in the United States is generally poorly designed and funded, and this has negative consequences for Americans. The passage discusses how public transit gets funded in the United States, and identifies the key political challenges for increasing transit investment. If the Democrats take back the Senate in the 2020 election, they may be able to increase funding for public transit.