Current:Home > NewsWhy building public transit in the US costs so much -ProWealth Academy
Why building public transit in the US costs so much
View
Date:2025-04-22 05:46:36
Transit projects in the United States come with astronomical price tags compared with similar projects done in other countries. But where exactly are the high costs coming from? Today, we take a trip to one of the most expensive subway stations in the world and get to the bottom of why American transit is so expensive to build.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and NPR One.
veryGood! (5)
Related
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Maine to extend electrical cost assistance to tens of thousands of low-income residents
- Delaware trooper facing felony charges involving assaults on teens after doorbell prank at his house
- 20 dead, nearly 300 injured in blast as Armenia refugees flee disputed enclave
- Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
- Retired police chief killed in hit-and-run died in 'cold and callous' way: Family
- Sen. Cory Booker calls on Menendez to resign, joining growing list of Senate Democrats
- California man who spent 28 years in prison is found innocent of 1995 rape, robbery and kidnapping
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- Police chief went straight to FBI after Baton Rouge 'brave cave' allegations: Source
Ranking
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Five children break into Maine school causing up to $30,000 in damages: police
- House GOP prepares four spending bills as shutdown uncertainty grows
- Got an old car? Afraid to buy a new car? Here's how to keep your beater on the road.
- San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
- A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq kills at least 100 people and injures 150 more
- Exasperated residents flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan seizes control of breakaway region
- Car crashes into Amish horse-drawn buggy in Minnesota, killing 2 people and the horse
Recommendation
Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
The dystopian suspense 'Land of Milk and Honey' satisfies all manner of appetites
The Academy gifts replacement of Hattie McDaniel's historic Oscar to Howard University
North Carolina splits insurance commissioner’s job from state fire marshal’s responsibilities
How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
Law aiming to ban drag performances in Texas is unconstitutional, federal judge rules
'I never even felt bad': LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey on abrupt heart procedure
The UK’s hardline immigration chief says international rules make it too easy to seek asylum