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That won't happen without taking more of people's pay through higher income tax, higher sales tax, or all residents paying a new tax, to cover the cost of it.
That's the idea, everyone pays into it and everyone uses it!
That is a reflection of your lifestyle. It will never happen. Life is a lot better owning a vehicle. Married families with careers owning 2 vehicles. Between work, shopping, needing to get around town due to obligations outside of work, transit is not an option. Try arguing that everyone must use transit when you are raising 3 or 4 children.
Vehicle owners benefit greatly from public transit. Anyone group on the public transit system is a vehicle off the road making it easier for the other drivers. The tax needs to be knowledge driven; drivers, especially those who are opposed to public transit, are the ones that need to be taxed the most.