Any implication that public transition should be profitable is pernicious.
If you look at a system like BART or the New York subway system, the system provides value for the whole of the city and so everyone, notably employers, should pay for it.
I think Strong Towns were the ones who noted that transit system expected to "pull their weight" get cut in every budget crunch and finally being gutted to total uselessness.
It should simply be expected a public transit should be paid from state in one form or another.
If you look at a system like BART or the New York subway system, the system provides value for the whole of the city and so everyone, notably employers, should pay for it.
I think Strong Towns were the ones who noted that transit system expected to "pull their weight" get cut in every budget crunch and finally being gutted to total uselessness.
It should simply be expected a public transit should be paid from state in one form or another.