Yeah this is something I think about & was going to ask about.
Visited LA during the pandemic so bus rides were free.
Getting around LA via busses and rail was incredibly smooth and affordable.
The stench of shit in the subway car though was off putting and I have to presume as long as people can afford to avoid that they will.
That said, paying people to keep these things cleaned would supply people with a potentially life long employment by a city (so receiving public retirement plans) which ought to be a net benefit for the city as a whole.
Visited LA during the pandemic so bus rides were free.
Getting around LA via busses and rail was incredibly smooth and affordable.
The stench of shit in the subway car though was off putting and I have to presume as long as people can afford to avoid that they will.
That said, paying people to keep these things cleaned would supply people with a potentially life long employment by a city (so receiving public retirement plans) which ought to be a net benefit for the city as a whole.