I believe in the Times I recently read that the MTA spend TWICE as much per mile on new construction as the Paris Metro. The labour loving French in their capital only do half as good a job of fleecing taxpayers and transit users as NYC's MTA. They should be ashamed!
As to Koch brothers, the Times article [[on Nashville transit vote, which you probably read) is pretty off-base.
Kochs believe new technologies, like autonomous vehicles, offer a better option. Its not about cashing in. They are unabashed classic liberals and libertarians who are not impressed by how gov't runs things -- see the MTA cost per mile note in first paragraph.
To suggest that their motive is to profit from roads is wrong.
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