Yeah, in better times, if FDR had control of the situation, Detroit would have a rail line up each major street as it did when it had streetcars, and a subway to boot.

What we need is a WPA to put people back to work building things that equal what is being built by the so-called "socialist" Europeans, who can easily get bullet trains, light rail, subways, and the like, built in no time. It's doubtful we'll ever catch up.

Leaving anything to the private sector, and these quasi-public/private entities is such a clusterfuck, and a waste of time. And what you get as a result is crap.