Why is it that only expensive cities have good mass transit?

Question

Why is it that only expensive cities have good mass transit?

Answer 1

there are some small cities that have good transit

as well -take Davis for example  their bus company is operated

by the students at UC Davis

and remember sometimes its not the city that runs the transit agency but the county

then in Los Angeles county -many independent cities

have their own transit system (Santa Monica, Culver city,

Montebello (which has also taken over several former Metro routes and Norwalk

some of those cities (to me are not expensive cities

such as New York

Answer 2

maybe it has to do with the more money allotted for services like transportation b/c of the fact that they have more money to spend.

Answer 3

Cuz they can afford it, like san Francisco

Answer 4

to reduce traffic..and because people need to get to work..

Answer 5

Expensive cities have better everything.  Better schools, better freeways, better fire departments.  They have richer people so they collect more tax.