Why U.S. Cities Don't Build Metro Systems

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Subscribe to Nebula and get $20 off at: https://go.nebula.tv/citybeautifulWatch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/citybeautiful-why-us-cities-dont-build-metro-systemsNew York, Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia built their metro systems over 100 years ago, and since then there hasn't been a big boom in metro construction. Big cities like Houston, Dallas, and Phoenix don't have one. Why not? And should they?Resources on this topic:https://ggwash.org/view/71583/light-rail-heavy-rail-subway-rail-transit-modes-fall-on-a-continuumhttps://www.metro.net/about/rail-modeshttps://journalistsresource.org/economics/bus-versus-rail/https://policy.tti.tamu.edu/strategy/heavy-rail/https://www.cascadepbs.org/politics/2016/10/how-seattle-blew-its-chance-subway-systemhttps://enotrans.org/article/70-year-trend-federal-infrastructure-spending/Produced by Dave Amos and the fine folks at Nebula Studios.Written by Dave Amos.Select images and video from Getty Images.Black Lives Matter.Trans rights.

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