ABSTRACT
Historically, the financing of public transportation in Europe and the United States vary dramatically. One author1 states,
When visiting cities in other countries (Europe) one is often struck by differences in their transportation systems. These differ ences are among the most visible indicators of variation in under lying social, political and economic systems. There is an unmistakable increase in the relative importance of the automobile and corre sponding decreases in importance of public transport modes such as bus, streetcar, subway, and commuter rail (and high speed rail between Europe and the United States).
