Many people are against public transit based upon a very vocal(and wealthy) minority that is opposed to it being government run instead of private enterprise. It&#x27;s essentially the opposite of the ideology that caused the build up of many subways systems in the past. These very wealthy powerful people can use their power and money to distort the public opinion so that cheap bus projects end up looking like expensive subway projects and subway projects look like building a land bridge to Mars.<p>For a great example take a look at the new Maryland Governor and one of his first actions coming into office[0][1] This is someone(and his backers) that are ideologically opposed to public transit even when it is overwhelming supported(and paid for) by the regions it directly effects.<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.baltimoresun.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;maryland&#x2F;bs-md-sun-investigates-transit-20150627-story.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.baltimoresun.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;maryland&#x2F;bs-md-sun-investig...</a>
[1]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;local&#x2F;how-republican-gov-larry-hogan-made-his-first-big-mass-transit-decision&#x2F;2015&#x2F;06&#x2F;27&#x2F;13f48dbc-1ceb-11e5-93b7-5eddc056ad8a_story.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;local&#x2F;how-republican-gov-larry...</a>