Various extents of underfunding and budget cuts have also led to dilapidated, out-of-date, and limited bus and train services internationally.
The predominance of ‘car culture’ in many high-income countries has relegated public transport to a less ‘cool’ status and option. Various extents of underfunding and budget cuts have also led to dilapidated, out-of-date, and limited bus and train services internationally. However, low-cost (or free), extensive, high-quality public transport systems have many more benefits than individual car usage. The 2014 IPCC report cites the prioritisation of pedestrian and public transit systems result in “higher levels of social and economic prosperity” around the world. Whilst the negative effects the transportation sector and extractivism have on our environment are universal, public transport systems are often not.