The end of the line for commuters?
How passenger fears and remote working are prompting a crisis in public transport
Business Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
How passenger fears and remote working are prompting a crisis in public transport. Manuela Saragosa speaks to Pat Foye, chairman of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is facing a multi-billion-dollar hole in its finances. Mohamed Mezghani, secretary general of the International Association of Public Transport, describes the challenge of getting commuters back onto trains and subways. Nicole Gelinas, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, explains why transport systems like New York's are so central to a city's economic success.
(Photo: Passengers on New York's subway system, Credit: Getty Images)