Highways are the primary expense. I worked for a transit company in Wisconsin, where the issue funding has been a stalemate for years. We finally raised registration fees this year to $103. That's better than raising the gas tax, which only lays the burden on cars that use gas or diesel, not hybrids and electrics. The transit portion of the budget is a tiny slice, which has been chopped repeatedly since the conservatives took over.
RTD (Regional Transportation District)'s "Light Rail" here serves the Denver Metro Area pretty efficiently. The trains are clean (not smelly); generally a pleasant experience. We can can catch the "E" and "F" lines at the Orchard Station, about 7-minutes walk from our house. It's great for getting to the airport or downtown (where both places are a pain to drive to and Denver's parking rates are punitive). My only complaint is how expensive it is to operate; it's heavily subsidized by car registrations. 15-years ago, a car like my '79 300SD would cost right around $20 a year to register. Today, it's closer to $70.
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