Part 9: Hearts and Minds
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Neglect of Public Transit System after Big Dig
The public transit system, known as the T, in the city has slow zones and experienced safety incidents due to decades of underinvestment and recent derailments, leading to excessively long travel times. The speaker questions why the historic investment in the road system was not followed by similar investment in the transit system, speculating that the negative public sentiment from the big dig may have contributed to the neglect of the transit system, leading to a loss of faith in the city's infrastructure.
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