Abstract
Small attention is till now on paid to those people who rely on the existence of a decent transit system at a reasonable cost. A more rounded perspective on the issues is needed since public transit subsidies are a necessity to the maintenance of the urban organism. The choice for the present is not whether to subsidize public transportation but whether to have it at all. The answer is that it must be maintained for the transit dependent groups, and it must be maintained at a price they can afford.