31.   A few Los Angeles legislators opposed the diversion of MTA mass transit funds.

32.   A quintessentially suburban city with no history of underground mass transit, Los Angeles has been slow to warm to the idea of a subway.

33.   A look at how congressional plans to gut mass transit spending will affect bus and rail riders in Pennsylvania.

34.   A Manhattan stadium could require costly improvements to accommodate traffic and parking, as well as mass transit, as the nearest subway station would be blocks away.

35.   A third irritation was the high price of commuting from the borough by mass transit.

36.   A vocal group has pushed to divert dollars from tourism taxes, using them to fund education, mass transit or high-tech start-ups.

37.   About half of that money will be spent on mass transit.

38.   After two minutes of discussion, the ax fell on federal subsidies of mass transit and Amtrak, along with other transportation cuts.

39.   All trips begin from the Metro Center mass transit rail station, located between the White House and the Capitol in the heart of the downtown business district.

40.   All mass transit systems lose money and must be heavily subsidized by federal and local taxes.