Why It Costs So Much to Build Rail Transit in the USA with Dr. Eric Goldwyn

In this episode of Stop Requested, Levi McCollum and Christian Londono talk with Eric Goldwyn, professor at NYU and director of the Transportation and Land Use program at NYU Marron. Eric shares what the Transit Costs Project has learned by comparing nearly a thousand transit infrastructure projects around the world. The conversation explores why U.S. projects cost more and take longer to build, what cities lose when those costs climb, and how decisions around station design, construction methods, permitting, and project management affect the final price. Eric also discusses why transit agencies need stronger internal expertise, more visibility into costs, and a clearer understanding of the tradeoffs behind major capital projects.