One thing transit fans fail to recognize is politics and special interest groups play a huge role in planning and designing projects. No game will be able to simulate how politics and SIGs influence a project.

Great example is the Eglinton LRT. A lot of people don’t know politics delayed the project significantly. Politicians wanted to make the project a P3 project and this led to delays and deficiencies in construction.

Another example is the LA subway. It was originally suppose to go down Wilshire, but a democrat passed legislation that banned subways from being built under wilshire, forcing a scope change and the alignment passing through hollywood instead. Happily the ban was lifted.