Is Our Mass. Transportation System Beyond Repair?

I have just returned from a vacation in Europe after having used public transportation in seven cities in four countries. I dislike generalizing, but European public transportation is vastly superior to what we have in Boston/New England. We found ourselves looking forward to subways, surface cars, and inter city trains. Service was affordable, convenient. The equipment was new. The rides were smooth. Public transportation simply out-performed the automobile alternative from a time and cost standpoint. What really galls me is that the public cost of mass transportation in less in Europe than it is in Boston. Every few years, the T is on the brink of meltdown. The state commits huge new funding and the public is led to believe that all will be well. But as sure as God made little green apples, the fiscal bottom will fall out in the next few years with no intervening improvement in overall service. We have experienced too many major intervention failures. This system is crying out for a massive overhaul. We need to find out why we're not doing better. First step is a forensic audit. We need do dig out the facts of what we have done wrong. This goes beyond mismanagement and corruption. We must take a whole new look at this mess we have on our hands. The status quo does not have the ability to correct itself. We need to figure out a new way to look at this mess. I doubt the governor has the political courage to undertake this. I hope I'm wrong but that's what I believe. Voters need to demand better.