Article in today's USA Today online at http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-01-28-transit_N.htm (http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-01-28-transit_N.htm)
Yes, and if they gave funding and guidance on implementing all these security upgrades, I'm sure more systems would implement them.
Besides, while safety and security is near the top of things for agencies to worry about, most of them nowadays are just trying to stay afloat and retain as much service as possible...