According to the Washington Post, Failing U.S. transportation system will imperil prosperity, report finds:
The United States is saddled with a rapidly decaying and woefully underfunded transportation system that . . . will lead to "a steady erosion of the social and economic foundations for American prosperity in the long run." That is a central conclusion in a report issued on behalf of about 80 transportation experts and co-chaired by two former secretaries of transportation . . . .
The experts also advocated the adoption of a distinct capital spending plan for transportation, continued development of high-speed rail systems better integrated with freight rail transportation, and expansion of intermodal policies rather than reliance on highways alone to move goods and people. . . . "Creating communities conducive to walking and alternate modes of transportation . . . should be an important goal of transportation policy at all levels of government," the report said.
"The one option that’s not in this report is throwing up our hands," said Jeff Shane, a former Transportation Department official and a member of the panel. "That seems to be the option that Congress chooses."