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Yonah Freemark · 20 Oct 2020

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  1. Our reading

    The U.S. federal system ensures that state and local governments maintain control over transportation decisions regardless of the presidential administration.

    Their wordsThis reality of the U.S. federal system will continue to be the case no matter which presidential candidate wins the election, and no matter how exciting their proposed policies may be.

  2. Our reading

    Neither federal nor local governments have been effective at using transportation expenditures to achieve sustainable or equitable outcomes.

    Their wordsUnfortunately, neither the federal government nor lower levels of government have been particularly effective custodians of their massive expenditures on transportation-at least when it comes to achieving more sustainable and equitable outcomes.

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