Boosting Gains for US Infrastructure
July 1, 2021
In the latest step toward refurbishing and expanding the nation’s infrastructure, the US House of Representatives approved a $715 billion transportation bill. Most of the funding, to be spent over five years, would go for roadways, rail systems, and public transit. The bill must yet be merged with proposals by the Biden administration and the Senate. As possible guidelines, Nathan M. Macek and Muhammed Patel, writing in Issues, propose ways to adjust current funding policies to “greatly magnify the benefits to the American public” and be “truly transformative in modernizing the rail, transit, and highway projects that serve the nation.”