For Transportation Infrastructure, Look to Cities to Do It Right
The following article was originally published by Lauren Gore at Governing on March 11, 2021.
Some cities are paving the way to getting beyond outdated governance and funding structures, creating viable alternatives to our antiquated institutions for distributing transportation resources.
2021 brings the promise of a major evolution in our nation's transportation infrastructure. From funding to policy, signaled changes in the interactions between federal and local government will catalyze smarter, cleaner and more resilient transportation solutions. Cities will become more important than ever. As rhetoric from the Biden administration leading up to the inauguration suggested, cities are best positioned to execute this task. Some have already jumped at the opportunity to boldly lead.