We should not be waiting until trains derail, bridges collapse and people die to adequately fund our transportation infrastructure.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Beyond highways and roads, we need more money for mass transit, intercity passenger rail and freight rail. We have a long way to go to bridge the funding gaps.
If we expect to continue our leadership in the global economy, we must invest in a long-term transportation plan -f or both highways and transit programs. Too many of our roads, bridges, and railways have fallen into disrepair.
We should make a major financial commitment to improving our roads and bridges.
We are also ignoring and underfunding high speed rail which is one of the best ways to move citizens and improve congestion on our highways.
We continue to subsidize highways and aviation, but when it comes to our passenger rail system, we refuse to provide the money Amtrak needs to survive.
Trains, like time and tide, stop for no one.
The rage for railroads is so great that many will be laid in parts where they will not pay.
Without the funding Amtrak needs to keep operating, we will soon see people that rely on Amtrak to get them to work each day, waiting for a train that isn't coming.
Not only should we be giving Amtrak the money it needs to continue to provide services; we should be providing security money to upgrade their tracks and improve safety and security measures in the entire rail system.
Instead of building walls, we should be building bridges.