Right now, there are a number of helpful factors at play that combine to create this chance for meaningful reform: Obama has brought with him to Washington a strong interest in fixing and improving how we get around in this country; the highway trust fund is beginning to experience chronic shortfalls, spurring interest in overhauling the whole funding system; and it’s been nearly twenty years since the last substantial revision.
But before we dismantle any policy and erect structures in its place, it’s worth understanding the history that brought us a sprawling federal institution comprising 108 different programs.
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