Street Smart—Reforming the Transportation Budget Process
Ethan Pollack
December 10, 2009
EPI Briefing Paper #254
In the last few years, several events have catapulted infrastructure policy—a somewhat overlooked area—to the forefront of public attention. The next opportunity to change infrastructure policy is the upcoming transportation bill, and it is clear that—unlike the 2005 authorization, which changed little—a substantial revision is in order. And not a moment too soon.
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