Senate Democrats have submitted legislation that suggests the nation’s transportation policy is headed for a major overhaul, with a strong emphasis on reducing automobile use and boosting public transit.
Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) introduced legislation that they say lays out the guidelines of what they expect the next five-year federal transportation spending plan to accomplish. Here’s more from the Washington Post.