Transportation in all its forms supports every aspect of American life, and has long defined U.S. engineering and construction ingenuity.
Yet for too long, we have had to envy Europe and Asia transit development as their nations built safe, innovative and more cost-efficient systems. The new administration can return the U.S. to a leadership role in transit—not only to catch up with the rest of the world but also to assure that systems are more resilient to climate change and fulfill a national goal of economic equity.