We cannot afford to maintain existing roads, let alone build more, because Highway Trust Fund revenue lags rising costs and faces an expanding shortfall.
Cutting Federal Transit Funding Won't Close Budget Gaps - But Will Make Transportation Less Affordable - Streetsblog USA
Eliminating the mass transit account and banning flexing would cut transit budgets 15–20%, reduce services, hurt rural areas, and not solve Highway Trust Fund shortfall.
Breaking: Trump Admin Seeks To Decimate Federal Transit Funding - Streetsblog USA
The White House proposals would eliminate billions in federal transit funding and restrict states' ability to flex highway dollars, disproportionately harming red states.