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The Strong Towns Podcast
Has the Highway Trust Fund Outlived Its Usefulness? A Conversation With Beth Osborne.
Sep 30, 2024
Beth Osborne, director of Transportation for America and former U.S. Department of Transportation official, dives deep into the struggles of the Highway Trust Fund. She outlines its troubled history and its effect on current transportation policies. The conversation highlights the urgent need for reevaluation of funding, addressing misconceptions about the gas tax, and the challenges of reauthorization. Osborne emphasizes the importance of shifting focus from highway expansion to maintaining existing infrastructure, advocating for innovative and sustainable solutions.
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- The Highway Trust Fund, established in the 1950s, has become unsustainable due to unchanged gas taxes and lack of accountability.
- Current transportation funding disparities require states to increase local taxes for infrastructure, emphasizing the need for a cultural shift in spending priorities.
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