Arizona Republic: Federal highway bill should focus on alternative transit

From Arizona Republic:

Just as the latest auto craze has shifted from rear fins to hybrids, America's transportation needs have changed dramatically since construction of the coast-to-coast Eisenhower Interstate Highway System more than a half-century ago.  Our federal highways were built to accommodate a growing dependence on cars and cheap oil to fuel them. Fifty years later, changes in our nation's economy, gasoline prices and community growth patterns demand that today's highway network share the road with cleaner, more affordable transportation options - such as intercity trains, urban light rail, buses, regional commuter air, walking and biking.