Wired's Autopia: Big Bucks and Big Ideas for Big Transportation Bill

From Wired's Autopia:

Uncle Sam is finally getting serious about overhauling a transportation system that hasn’t seen a significant upgrade since the Eisenhower era.  According to a two-page hand-written outline by Rep. James Oberstar. chairman of the House Transportation Committee, that’s making the rounds in D.C., the Department of Transportation is in for a major reworking when the big surface transportation reauthorization bill is unveiled in a few weeks. The Minnesota Democrat wants to consolidate the agency, sharpen its focus and bring a measure of “transit equity” to how projects are funded.