"It served as an important reminder that our transportation system must be safe."

And yet, pretty much all that has been funded are motor vehicle facilities. Bear in mind that our vehicle travel miles peaked over a decade ago, so these enhancements have mostly just served to increase speeds. Not surprisingly, those increased speeds have resulted in an increase in roadway deaths of over 40% from 2013-5.

Also notice how the pittance thrown to anything not directly for car-bound folks is described as only used by "others", in this case students and those incapable of driving.

We would be far better served by fully funding our state troopers with a mandate to enforce our traffic laws with zero-tolerance. That would very quickly create more demand for better facilities for people who travel without a steel cage since most of our motorists would quickly lose their licenses because of too many violation points.