No political party has a monopoly on transportation. Democrats can point to President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal; Republicans can point to President Dwight Eisenhower’s Interstate Highway System. In modern politics, conservatives have resisted backing federal transportation initiatives because they’re expensive and can be managed by the states. Progressives usually back rail and transit, but resist building roads and bridges for environmental reasons.

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