Each year federal agencies receive funding from Congress, known as budgetary resources . In 2022, the Department of Transportation (DOT) had $354.83 Billion distributed among its 11 sub-components. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 appropriated $1.5 billion to the Department of Transportation for 478 projects at the request of Members of Congress. Tribal, state, and local governments received the funds to make improvements to transportation infrastructure. including roads, sidewalks and concourse renovations for airports. Each individual fund ranged from $30,000 to $100 million, with over 80 percent of projects receiving less than $5 million per project.
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@9DR8VQJ2yrs2Y
I feel like Public transportation should be free for some people, mainly because some people can't really afford it.
@9DHM9ZQ2yrs2Y
Yes, and look into finding cheaper, more efficient alternatives to air travel
@PKhaos 2mos2MO
Yes, but it is the duty of local governance to provide such services. Federal funding should be handled as infrastructure payments to states to be distributed to local communities.
@9FGF9VS 2yrs2Y
Yes because the bus is nasty
@9FG653V2yrs2Y
Yes in areas that need it more
@9DHR9792yrs2Y
Yes, with a special focus on Amtrak and public train travel across the country.
@8RV2ZJB4yrs4Y
yes, depending on the city
@98F995Z2yrs2Y
@9BKHWCY2yrs2Y
Yes, as long as they are, directly or indirectly, profitable.
@9429HXM3yrs3Y
Yes, if the money is used to create bullet trains that connect major cities
@8ZKK9VY3yrs3Y
No, but there should be more free and easily accessed public transportation.
Give a little to the transport system
@8YRHNP33yrs3Y
If people got work and school and they don't got a lot of money they should be able to get a ride to work to get enough money to pay but no they shouldn't people wouldn't like that.
I do think that if there were a larger quantity of buses and safety precautions on these subjects that there would be a cleaner environment as well as disperse in population.
@8WRGML94yrs4Y
@8WJ2MJP4yrs4Y
No, and abolish all public programs
@8W25M9V4yrs4Y
I dont really care about this
@8VDRW574yrs4Y
Yes, make every road "what your most comfortable with" leaving everything up to you but dont go like 100.
@8TH4N4D4yrs4Y
@8SRKYK3Republican4yrs4Y
Move to privatization but with appropriate regulations.
@8RDCRK74yrs4Y
this should be decided at a state level.
@8RD5NVD4yrs4Y
Yes if theyre more economically friendly than people driving their private cars. Also people who dont have cars need transportation!
@8R947NJ4yrs4Y
yes, spending goes to environmentally friendly solutions, and provide more free public transportation
@8R3NB9N4yrs4Y
Yes, but not a lot of money towards it.
@8QG6MW94yrs4Y
No, we should spend more into the military!
@8PSB69G4yrs4Y
More Amtrak, trains across the U.S.
@8MMBQ885yrs5Y
I'm fine with the amount we have right now.
@8HR2XJX5yrs5Y
@8FW6Q79Women’s Equality5yrs5Y
They are fine the way they are
@8D88WW9Libertarian5yrs5Y
No, Public transportation should be decided by the local and/or state government via public voting initiatives.
@9B3X9X52yrs2Y
There is no public transportation where I live in order to have an opinion on this
@99F4XL32yrs2Y
Yes, but prioritize free and environmentally friendly solutions simultaneously.
@98D6H6N2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if it is used responsibly and in a way that is more beneficial than harmful
@8RPFN3C4yrs4Y
I love the environmental friendliness issues but has many issues with costs.
@8MQX6FHRepublican5yrs5Y
They should do it depending on the population.
@8JWBR545yrs5Y
We should prioritize things and areas in order to save money but keep our same amount of transportation money.
@8FMN5NQ5yrs5Y
Have it decided at a state level.
@97MD2MS3yrs3Y
The government should increase the amount of spending on public transportation ONLY if the people using them respect it. So this means no vandalism or destruction of property. If they choose to do so then they will serve time in jail and have a fine to pay.
@9BFLLWN2yrs2Y
I think that would be great but I think instead of making more and bigger roads they should invent new and make more vehicles to help along the travel and make it more environmentally friendly.
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