Hopefully he will do a few things, like:

1) Electrify the railroads, both freight and passenger service. Even if you don't get all of it, that should be the goal. Over time, the railroads should carry less coal/oil, and more containers, which means that trucks would carry less.

2) Run the buses more often: https://humantransit.org/2021/01/fixing-us-transit-requires-service-not-just-infrastructure.html.

3) Fix stuff before you build new stuff. Just as a lot of old roads need fixing, a lot of mass transit lines (in New York and D.C, for example) need fixing. They can all run a lot more often, and like the buses, just doing that would make a huge difference.

4) Get costs down. We spend way too much for mass transit projects in this country. More than Canada, and way more than Western Europe -- especially the high wage, high union countries like in Scandinavia. Fix that, and we can build more new stuff.

5) Improve our intercity train system. In most cases -- including Washington State -- that doesn't mean bullet trains between cities, but at least reasonably fast (110MPH) trains between cities. That is fast enough to replace driving -- the main goal. There are only a small handful of places in the U. S. where very high speed rail makes sense, but as with California, we have to deal with the cost situation before that makes sense.

We enjoyed reading, and are especially curious to see how the Naboo uprising fares without the "help" of Jar Jar...hopefully a concerted political agenda will realize action in the realm of DEI & sustainability in infrastructure! Speaking of, we have our own "Infrastructure Week" returning in May 2021...for the 3rd rendition, we highlight how Seattle has already begun addressing systemic issues - hope to see you there Stranger bit.ly/IWseattle

Special lanes should be designated for cargo semi-trailer traffic through metropolitan areas. This would relieve traffic congestion and make traffic flow faster for automobiles. Building two additional lanes with special on ramps and off ramps for cargo semi-trailers would be a great improvement to traffic congestion. Trucker fees would help pay for this.

Having rail lines in between the Interstate median in rural areas, would facilitate moving people from one metropolitan area to another. They could be run on electricity with the main power line grids also being located in between the Interstate medians.

Rail lines and bus terminals should be located at all major airports to allow passengers to disembark and switch to rail or city/regional bus lines at the airport. There is plenty of land available at most airports to accommodate this.

And last, but most certainly not least . . . . I should be nominated as Transportation Secretary.