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Take action: Transportation Secretary says “Bike facilities are just porkâ€

Last night on PBS News Hour with Jim Leher, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters explained the Bush Administration’s policy of no new taxes to fund repairs for the transportation infrastructure. Peters told News Hour that up to 20 percent of the federal gasoline tax is earmarked for non-transportation projects, specifically mentioning bicycling facilities as an example of inappropriate, non-transportation use of the federal gasoline tax.
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read more · 12/29/2025 at 4:36 PM
This is one of the best explanations I’ve come across. Thanks!