> In 1956, the same year of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, President #Eisenhower signed the #FederalAidHighwayAct, investing billions into the interstate system.. infrastructure policy and.. investments — cementing.. a “car country.”
> Car-centric infrastructure continued to receive billions.. while allocations for public transit were restricted to “capital investments” (i.e., new buses or rail lines).. funds had to come from local and state governments — leaving public transit.. underfunded.