Why is public transportation so underfunded and falling apart? And who suffers the consequences? We can partially blame the fossil fuel industry.

| Since the 1980s, roughly four times as much federal funding has been allocated to roadways as public transit, primarily due to lobbying from the gas and oil industry. As a result, “transportation expenditure has disproportionately served white and wealthier households” |

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