To the Editor:
Re “Missing: That Infrastructure Plan” (editorial, Feb. 27):
There is a simple solution to fund both highways and public transit.
The national gasoline tax used to support the Highway Trust Fund was last raised to 18.4 cents in 1993. Taking action years ago to raise this tax by only pennies per gallon would have resulted in a robust Highway Trust Fund today.
With low gasoline prices, isn’t this a good time to raise both federal and state gas taxes? This could fully fund the National Highway Trust Fund and its Mass Transit Account.
Most Americans benefit from good roads, bridges and public transportation. With gridlock and partisan bickering in Washington, increasing funding for the Highway Trust Fund and its Mass Transit Account could be a critical issue on which both the president and Congress can agree.
LARRY PENNER, GREAT NECK, N.Y.
The writer is a transportation historian.
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