This is modern engineer-logic, where spending $2.2 trillion to save $1 trillion is just plain common sense.

B' Spokes:This article in Strong Towns helps point out the absurdity of our big project transportation system. Too many of our projects are more expensive than the benefits. But this is the kind of upside down logic we are facing to make car centric planning a priority over everybody planning or complete streets.

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/3/14/asce-revises-report