There's a ton of literature out there on America's infrastructure problems.
This is a good summary from a neutral source: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/state-us-infrastructure
This is a good summary from a neutral source: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/state-us-infrastructure
Much of that report focuses on things like traffic congestion and delayed flights from busy airports:
> According to Petroski, the delays caused by traffic congestion alone cost the economy over $120 billion per year.
Ironically, the abrupt shift to remote work and work-from-home due to COVID has significantly reduced traffic burdens in many cities.
I'm all for improving infrastructure where necessary, such as the ~10% of bridges that are structurally deficient or improving access to cheap broadband. I'm not enthusiastic about rallying cries to encourage more car traffic, though.