Originally Posted by
gerv
You might also state that there are no single urban freeway system paid for by local funding. All have required significant federal subsidies.
What does this really say? Answer: very little. If federal money was removed from the freeway system, you wouldn't get past the nearest rest stop.
The difference is that urban freeways connect multiple communities/states. It is a rare transit system that serves more than a local community/metroplex.
Also interstates/freeways are the predominant means of delivering goods to communities--ie, covered under the commerce clause. Transit rail solely moves people.