Of course what was actually said was quite different from the title of this thread (and of the referenced article).
In the course of the interview, Secretary Peters made several statements to the effect that one of the problems in the U.S. is that transportation funds are being spent on non-transportation projects, including bike paths and bike trails, and that these things are not part of the transportation infrastructure.
And for themajority of bike paths and trails in the Los Angeles area I'd haveto say she is correct.
Also notice bike lanes are not mentioned. Perhaps because they actually are part of the transportatin infastructure.