Many drivers in Southern California know that most roads that they come across are dilapitated, and only getting worse as governments overlook a crumbling transportation infrastructure. However, recent developments with plans for high-speed rail and a subway to the sea show greater planning towards reliving congestion throughout Los Angeles and the country. Director of UCLA's Lewis Center, and Urban Planning Professor Brian Taylor recently spoke to NPR's Morning Edition regarding another growing segment of transportation revival.

We're painting ourselves into a bizarre corner where we're not able to maintain our streets, we're not able to maintain the buses and the trains that we have out there, and we're focused on cutting ribbons in front of new rail projects."

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