Thank you for the question.
A few minutes ago, I mentioned the importance of mobility and how different parts of the country have different mobility requirements. When I look at jurisdictions around the world, what I see is that one of the key areas in which the national government does actually play a role is the area of rural access.
When I think of the United States, for example, there is work under way at the national level, not just about urban transportation issues, but actually about how you ensure, for example, rural safety in our transportation systems. In the event of collisions and crashes along our rural roads and highways, how do you make sure that you can identify, respond, and address the event as quickly as possible? Also, how do you deal with mobility for people who don't have access to the same forms of transportation as others in the community?
Those are the kinds of areas--potentially identifying mobility and accessibility standards for the country as a whole--that could play a role in a national transit strategy.