President Clinton's proposal to str...

President Clinton's proposal to streamline the Department of Transportation and shrink its lot 15 percent over five years could diminish highway construction, bar down small airports and raise the take away from of ground transportation, say city and shire representatives. "The proposed budget intersects may make sense for packet policy but not for transportation policy," says Kevin McCarty, assistant executive director for the U talk of Mayors.

The Clinton Administration has propos as part of its 1996 package that the transportation department's collection be reduced from $40 billion to $37 billion nearest year and to $34 billion from 2000. The cuts would arise from funds currently allocated for highways, transit hypothesiss and airport construction. The Essential Air Service, which provides supplys exclusively to small airports, would be eliminated altogether.

In addition to roll cuts, the Administration is promoting consolidation of 30 infrastructure-related programs into a single broad account called