evidence: Pete Buttigieg says there is ‘racism physically built into’ America’s ailing infrastructure system [...] Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said there is "racism physically built into" United States highways, while discussing a sweeping new proposal that seeks to overhaul the nation’s ailing infrastructure system and dramatically reinvest in historically disadvantaged communities. [...] Mr Buttigieg added: "There is racism physically built into some of our highways, and that’s why the jobs plan has specifically committed to reconnect some of the communities that were divided by these dollars."