Originally Posted by
Roody
News flash: they are no longer paying to support the highways either. The feds and most states have drastically cut spending. Haven't you been hearing about "crumbling infrastructure"? You should have noticed that half the links you were posting were for reductions in Highway spending, not transit spending. Look at "Mass. transportation" again. This has nothing to do with mass transit--the state of Mass. is not paying as much for highways! The roads here in Michigan literally are crumbling--bad for cyclists and buses as well as cars. This is true for most states in the Union.
BTW, it was you who said there is a glut of road building in your area. This is not the case in most areas. (Nor should it be.)
Well I guess I got nothing else except to wait and see if the Auto industry rebounds to 17 0r 18 million by 2020 or if an alternative arives. But if they are only building roads in my area I guess this isn't happening in yours? Special funding as I understand it.
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...om-state-heres
But as a parting friendly shot I read this today. Relates to alternatives.
How Detroit ended up with the worst public transit | Local News | Detroit Metro Times