What will it take for the American people to recognize that a century of deferred maintenance is killing our country's infrastructure, and that they need to wake up and pay for the world-class transportation we deserve?
The Minneapolis 35W bridge collapse didn't do it. The I-5 Skagit River bridge collapse didn't do it. The MNRR and Sandy debacles of last winter didn't do it.
Instead, politicians andtransportation [no, let's be honest--] highway departments all over the country are plowing what little money there is into megaprojects that feed the coffers of contractors, but only help the movement of people and goods for about five minutes.
Is it any wonder that the younger generation is driving less?
Yes, NARP has been too timid to suit me. But so have those of us who support trains. We agonize over champagne, hamburgers, and cranberry juice while our national rail system is balkanized by PRIIA 209 and falling apart due to lack of investment.
If we want decent trains, we don't have to move to Switzerland. But we DO have to stop rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic in places like AU. Instead, we need to be talking to our elected representatives.
I challenge you: make one less post each day to AU, and use that time to write your state legislators and your Congresspeople. Better yet, talk to them in person. I'll be on Capitol Hill with NARP on April 29. Will you?
The Minneapolis 35W bridge collapse didn't do it. The I-5 Skagit River bridge collapse didn't do it. The MNRR and Sandy debacles of last winter didn't do it.
Instead, politicians and
Is it any wonder that the younger generation is driving less?
Yes, NARP has been too timid to suit me. But so have those of us who support trains. We agonize over champagne, hamburgers, and cranberry juice while our national rail system is balkanized by PRIIA 209 and falling apart due to lack of investment.
If we want decent trains, we don't have to move to Switzerland. But we DO have to stop rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic in places like AU. Instead, we need to be talking to our elected representatives.
I challenge you: make one less post each day to AU, and use that time to write your state legislators and your Congresspeople. Better yet, talk to them in person. I'll be on Capitol Hill with NARP on April 29. Will you?
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