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american_ideals

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6. Our road building is fundamentally unsustainable
Thu Jun 15, 2017, 07:48 AM
Jun 2017

We build many more roads than we have the money to maintain.
Federal subsidies support building some roads, but local communities have to maintain them.
This contributes to sprawl, too -- federal subsidies make it seem like suburbs connected by highways are affordable, but they're really subsidized by millions of highway dollars.


Strongtowns.org goes through this in detail.

Saw this on the news. What I don't understand is Phentex Jun 2017 #1
The reason it wasn't taken Plucketeer Jun 2017 #2
It's 1000lbs, at least. demosincebirth Jun 2017 #8
makes sense Phentex Jun 2017 #13
Surface streets all over metro Atlanta are full of potholes, broken pavement, etc. klook Jun 2017 #3
Our road building is fundamentally unsustainable american_ideals Jun 2017 #6
Agreed - we need more sidewalks, bike lanes, and public transportation. klook Jun 2017 #7
Density and zoning are also important american_ideals Jun 2017 #9
Nothing like a public shaming to force action IronLionZion Jun 2017 #4
great gimmick AllaN01Bear Jun 2017 #5
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Not "Platey!" kaotikross Jun 2017 #10
. TexasTowelie Jun 2017 #11
funny! Phentex Jun 2017 #12
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