Quote:
Originally Posted by the urban politician
Yes we do. We just invest it in things that a LOT of taxpayers actually use (roads), as opposed to things that most people don’t use (trains)
And due to this perpetual overreaction to Covid, that is now a permanent state of affairs.
How often do you personally ride the L? You live in Chicago.
That’s an expensive as hell system to maintain, and only makes sense when a massive number of people ride it a LOT. CTA trains are half empty. Meanwhile roads everywhere are congested
|
It seems the places who invest the most in roads are also the most congested. If more roads was the silver bullet, Atlanta, LA, and Houston would be traffic-free.