[emersonbiggins]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', 'R')oadways in general don't "pay for themselves" but they are still necessary. That explains why governments throughout history have paid for their upkeep.

[Seadragon]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', ' ') Even in car-loving Texas, people have voted resoundingly in favor of rail transit in local referendums.

[emersonbiggins]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Seadragon', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', ' ') Even in car-loving Texas, people have voted resoundingly in favor of rail transit in local referendums.

[cube]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', 'R')oadways are necessary. 10-lane freeways, however, probably aren't.

[emersonbiggins]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', 'I')f there's a demand for it then why not? Freeways have gotten a bad image b/c people think traffic is a bad thing. Well there's another way to look at it. Having traffic on the freeways means there's people who have jobs to drive too and shoppers who have money to go somewhere. If a person wishes for traffic congestion to disappear then an economic depression would make the wish come true.