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Failure to Act: America's Infrastructure Problem
- thinkmilitant 10y agoIt seems like putting a halt on new infrastructure for certain period would encourage higher density development along existing infrastructure. It also seems like the kind of thing that is unlikely to happen.
- throwaway2048 10y agoThis is an awful idea that has been tried before. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_disinvestment#Planned_shrinkage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_disinvestment#Planne...
- thinkmilitant 10y agoTo be clear, I wasn't talking about not maintaining existing infrastructure which seems to be what the wiki entry you linked is about. I was talking about a freeze in new infrastructure specifically to allow for existing infrastructure to be better maintained and better utilized.
- valuearb 10y agoToll roads, toll bridges. Return 100% of infrastructure obligations to the states and give them the gas tax money, no need to bring it to Washington so it can be skimmed for pork projects.
- orbifold 10y agoExcept it is of national interest to have a working highway system and for all the states to have a roughly similar economic outlook. "Pork projects" are a good surplus recycling mechanism.