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Unpopular opinion: I live in rural USA. I sure would love a paved road. Living on a dirt road is an economic net negative for the community. My cars, mail truck
by Neliquat 10y ago
Unpopular opinion: I live in rural USA. I sure would love a paved road. Living on a dirt road is an economic net negative for the community. My cars, mail trucks, etc. dont last as long, not to mention it has to be graded every time it rains hard. Some road improvement is absolutely worth it.
However, I must admit, most roads go in at a loss. And without reguard for future cost of maint. It seems like there is a lot of good to do here but only if managed well. We can only hope the brightest offer their suggestions and effort, even to an administration they may dislike.
- smt88 10y agoIt costs millions of dollars to build a mile of road[1]. Is it possible for damage to vehicles + inconvenience to make that cost worth it, especially considering you're probably talking about many miles of road ($100M+)? 1. http://blog.midwestind.com/cost-of-building-road/ http://blog.midwestind.com/cost-of-building-road/
- bandrami 10y agoThe depressing conclusion of people like Charles Marohn[1] is hard to get around: if the full cost of living outside of major urban centers were actually being born by the people who lived there, very few people could afford to live outside of major urban centers. 1: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/9/the-real-reason-your-city-has-no-money https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/9/the-real-reason...