Driving cross country last summer from San Diego to DC I ran through no less than 8 cone zones. Stimulus or no stimulus, cone zones are a part of ongoing maint

Driving cross country last summer from San Diego to DC I ran through no less than 8 cone zones. Stimulus or no stimulus, cone zones are a part of ongoing maintenance, emergency repair, or infrastructure expansion. We could outlaw all construction, but in 10 years or so, you won't have any roads left to drive on. (isn't there a reason why trolleys became obsolete in the mid-20th Yes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_American_streetcar_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_American_streetcar_scanda...