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> […] why didnt the roads collapse into a state of disrepair which no one was willing to pay for? Suburbs are slowing falling into a state of disrepair, or at

> […] why didnt the roads collapse into a state of disrepair which no one was willing to pay for? Suburbs are slowing falling into a state of disrepair, or at least more and more budget being taken away form other things: * https://www.strongtowns.org/the-growth-ponzi-scheme https://www.strongtowns.org/the-growth-ponzi-scheme * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IsMeKl-Sv0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IsMeKl-Sv0 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfQUOHlAocY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfQUOHlAocY

rmason 4y ago
why didnt the roads collapse into a state of disrepair which no one was willing to pay for? Have you ever been to Michigan? We have the 48th or 49th worst roads in America. They weren't like that when I was growing up or first got a drivers license in the sixties. Our auto insurance rates are higher and we have higher repairs than average. We have the fifth or sixth highest gas taxes in the nation. Our Governor ran on a campaign slogan that she would "fix the damn roads". Her secret plan was to raise the gas taxes by forty cents which was rejected by the legislature. It's election year so a little bit of the COVID money is going to a small increase in road repair. How are Ohio and Indiana with lower state taxes able to keep their roads so good?
- throw0101a 4y ago
  > why didnt the roads collapse into a state of disrepair which no one was willing to pay for? Who says they aren't? > As small towns across the country confront rapidly deteriorating roads and shrinking maintenance budgets, more and more of them are opting for gravel roads over pavement. * https://blog.midwestind.com/counties-municipalities-gravel-roads/ https://blog.midwestind.com/counties-municipalities-gravel-r... Or it could be road maintenance is being paid for by money taken from other programs.

rmason 4y ago

why didnt the roads collapse into a state of disrepair which no one was willing to pay for? Have you ever been to Michigan? We have the 48th or 49th worst roads in America. They weren't like that when I was growing up or first got a drivers license in the sixties. Our auto insurance rates are higher and we have higher repairs than average. We have the fifth or sixth highest gas taxes in the nation. Our Governor ran on a campaign slogan that she would "fix the damn roads". Her secret plan was to raise the gas taxes by forty cents which was rejected by the legislature. It's election year so a little bit of the COVID money is going to a small increase in road repair. How are Ohio and Indiana with lower state taxes able to keep their roads so good?

throw0101a 4y ago
> why didnt the roads collapse into a state of disrepair which no one was willing to pay for? Who says they aren't? > As small towns across the country confront rapidly deteriorating roads and shrinking maintenance budgets, more and more of them are opting for gravel roads over pavement. * https://blog.midwestind.com/counties-municipalities-gravel-roads/ https://blog.midwestind.com/counties-municipalities-gravel-r... Or it could be road maintenance is being paid for by money taken from other programs.