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So true. The state of Washington has a great example: the outgoing Secretary of Transportation was very clear that if the state doesn’t change the budget to be

So true. The state of Washington has a great example: the outgoing Secretary of Transportation was very clear that if the state doesn’t change the budget to be primarily about maintenance, and much less about new highways or lane expansion, then our infrastructure will quickly begin crumbling. Even the people in charge of our highways want us to switch to operations & maintenance oriented projects, but the representatives have not done so. The incentives in government are really fucked — you get visibility and wins through cool projects, not by keeping the lights on and things running smoothly. Honestly true in big companies as well.

const_cast 1y ago
Here in Texas the new hotness is just building more and more toll roads and express lanes. Which are not toll roads, but even more expensive somehow. It's to a point some major parts of DFW like Plano and Frisco are only accessible via tollway. That's the only highway - the other "highway" has a light every half mile. Meanwhile, we have some of the most dangerous interstates and highways in the country. Where's all that toll money going? I have no idea, but maybe it'll pan out. It just sucks because it's already quite expensive to commute in DFW.