Transportation Priorities

My company, part of the "highway lobby" would not be happy about me promoting this.  To hell with them, especially since I'm in the rail group anyway.

Remember back in 2007 when the bridge collapsed
in Minnesota? It turned out that thousands of bridges across the
country were deemed "structurally deficient," and in almost two years,
little has changed.

With billions about to be committed for a new economic recovery
package, you'd think Congress would prioritize fixing what's broken.
But the powerful highway lobby is pressing hard for nearly all the
money to spent on building new roads and bridges.

I just signed a petition to the new Congress, asking them to make
sure that our tax dollars are going to repair and maintenance, instead
of wasting our money on expanding a crumbling road and highway system.
Will you sign on, too?

http://action.smartgrowthamerica.org/t/3224/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=206

We can't afford for Congress to write a blank check to the states.
The economic recovery package they're working on right now needs to
include transparency and accountability, so we can see where the
money's going and ensure that we fix what's broken before starting to
build even more.

Why should we spend billions to build new roads to crumbling bridges?

Please, sign the petition today. All you have to do is click here:

http://action.smartgrowthamerica.org/t/3224/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=206

Thanks.