Gov. Martin O'Malley of Maryland has dared the Legislature to face up to the state's neglected roads and transit needs by raising the gasoline tax.
Credit Gov. Martin O'Malley of Maryland with political courage in daring the Legislature to face up to the state's neglected roads and transit needs by, yes, raising the gasoline tax.
A huge government investment in our neglected roads, bridges and schools, combined with money for energy conservation, research, retooling and retraining programs, would bring a smile to almost everyone's lips.
The windfall is leading to the restoration of school financing, investments in long-neglected roads and bridges, debt reduction and the return of money borrowed from cities and counties.
Sorting out this hybrid gait is the pressing economic need for India in the coming year and beyond.More old-fashioned bits of the economy are especially hampered by India's wretched, and long-neglected, roads, railways, ports, energy supply and other infrastructure.
As a new poll found a majority of California voters want to repeal increases to the state's gas tax and vehicle fees, Gov. Jerry Brown has begun campaigning to preserve them, arguing the sacrifice is needed to fix long-neglected roads and bridges and improve mass transit.
But access to the wonders of transportation and information technology is unlikely to compensate for a host of maladies, including AIDS, urban violence, poorly built and unsafe housing, and "the neglected epidemic" of road-related injuries.
Residents of mega-cities face enormous risks from such socially caused maladies as AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, urban violence, unsafely built environments, and what has been described as "the neglected epidemic" of road-related injuries.
But state officials hope the sight of construction crews on long-neglected highways and roads will compensate for pain in the pocketbook.
They knew that Righeimer wanted to start shifting city funds into fixing our long-neglected infrastructure — our roads, sidewalks and parks — instead of using most of it for ever-increasing raises and benefits for employees.
