Young People Driving Less - - Walker, Regional Planners Pushing More New Lanes

How big is the disconnect between reality and younger people who lack the clout of the road-builders and the inside connections that keep expanding highways in Wisconsin?

Measured in dollars - - several hundreds of millions annually.

Pointed out years ago: Wisconsin’s planning docket is awash with dubious and expensive highway projects that make the state’s annual operating costs for the foregone rail project look like chump change. James Rowen at Network blog the Political Environment brings us a sampling of the kind of projects that seemed to have evaded the fiscal scrutiny the rail proposal received.

Wisconsin's Scott Walker campaigned against "wasteful spending" on passenger rail, but when it comes to highways, money seems to be no object. Photo: Brookfield7

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