Submitted by jim karlock on Sat, 12/16/2006 - 9:12am.
We could take a lesson from China about the value of transportation. They are planning on building a lot of roads. Here are the highlights:
Principally toll roads
Planned length in 2020: 85,000 kilometers (53,000 miles)
Planned length in 2010: 65,000 kilometers (40,000 miles)
Completed by 2005: 41,000 kilometers (25,500 miles)
Does not include separately constructed urban freeways
COMPARISON TO THE UNITED STATES
Original US Interstate System: Approximately 65,000 kilometers (40,000 miles)
Total US Freeway Length: 2005: 90,000 kilometers (56,000 miles)
Meanwhile Portland politicians consider congestion good, in one case because you can window shop from you r car and have conversations with peds. Another said we used to fight congestion, but we don’t do that any more.
We can’t compete with China because of our politicians. It is just that simple. Congestion, taxes, silly rules. Provide the most business friendly city and state in the country and we will prosper instead of languishing near the bottom of the heap, financially.
Continue mis-spending BILLIONS on Homers’s holes (and other schemes) and we will stay near the bottom.
China refrence:http://www.publicpurpose.com/hwy-chinamotorwaysystem.pdf
We could take a lesson from
We could take a lesson from China about the value of transportation. They are planning on building a lot of roads. Here are the highlights:
Principally toll roads
Planned length in 2020: 85,000 kilometers (53,000 miles)
Planned length in 2010: 65,000 kilometers (40,000 miles)
Completed by 2005: 41,000 kilometers (25,500 miles)
Does not include separately constructed urban freeways
COMPARISON TO THE UNITED STATES
Original US Interstate System: Approximately 65,000 kilometers (40,000 miles)
Total US Freeway Length: 2005: 90,000 kilometers (56,000 miles)
Meanwhile Portland politicians consider congestion good, in one case because you can window shop from you r car and have conversations with peds. Another said we used to fight congestion, but we don’t do that any more.
We can’t compete with China because of our politicians. It is just that simple. Congestion, taxes, silly rules. Provide the most business friendly city and state in the country and we will prosper instead of languishing near the bottom of the heap, financially.
Continue mis-spending BILLIONS on Homers’s holes (and other schemes) and we will stay near the bottom.
China refrence:http://www.publicpurpose.com/hwy-chinamotorwaysystem.pdf
Thanks
JK