The Return of the M-F Toll Road and the So. B.
Much has been said on this blog about creating a transportation system that is suited for the land use, and economic development of our region for the 21st Century. The idea that we need to implement a “fix it first” philosophy toward our infrastructure and create a world-class transit system throughout our region are ideas accepted by almost everyone. However, it will be impossible to accomplish these two necessities as long as we continue to push highway concepts from the old economy as our region’s priorities.
Recently there has been a call from state officials , local elected leaders and our regional planning organization to support the funding of the Mon-Fayette Toll Road and the Southern Beltway. This should raise several warning signals from residents throughout western PA. The longer we continue to listen to contractors and developers and ignore the hard truths about a region that is losing population seco...
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