Untitled
Untitled
Untitled
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Harm: Congestion, accident deaths <br />
Inherency: Political pressure for ribbon-cutting<br />
<br />
Solvency: <br />
Steven Malanga, (Sr. Fellow, Manhattan <br />
Institute), HOW SAFE IS AMERICA’S <br />
INFRASTRUCTURE?, 2009, 77. The stakes are <br />
high. Traffic congestion already costs our <br />
economy about $65 billion a year in lost <br />
productivity. Research also suggests that <br />
every $100 million invested in road <br />
maintenance and repair will save about 145 <br />
lives over the next decade. <br />
www.brookings.edu/research/papers/