ICC: A BAD Deal, Not a Done Deal.
Anyone remember the $3 billion 18 mile highway that is supposed to be economical(1) as well as being supposedly environmentally friendly with serious encroachment in and over park lands while encouraging more single occupancy vehicular travel and the accompanying hiker/biker trail was nixed(2) because it was not economical(3) and not environmentally friendly?The errors, lies, cover ups and short cuts that have already happened in trying to shove this project down the publics throat is most likely just the tip of the iceberg and we should expect more once the project gets underway. But the ICC is not a done deal yet and we can put the money to better use if we let Governor O See <a href="http://www.savecommunities.org/">http://www.savecommunities.org/</a>; for information on what you can do to help.
Having watched this whole fiasco unfold I am very concerned on the impact on the other modal agencies under the MDOT umbrella. Even before the ICC was approved Flanagan was busy stealing money from routine bike/ped accommodations and from mass transit so he could come in under budget by $80 million over two years (that
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