22 April 2005

Out of curiosity ...

"When has the federal highway system ever turned a 'profit'?"

Good question which applies across the Atlantic as well. Road funding and profit vs public transport subsidies; why don't we label road subsidies as such? It says a lot about our culture and attitudes to transport.

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