An I-74 Extension: Awesome or Dumb?

If you’re not aware, UrbanCincy knows how to write about transit.  Take this for example, which is convenient, because you read the headline, right?

So, Hamilton County’s going to be spending over $800 million of state money on extending I-74.  This has apparently been dreamed of for ages, though I’m not entirely certain why.

Hit it, Freeway Jim:

Pros:

  • Hey, more pavement!
  • Gotta spend the money somewhere, right?
  • 809 MILLION DOLLARS! WE’VE HIT THE HIGHWAY LOTTERY! Wait, what?

Cons:

  • Hey, more pavement!
  • What’s that you say? It’s going to actually provide almost nothing? Oh.
  • Read the rest

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