Indiana has joined the ranks of states empowering a blue
ribbon commission to deal with transportation issues. Governor Mike Pence has announced the cochairs (press
release here) and has given the group a mission: identify priority
transportation projects for road, rail, air, and water (based on metrics they
will develop) and “explore and monitor innovations in transportation
infrastructure to keep Indiana on the cutting edge” (whatever that means exactly). The governor has also stated three
“guiding principles”: “taking care of what we have; finishing what we start;
and planning for the future.”
All of that is fine, but does anyone notice anything
missing?
Is the commission going to be charged with creating an
actual program, as opposed to just a prioritized list? And will they also be charged with
calculating the cost of that program and proposing options for raising the
revenue to pay for it?
Hmmmm. We’ll
see.
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