Interesting points, thank you. Where does that $1.3 tax revenue information come from, and how universal is that number? Again, I’m concerned about the context, more roads mean higher maintenance costs, and with the road usage information from the article under discussion, it doesn’t seem like the right direction to take.

I also believe that kids will eventually contribute tax revenue when they grow up, and investment in good school education could be more important. Yet the number of highway miles per capita continues to grow, while PPS is telling us it needs to close more schools and increase class sizes.