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I was in Nashville, Tennessee, and I saw - we talk about crumbling bridges - I saw one, concrete literally falling onto the underpass below, threatening auto traffic. ”
Tolling... has a place. We're not going to toll our way to prosperity as a country. It is a tool that can be used in some instances, for example, to add capacity and to pay for that capacity privately. But I don't think it is a complete solution to how we deal with our surface transportation issues. ”
No one respects the First Amendment more than I do. People have a right to express their concerns and their hopes and dreams to their government. ”
Not every innovation in transportation is going to come from government or even a large enterprise. There are smart people out there with tools and skills to come up with great ideas. ”
We know no one is perfect, but what we cannot tolerate, what we will never accept, is a person or company that knows dangers exists and says nothing - literally, silence can kill. ”
I know well the opportunities and the challenges of maintaining and improving infrastructure and providing good transportation choices. ”
Find a place where you add value to a community. ”
I was the first mayor to even go meet with the LGBT community. ”
People are sitting in traffic longer, and the types of solutions that are needed to relieve that congestion are ones that are paid for by the Highway Trust Fund. ”
Bridges and roads take years to build, but too often, states and communities haven't known if funding will be there for them more than a few months at a time. ”