Did Democrats Fail I-69 Foes?
Bloomington Alternative's editor Steven Higgs laments the fact that recent opposition to the Illiana Expressway and the Indiana Commerce Connector was able to stop or at least change the Governor's plans, but the proposed I-69 route from Indianapolis to Evansville continues to roll on as it has for 16-years with Democratic legislative support.
A remarkable event occurred in Indiana politics on March 24, when an Indiana governor actually listened to the people and responded to their concerns. ...It's interesting to note that much of the opposition to creating new interstate highways has been from the GOP, according to Steven Higgs.Add to that the fact that (Mitch) Daniels’ sudden respect for the democratic process involved a pair of proposed highways, the most fertile grounds for political pork, and it was indeed a historic day.
It was also a development that offers some sobering lessons for citizens whose opinions on new-terrain Interstate 69 were treated like contaminated soil by local and state Democrats for 16 years.
Locally, the Citizens Against the Privatized Illiana Toll Road began in traditionally Republican Porter County.
If the Illiana Expressway plan from Michigan City to the Illinois stateline was proposed by a Democrat governor, I wonder if the results would have been different?
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Labels: Illiana, Illiana Expressway Toll Road, Illiana Legislation, Interstate, Public Private Toll Roads, Transportation
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