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THE TIME FOR REFORM IS NOW

We've all seen it – inexplicably wide roads winding through remote Carolina countryside, and asked ourselves, “why was this built?”

We all know about it – new roads built into remote forest and farmland to subsidize a developer’s land speculation.

Yet serious traffic problems snarl important thoroughfares and no effort is made to relieve the congestion. This $10 million road widening serves very little traffic

Something is seriously wrong with the way the SC Department of Transportation chooses which roads to build, which roads to widen, which congestion to fix. Political influence holds too much sway in decisions that direct scarce tax dollars to certain projects.

DOT officials have announced they intend to ask for an additional $1 billion in tax dollars because, according to them, they cannot meet state “needs.” But as long as DOT is the one defining needs, we can be assured of more wasteful multi-million dollar projects and a further decline in the state of our roads and bridges.

Our coalition is asking for the following changes to be incorporated into a reform package for the Department of Transportation this year:

1. Require an objective analysis of every proposed transportation project so that every new project is justified.

2. Develop a transparent ranking process, based on the above analysis, so that all transportation projects are prioritized

3. Require maintenance and repair of existing infrastructure an ongoing, top priority and a budget consideration for every transportation project.

4. Consider all other reasonable transportation and mobility alternatives before approving and moving forward with new road, highway or bridge projects.

5. Reform the public hearing process to allow for real public input.

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Coalition Members AARP Americans For Prosperity Beaufort County Coalition for Smart Growth Charleston League of Women Voters Charleston Moves Coastal Conservation League Coastal Expeditions Concerned Citizens of Hwy 162 Concerned Citizens of Sea Islands Dorchester County Tax Payers Association East Cooper NAACP East Cooper Planning Council Edisto Island Preservation Alliance Emerging Green Builders of College of Charleston Environmental Education Association Friends of Awendaw Friends of the Edisto Friends of the Rivers Georgetown County League of Women Voters Hilton Head Island League of Women Voters Masters of Environmental Sciences Student Association, College of Charleston Chapter Nature Adventures Outfitters Palmetto Cycling Coalition Partners for Active Living Responsible Economic Development SEWEE Association South Carolina Audubon South Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association South Carolina Club for Growth South Carolina Native Plant Society Summerville Town Awareness Committee Surf the Earth Sustainable Campus Initiative Upstate Forever Wildlife Action Winyah Sierra Club