Gas taxes redirected

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6. 61 million goes to rail?

The report also states some $61-million in uncommitted funds will be held in reserve for priority rail projects and other priorities aligned with Executive Order N-19-19.

Can’t find what else is being proposed but you say rail is infrastructure and ok. Is there something else?

I don’t know one way or the other how effective the rail projects will be in reducing road traffic. If they are effective that makes them a good infrastructure investment if for no other reason they would make road projects less urgent. If they aren’t it’s a waste of money. I don’t know.

I get that they are using climate change as a justification and that makes it seem like bait and switch, but if rail projects are ok I don’t see the issue.

Personally if the projects really do decrease emissions and they showed how I’d be ok with using infrastructure money. I’d wonder if there was a wiser way of using the money though. How about you?

Did I miss something in the article?