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Originally Posted by Dyingyak
I wouldn't count on much of it going to transit. Matter of fact, if they money is distributed through ALDOT I'm sure +95% will be to the road infrastructure. ALDOT has the "we only do roads" mentality. Just look at the Southeast High Speed Rail Commission...ALDOT is not the Alabama rep, ADECA is. _B
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There is an amendment (passed in the 1950s) in our beloved state constitution that says that state transportation funding can only be spent on roads and bridges. Joe McInnes (ALDOT director) has publicly stated that he likes it that way, and it's not going to change while he's in office. Good thing is, he's leaving next year...
So it's very doubtful that this billion-dollar "plan" (which probably won't do anything except build a "Lowell Barron Expressway" around Fyffe) will have any funding for mass transit. However, I thought I read somewhere that a small percentage of funding will be earmarked for short-track railroads. Someone can check me on that.