Issue Position: Mass Transit

Issue Position

Mass Transit

Indiana can no longer rely solely on automobiles for transportation; the financial and environmental costs of commuting are simply too high. The cost of gasoline and air pollution both argue for efficient, reliable and inexpensive methods of transporting our citizens to and from work. We need to increase bus transportation immediately. We need to open moderate-to-high speed rail links to Chicago and other major cities. My grandfather worked on trains that go faster than those of today. Surely, we can do better. BUT to do so we must stop equating "transportation" with highways. Some of the toll road proceeds should be used for improvement of rail, bus and even bike facilities.

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