We need all the transportation options that we can get in Virginia - especially options where the private sector carries all the risk and all the cost.
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One of the things we wrestle with nationally is, 'If we want the economy to be strong, what should we do?' Why not learn some lessons from Virginia?
You have got to connect your land use decisions with transportation decisions.
Our goal was to completely change transportation. Change traffic. And make it possible to get anywhere you want to go without owning a car.
The State of Virginia is similar to a great business corporation... and should be conducted with the same efficiency and economy as any private business.
Beyond highways and roads, we need more money for mass transit, intercity passenger rail and freight rail. We have a long way to go to bridge the funding gaps.
We must do all we can to reduce congestion in our urban areas and increase access and mobility in our rural areas, and this extra funding will help us get there.
Especially today, given the tight fiscal situation that many States and localities face, the use of transportation facilities that pay for themselves without additional Federal funding is essential.
The key word for transportation in the 21st is 'choice.'
We need the ability to buy healthcare insurance across state lines that would increase competition and drive down cost.
Greater personal choice, individually tailored services, stronger local accountability, greater efficiency - these are all central to the new direction of travel we have set for our public services.
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