What does it say about the state of our roads when MDOT has a web page called “Transportation Reality Check?”

In the Motor City, public transit is viewed as the safety net for the poor and not the safety net for our society that it really is. Our roads cost millions per mile per lane to replace / repair and our sources of road revenue are not increasing. They’re decreasing. Michigan spends the least per capita of all the Great Lake States and gets the least road funding from its high gas taxes. Counties are rejecting regional transit in favor of cars and forthcoming autonomous vehicles. Our weak road funding just might leave these cars stranded. I foresee a future in which public transit is a necessity to prevent our roads from bankrupting us.

Below are the myths, videos and pdfs from the MDOT, the Michigan Department of Transportation, web page, “Transportation Reality Check.” Think about them next time you wonder why the roads are so bad and how we’ll ever afford to repair them all.