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by throwaway0a5e 1658 days ago
>Changing roads is very tricky due to the funding sources. Usually local roads are only eligible for local funding where as arterials are eligible for federal funding. There are exceptions and it is much more nuanced than can be explained in one paragraph.

Don't get me started on all the perfectly functional things they screw up because some jerk central planner in DC wrote a spec based on national averages.