People Want Mass Transit, Smart Growth

[We the people are usually more progressive than our elected officials, and, here again, it is so]

2007 Growth and Transportation Survey: People Want Mass Transit, Not New Roads
Three-fourths of Americans surveyed believe that either being smarter about development or improving public transportation are both better long-term solutions for reducing traffic congestion than building new roads, according to a survey sponsored by the National Association of REALTORS® and Smart Growth America.

http://www.realtor.org/RMODaily.nsf/pages/News2007102502?OpenDocument