Current Infrastructure Mustn’t Strangle Growth

• By Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald
• Special to Roll Call
• Feb. 25, 2005, 3:46 p.m.

In 1970, the amount of U.S. trade in goods totaled $83 billion. Today, that figure has grown to $2.29 trillion — nearly a 28-fold increase in 35 years. Over the same period, the U.S. population has grown by 40 percent and the number of registered vehicles has increased by 100 percent, yet our road capacity has increased by only 6 percent.