Dan loves traffic. But his lifestyle is under attack by politicians who are trying to “mitigate” traffic.

“In 2009, Congress will decide whether to continue to spend billions on highways and roads to generate more traffic. Or whether they’re going to spend more money on trains and buses that suck the lifeblood right out of traffic.”

Via Smart Growth America.

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.