Milhaus Issues Resolution to Support Transit Referendum

It seems like we can't get away from tough fiscal times in our country today. Whether its the national debt issue or a local budgetary constraint, every organization is focused on making dollars go farther. Isn't this the time we need to be even more creative to stimulate the economy at the local level? In one of our original posts at the beginning of this blog last year, we highlighted the importance of efficient transportation to the health of our business and to our city and neighborhoods. Today we added our name to the list of groups issuing resolutions in Indianapolis calling on the Indiana General Assembly to create legislation that will give voters the choice to pay for transit. We believe creating a funding mechanism is the first step to overhauling our transportation system, which ranks among the worst in the world of cities our size. Rethinking how we move around on transit and on highways can only help grow our economy and create jobs (see also Brian Suiter's thoughts on the previous post here about how government subsidizes so much of suburbia). Putting this issue in front of voters is the right thing to do. It affects us all. Please consider adding your business or organization to the list on CIRTA's site. You can find our resolution here.