There is a proposal to widen I-94 between Milwaukee and the Illinois border.
Some people oppose the project. Strangely, they think it’s racist:
They also argued that the project would violate civil rights laws by pouring more money into road construction and depriving minorities and low-income residents of public transportation options.”One can’t look at this without finding a pattern of discrimination against disfavored groups and communities in our society,” said Dennis Grzezinski, an attorney working with the ACLU.
I am a fan of the ACLU, but I can’t say I agree with them on this one. Racial discrimination is real. But crying wolf, as they’re doing here, will only turn people off. It numbs people to what is still a very real problem.
Substantive arguments against the highway expansion exist; opponents should try using those.
As for the merits of current public transportation proposals in Milwaukee, let the facts speak for themselves.
Inertia Wins! 