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Crisis, a time of intense difficulty, trouble or danger.Crisis, a time when a difficult or important decision must be made. Crisis, the turning point of a disease when an important change takes place indicating either recovery or death.Crisis, the point in a play or story when a crucial conflict takes place, determining the outcome of the plot. 

     This word was used time and time again when the governor and other state officials were talking about the traffic and road problems recently. All they could come up with is more predictions of doom and gloom and scary forecasts of how bad the problem is and how bad it's going to get in an attempt to cast a shadow of fear so dark that we would cheer at the ideal of giving up more of our money in the hope of seeing some relief in five, ten or fifteen years as the project slowly get finished. All I could think of is that bumper sticker that was popular a few years back " A LACK OF PLANNING ON YOUR PART, DOESN'T MAKE A EMERGENCY ON MY PART. 

      I don't think we should give this state one more cent for roads until the make a true commitment to mass transit. I talking about a real mass transit system. Not just more HRT buses but a system that can get you from IOW to the ocean front in the same or less time than driving yourself. From Hampton and Newport News to deep into Chesapeake in a timely fashion. Maybe a rail system that parallels the interstate with buses at the exit ramps. Why are this so called experts so short sighted that all they can think of is more of the same. More Roads and bridges that will be overcrowded the day they open. We just missed a very good chance to get rid of some of the overcrowding by sending one or two carriers to Florida, but noooo, we need the jobs. It would have been the best thing for this area and the country as a whole, keeping all of the forces here instead of spreading them out makes us sitting ducks for a WMD attack that could wipe out the east coast military. If we're to believe all the fear they keep dishing out about WMDs Then moving the carriers makes so much sense. It would ease the traffic problem and in general help to check the cost of living in the Tidewater area as there would be more housing available for a smaller population. But all they can think of is to take more money from us, and you can remember how well they manage it. With the absolutely  sickening handling of the 64 mess on the peninsula. Governor Kain talked about making a adult decision, well he ought to grow up and admit that more of the same isn't the right way to go. Intentionally slowing growth until we get a good mass transit system is the really tough correct way of fixing this Crisis.