“Our bigger problem with streets is the cost of paving is going up way more than funding. I would just estimate since the start of COVID to now, paving the streets more than 50% more expensive than it was. So almost a 10% average increase year over year is just what we’re seeing and the funds aren’t going up that much,” de Vinck told the Committee.
Sounds like they need to degrow their car infrastructure.
Copenhagen was in the same boat (couldn’t support the cost of car-dependency), and they made a complete turnaround once they moved away from cars as the default.
You can do it, Pasadena!
edit: fixed a Freudian slip! LOL