Perfect description of local planner fantasy games. Objective costs and benefits for all are ignored in favor of pleasing the people with pull ($$), who want a giant bridge to restart the sprawl boom in Polk County.
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2014/9/9/how-to-justify-spending-8m-on-something-nobody-wants.html
"Let's live on the planet as if we intend to stay."
STRONG Salem is for everyone who wants to help and participate in getting Salem, Oregon, to quit chasing Growth Ponzi Scheme plans and instead become a resilient, fiscally responsible place that lives by the wisdom that "Communities exist for the health and enjoyment of those who live in them, not for the convenience of those who drive through them, fly over them, or exploit their real estate for profit."
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