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04J26/2004 08:43 9196443002 OR. GTY. P~ANNIN6 PAGE 06/06 <br />printer-friendly story Page 2 of 2 <br />vision than dollars. there are only so many lanes that can be added to so many <br />roads before the health and the quality of life hereabouts decline even further. <br />Mass transit, as expensive as it is, holds the greatest promise as a way to move <br />Triangle residents to work, shopping and recreation with maximum efficiency and <br />minimal impact on the environment. Smart land-use planning, along with sensible <br />highway location and design supplemented by adequate mass transit <br />connections, can reduce the miles and minutes endured by commuters each day. <br />It is not a matter of "build it and they will come.'° They are already here and more <br />are on the way. Finding smart ways to enhance the region's transportation <br />network will be an expensive, challenging task, but the benefits to taxpayers will <br />far outweigh the cost. <br />© Copyright 2004, The News & Observer Publishing Company. All material found on <br />triangle.com (including newsobserver.com, carynews.com, chapelhllnews.com, <br />smithfeldherald.com, and easternwakenews.com) is copyrighted The News & Observer <br />Publishing Company and associated news services. No material may be reproduced or <br />reused without explicit permission from The News & Observer Publishing Company, Raleigh, <br />North Carolina. <br />The News & Observer Publishing Company is owned by The McClatchY Gompany. <br />[BACK] <br />http://newsobserver.com/editorials/editorials/v-print/story/3524558p-3127462c. html 4/l9/2004 <br />