[Streets and trails] tie a com?munity together, … For one thing, kids with sidewalks outside their homes can visit each other safely.

It seems to me things are being made up as we go along.

Given all the activity going on, all the construction occurring . . . having that kind of response time was not adequate.

I am not sure what is accomplished by sending all those people down there.

Once they’re paved, the people use them,

so many people walking along the side of the road.

[Streets and trails] tie a com ‘­munity together, … For one thing, kids with sidewalks outside their homes can visit each other safely.

You’ll see a dramatic change when you enter Sussex as you drive north on 164,

I think it’s about time. We had to do this. We shouldn’t have deferred as long as we did.

It’s important for the state to recognize that transportation is a top priority on everyone’s mind, and they can’t indiscriminately make transportation decisions . . . without consulting everyone in the process.

We have a tendency to pass something and say, ‘See, we did it,’? We are just beginning the process.