On VDOT

Jim Bacon has an interesting post up on Bacon's Rebellion about Virginia Department of Transportation Comissioner David Ekern.

Bacon writes:

In a logical and dispassionate fashion, he makes the case for focusing on the "basics" and the "have-to-haves," such as maintenance of pavement and bridges, over desirables such as mowing and hedge trimming. Ekern also talks about targeting 18,000 to 20,000 miles of roads that bear the most traffic, and
consolidating VDOT's organizational structure.