Rather then sending money to 468 different transportation entities, the legislature should consider creative ways to reduce the number of hands reaching into the transportation pot. One suggestion is to reduce state transportation agencies to the State Patrol, the Department of Licensing, and the Department of Transportation. The primary purpose for this board would be to distribute funding to counties and cities for local transportation. The counties and cities could take this money and plan necessary transportation additions and improvements for each of the areas within its borders. Counties and cities could simply work together to plan for local transportation projects that go beyond jurisdictional borders.
Innovative ideas are out there waiting to be adopted by lawmakers willing to think outside the box.