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Re:Are Your Taxes Paying for the Cost of Your Street? by massysett on Thursday May 05, 2016 @05:26PM (#11639779)
"I've always wondered why we pave our streets to begin with."

Dramatic reduction in particulate air pollution.

There have been programs to reduce air pollution in towns along the US - Mexico border. Folks on the US side paid to have roads paved in Mexico so it would reduce pollution--it was cheaper than taking incremental steps on the US side.

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