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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is it that areas like Potomac, Bethesda, Rockville, Travaliah, etc. all have decent functioning roads in MoCo while many parts around Silver Spring, Wheaton, etc. have some of the worst roads imaginable?  Holy Toledo has anyone ever driven around parts of Silver Spring closer to the border of PG?  It is an unmitigated disaster worse than driving on the surface of the moon. Main roads are like a 3rd world country, and man neighborhoods have atrocious quality streets.  Why does the county never have this problem in the much whiter and wealthier areas?   I'll tell you why, because of racist road inequalities that perpetuate systemic racism.  The county spends all of its money to make sure infrastructure is functional in all of the rich white areas while all of the brown people get stuck with roads that may as well be like they are from Mogadishu.  It imparts more costs on people who are already poor because they end up having to pay more often for repairs to their cars from having to drive so often on the worst roads in the world.  It's really time for the county to address this dispicable inequality.  Pave the damn roads in the eastern half of the county already.[/quote]

Depends on the roads.  Anything with a route number, like Route 29 (Colesville) or Route 97 (Georgia) or Route 410 (East West Highway) are the State's responsibility and the County has no say.   The rest of the side streets are county responsibility.   [/quote]
The problem for the east county is that there has been no private investment in decades. When the subdivisions were built, the developers covered the cost of the roads. No new private investment means no capital investment in roads. [/quote]

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