Apolline Mong-Guillemin led a short life — just three months. But her life, which ended because it's too easy for reckless drivers to kill pedestrians in this city, must have a greater purpose.
“How backwards is it in this day and age, while trying to promote mass transit and alternate modes of transportation, to have mandatory minimums for the automobile,” said state Sen. Brad Hoylman.
The collapse of a bridge in Pittsburgh is just a preview of potential disasters to come under the new infrastructure legislation, which continues to allow states to prioritize building new capacity for drivers over repairing existing stuff.