OH, NOW WE KNOW — Polls find New York area residents want better infrastructure

Tri-state residents are not optimistic about the future of the region’s infrastructure, according to a poll commissioned by HNTB, an infrastructure services firm. In April, HNTB’s pollster asked 1,001 tri-state region residents a series of questions about the state of the region’s roads, bridges and trains. Ninety-eight percent of them agreed the area’s infrastructure is in need of urgent repair. Sixty-five percent said they expect congestion to worsen over the next five years.And, given the option, more would prefer to pay for better infrastructure with rather than property tax hikes. Read more here: http://goo.gl/YWBKR2 —Dana Rubinstein