<blockquote>Iowa DOT chief Paul Trombino recently took that logical conclusion one step further. During an Urban Land Institute talk, Trombino told the audience he expects the state’s overbuilt and unsustainable road network to “shrink,” <a href="http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2015/7/6/iowa-dot-chief-the-system-is-going-to-shrink">according to</a> Charles Marohn of <em>Strong Towns</em>. Iowans should figure out which roads “we really want to keep” and let the others “deteriorate and go away.”</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/07/iowa-makes-a-bold-admission-we-need-fewer-roads/398021/">Iowa's DOT Chief Expects the State's Road Network to Shrink - CityLab</a>.