ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, December 16, 1995 TAG: 9512190010
SECTION: EDITORIAL PAGE: A-11 EDITION: METRO
SHAWSVILLE Sen. Madison Marye's occasional twists of tongue were unfairly used against him by his political opponent in the recent legislative elections. But it's not unfair to complain that Marye is being mushy-mouthed, at best, on the issue of the "smart" road that would smartly benefit economic development in the New River and Roanoke valleys.
In Blacksburg the other day, he insisted he's not opposed to the smart-road concept, only to the proposed path for the road in his district. But he also took a shot at the concept, saying: ``If it takes a smart road to run the smart cars, where are the smart cars going to go? That's the part I don't understand.''
In 1992, Marye opposed inclusion of funds for the smart road in a proposed state bond issue for transportation. (The bond issue was vetoed by then-Gov. Douglas Wilder.) But he insisted then that he really supports the smart-road technology. ``It would be a wonderful thing, and we'd like to find a place to put that. It would mean a lot to future generations.''
Right. The senator surely understands that smart-road technology can't be developed without smart roads. Too, he surely can talk more plainly than this.
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