Morning Call Columns Part 2

Yesterday, I took chocolate cake recipe columnist Bill White to task for a little bark with no bite.  I think much more of Paul Muschick, but even he seems to walk the Morning Call Line, which is always to go gentle on the establishment and its shakers.  Muschick rightfully questioned the concept of rail from Lehigh Valley to New York City.... It would be an enormous cost for not that many riders.  He even mentioned that the money could be better spent on local roads.

What Muschick didn't mention was the Route 22 bunnyhop.  The clogged highway was finally set to be widened,  when Pat Browne had the funds diverted to build an additional interchange west of Allentown, which would enhance Jaindl and other developers' warehouse portfolios. Although there was a pretense that Rt. 78 is an interstate, and that is the federal funding priority, local taxpayers had already paid for the engineering for 22's widening.

Drive over Rt. 22 on the Cedar Crest Blvd. overpass any afternoon at 4:30, and see the highway bumper to bumper.