Last Friday, I drove on Florida’s Route A1A from Collins Ave. in Miami Beach to Ocean Blvd in Fort Lauderdale. Thirty miles of economic boom, new construction, clean, friendly, cheerful, safe streets, sidewalks, parks and restaurants. Compare it to 30 miles on NJ Ave. in Wildwood to Atlantic or Pacific Avenues in Atlantic City, NJ. Besides having as many potholes as roads in third world countries, Atlantic and Pacific Avenues have the ambiance of a Zombie Apocalypse movie. In Atlantic City, the building of a new carwash was reported as major “redevelopment”. In NJ, almost all major new construction is directly or indirectly funded by government.
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