And he said it with a straight face

Some parts of this community is going to grow and we have got to keep up with mobility and we've got to keep up with road building. And I wish that I could miraculously say, everybody take public transportation. If I asked you to take public transportation, y'all wouldn't be here today because it doesn't get out there.

[Gerald Daugherty] formed ROAD (Reclaim our Allocated Dollars), an organization that was the major force in successfully defeating the multi-million dollar light rail referendum in 2000. As a member of several transportation groups, he continues to help shape the future of transportation projects for our area.