The paragraph calls for a referendum in suburban Washington on whether to raise local sales taxes to improve transportation in the region, where commuters now sit for hours every week on gridlocked highways.The solution is to get the government out of the bus business and let the free market take over. There's a reason people would rather sit for hours every week on gridlocked highways than ride on public transportation, and it's because public transportation is run by the government!
I live in NoVa, and I definitely prefer the Metro rail and buses to driving.