re: Monorail in NWA. It's time.

Invest in self-driving cars that will prevent rubbernecking and decrease accidents. That's the future.

6 lanes on 49 will only get us past traffic congestion for a decade at most. I hate the idea of a western by-pass, but I could see it being useful, splitting from I-49 south of Greenland, running between Farmington/PG, skirting west Fayetteville, hitting 412 on the west side of Tontitown, then running up the west side of Bentonville and reconnecting with the Bella Vista by-pass before crossing the state line. That could be the "thru-traffic" route for people not going to any of the NWA cities, and would provide relief for sections of 49. It will just create sprawl, though.

If there's a market for rail transit, it's a streetcar running from the Square, down Dickson, to Brough on campus. That's some hilly terrain that a lot of people would prefer to cover sitting on their asses.