[JManc]

The vast majority of Houston lives/ works outside of the Loop. Ugly and intrusive as they may be, freeways are the only realistic option for the foreseeable future. Local officials should absolutely should aggressively move towards alternative means but that's a long term strategy. Again, not sure why people here struggle with this. Or should Houston suffer through aging and inefficient infrastructure because new freeways are bad. It's going take a generation if not longer for things to shift and Houston is already decades behind peers like Dallas and Atlanta.