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Originally Posted by freerover
Yea that's very true. It really bums me out the Gold line got downgraded because Airport Blvd is prime for light rail.
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I've stayed away from chatting in this thread ever since Nova rightly put me in a corner, so forgive these questions. What exactly did we just vote for with prop a&b?
What lines will be built FOR SURE, with or without fed funds?
What lines do we need fed funds?
What did we get exactly?
When will it start?
When is expected completion?
Before you brow beat me, I'm PRO mass transit for HIGH density cities. I'm anti mass transit for low density cities, like Austin. I'm steadfast in my rants for MASSIVE increased density in the urban core, density that can/will support mass transit both with tax $ and ridership. I will never agree this will solve or even put a dent in Austin traffic woes. It won't I've spoken to Kitchen about this...she don't care. Austin's urban core can/should house 10-15k per sq/mile.
Our leaders will forever fight density, and selfishly, I've come around to the NIMBY way of thought. I can't win with logic, so, I've taken advantage of the restrictive codes, and cashed out, 3 times. If you can't beat them, join them.
Now you can brow beat.
I know, I know, I know..... I can look it up, but I honestly respect the members of this forum more than the media.