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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas
Other than Capitol workers, who I doubt would take dirty public transit anyway, who else would even need to visit that part of downtown? Please excuse my cynisim, but I've always just felt like that area of downtown will always be a lost cause, not because of it's built form, but because there will never be anything there. The state doesn't want any public uses (remember, they shot down the planetarium) and retail isn't likely either.
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What are you talking about?
The Capitol is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, tourist attraction in this city with hundreds of visitors per day. They built the Bullock Museum, for the public, and are still considering making part of new building across the street as a museum.
And the thousands of other state employees who make less than $100k per year use public transportation in droves. Go stand at one of the bus stops on Lavaca or San Jacinto at 5pm. Your cynicism is ugly.