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Originally Posted by paul78701
While a gondola may not make sense in Austin for the highest capacity routes, as a supplemental route in the Domain area, it could actually make a lot of sense.
It could connect the red line stops up in that area to the IBM campus redevelopment, the Domain, Q2, any potential densification of JJ Pickle, and even cross Mopac into the areas around the Gateway shopping center that are going to eventually be densified. There are no capital view corridors to contend with either.
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Perfect!
Public mass transit has to be induced, if you are going to wait for a location to need a system moving 1 million people a day, you will be doomed.
Austin Metro has already tracks around and areas for stations, even in the suburbs. It is possible to build a scalable infrastructure without huge costs, that would induce people out of the roads, leaving the roads to the people who don't want public transit.
There is massive development going on all around Austin, people are talking about San Antonio / Austin megalopolis. Mass transit implementation is urgent.