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Originally Posted by Novacek
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Yeah, the Project Connect "vision", or something similar, presented as a true master plan in which the route up to Highland would be the essential link to UT, medical center, downtown and points south of downtown, maybe even to the airport as well, kind of like DART was presented to the public two decades ago. Dallas area residents have known pretty much what was going to happen next with DART and also what they might expect when DART is finished. There was enough specific information to motivate the public (and various suburban political bodies) to support DART. This piecemeal approach to rail transit in the Austin area satisfies nobody and does not really hold out much promise to reduce current or future auto traffic or carry large numbers of passengers. I am no expert on the local proposals, and I have no interest in getting into the debate as a serious player. My personal opinion is that I don't think the city of Austin needs to get into the rail transit business. Austin needs to partner with suburban communities to come up with a very ambitious rail plan that can offer something of value to commuters both in the city and also in the suburbs.
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