Wow, what a heated debate. Personally, I feel that the Red Line is simply a foot in the door and will do fine. What excites me are all the plans that follow. At this point, anyone who feels that simply adding more roads or lane miles to existing roads is dead wrong. For the sake of our environment and for our community I hope that nearly every ballot (in compliance with the laws) from here on out has some kind of rail component on it. One of my favorite cities in the world is Munich, Germany. Munich is famous for having myriad kinds of rail systems that work beautifully as a whole. Imagine streetcars coming by the convention center and picking up the suburbanites who just came in on the Red Line and have already finished the morning paper. Ah, good times.
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How long will Austinites tolerate NIMBY politicians?
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