Don’t Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We’ll Do Whatever You Want – Page 17

Circulators don’t work

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Circulator buses are the kiss of death for rail transit. Guess what's coming to Austin?

2004 election circulators are stupid monkeysystemslinks

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The Great Interconnections Lie

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Whenever a planner starts talking about interconnected transit, here's what they mean.

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Brewster et al, I Told You So

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City Council finally realizing that commuter rail is for Krusee's constituents and not for Austinites?

2004 election Austin bad economics bad financial decisions Capital Metro monkeysystemslinks Not happy about being proven right this aged well

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Commuter rail ridership projection: pathetic

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Commuter rail: costs very little; screws Austin's dreams of effective rail transit for a very long time.

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Nobody talks about Austin rail like this…

Aerial of various rail routes downtown

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Rapid bus (and streetcar) aren’t interim steps

Building rapid bus and streetcar is a step AWAY from good urban transit, not a step towards it.

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Streetcar isn’t a step in the right direction

You can't turn streetcar into light rail later on; don't buy the fluffery.

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Rail transit dies in Austin, thanks to one final cut

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Remaining potential support for rail transit for Central Austin dies in favor of sucking up to State Rep Krusee

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Somebody Finally Gets It

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Two folks finally stand up to Capital Metro for the interests of Austin. Is it already too late, though?

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M1EK’s Way Forward

"Hey, let's get positive about this whole rail thing, you grumpy gus!"

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