Category: Transit in Austin

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Brewster et al, I Told You So

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want I Told You So metablog Personal Rapid Bus Ain't Rapid Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Transportation Urban Design
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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Managed Lanes: Good Theory; Will Suck Here

Austin Driving in Austin Economics Funding of Transportation Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Subsidies to Suburban Sprawl Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Transportation
Managed lane proposal for Mopac is just really, really, really dumb.
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Weekend Northcross Wal-Mart Roundup

Austin Transit in Austin Transportation Urban Design When Neighborhoods Go Bad
Roundup of a few Wal-Mart related items from the weekend
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Commuter rail ridership projection: pathetic

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want I Told You So Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Transportation
Commuter rail: costs very little; screws Austin's dreams of effective rail transit for a very long time.
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Dear Jennifer Kim

Austin Bicycling in Austin Driving in Austin Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Transit in Austin Transportation Urban Design Walking in Austin (Pedestrian Issues)
Big retail and employment destinations do NOT belong on frontage roads.
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Nobody talks about Austin rail like this…

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want I Told You So metablog Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Transportation Urban Design Walking in Austin (Pedestrian Issues)
Aerial of various rail routes downtown
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Response to McCracken

Austin PS: I am not a crackpot Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Transit in Austin Transportation Urban Design Walking in Austin (Pedestrian Issues) When Neighborhoods Go Bad
My response to council-member McCracken
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Rapid bus (and streetcar) aren’t interim steps

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want I Told You So metablog Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Transportation
Building rapid bus and streetcar is a step AWAY from good urban transit, not a step towards it.
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Wal-Marts on freeways: bad idea

Austin Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Transportation Urban Design
Putting a big box on city arterials is actually BETTER for us than sticking it on a frontage road.
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Streetcar isn’t a step in the right direction

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want I Told You So metablog Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Transportation
You can't turn streetcar into light rail later on; don't buy the fluffery.
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