Month: September 2014

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Being too nice is how the liars will win.

PS: I am not a crackpot Uncategorized
Lots of people on ‘my side’ of the Prop1 debate believe you can’t call lies lies and can’t call liars liars. Folks, that’s how they…
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A very accurate summary of where we are

2008 Light Rail Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin
I don’t claim to know Leffingwell’s motivation, but everything else in this short post from Dave Dobbs via twitlonger is accurate: “Austin’s Proposition One is…
Austin bad economics bad financial decisions Capital Metro economic ignorance horrible ideas operating subsidies operating subsidy Project Connect urban rail
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Where did the Highland alignment come from?

2008 Light Rail I Told You So Republicans Hate Public Transportation Subsidies to Suburban Sprawl Texas Republicans Hate Cities
A short interlude from the “urbanists, seriously, the rail election is important” thread: As somebody who was involved in the Project Connect Phase 1 process,…
Austin Capital Metro Fact Check liar lies Not happy about being proven right Project Connect proving the obvious subsidizing suburbanites subsidizing the suburbanites subsidy suburban freeloaders suburbs urban rail
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What now for VMU?

Austin Rapid Bus Ain't Rapid VMU
In yesterday’s post, steroids seek I showed that transit service along our best VMU corridor (Lamar/Guadalupe) has been significantly degraded by the introduction of Rapid…
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Rapid Bus has degraded bus service overall

Austin Charts and Graphs Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want Rapid Bus Ain't Rapid Transit in Austin Transportation Urban Design VMU
This VMU on Lamar at North Loop (google maps link; as of 9/5/2014 the streetview picture is from construction) is open now. I like it.…
Austin Capital Metro Fact Check game-changer horrible ideas pretty pictures proving the obvious Rapid [sic] Bus VMU
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Update on FTA and Lamar

2008 Light Rail Austin I Told You So
I don’t claim to know Leffingwell’s motivation, what is ed but everything else in this short post from Dave Dobbs via twitlonger is accurate: “Austin’s…
Austin Capital Metro comments Fact Check hackedunfixed other writers urban rail
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