Category: Politics (Outside Austin)

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The Wrong Direction

Funding of Transportation I Told You So Politics (Outside Austin) Republicans Hate The Environment
Bush lets big SUVs off the hook at precisely the wrong time
SUVs are the devil
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Help for Rick Perry

Personal Politics (Outside Austin)
I know this is late, but the conversation below did really just happen this morning. (08:27:57) (me): ok I’m going to check this mofo in…
IM shenanigans m1ek at work
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It’s Not Light Rail

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want I Told You So Politics (Outside Austin) PS: I am not a crackpot Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin
M1EK slams Lyndon Henry for continuing to carry water for Mike Krusee
2004 election lyndon henry Red Line this aged well
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Double Taxation Isn’t Restricted To Roads

Austin Driving in Austin Funding of Transportation I Told You So Politics (Outside Austin) Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities
Double taxation isn't wrong in and of itself. Sal Costello is a doodyhead.
driving subsidizing the suburbanites suburban drivers love welfare toll roads
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There is no lie brazen enough for the road warriors

Funding of Transportation I Told You So Personal Politics (Outside Austin) PS: I am not a crackpot
Honolulu is dense enough to support rail. Don't believe the lies of Cliff Slater and his ilk.
Bad transit in other cities liar
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Not much room for optimism

Funding of Transportation I Told You So metablog Personal Politics (Outside Austin) Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment When Neighborhoods Go Bad
The market isn't going to make adjusting to peak oil very easy or comfortable, despite what your friendly local libertarians will tell you.
this did not age well
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In case anybody was wondering…

Austin Driving in Austin Funding of Transportation Politics (Outside Austin) Texas Republicans Hate Cities
Austin DID build a ton of roads during the 1980s and 1990s, despite what TTI is telling you.
Austin myths driving
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You’d better be hedging

Austin Driving in Austin Funding of Transportation I Told You So Personal Politics (Outside Austin) Texas Republicans Hate Cities
Toll roads are a hedge of sorts
Roger Baker is wrong about everything subsidizing suburbanites subsidizing the suburbanites suburban drivers love welfare suburban freeloaders
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These things are connected

Funding of Transportation I Told You So Politics (Outside Austin) Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment
Small cars hit by SUVs are in big trouble. Who'd have guessed?
driving SUVs are the devil
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Most Major Roads In Cities Don’t Get Any Gas Tax

Austin Driving in Austin Funding of Transportation Politics (Outside Austin) Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities
Background for future commentary on tolls vs. gas tax -- basically most major roads in Austin are paid for out of property and sales taxes,…
driving suburban drivers love welfare suburban freeloaders
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