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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,…
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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

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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.…
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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…
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“The perfect is the enemy of the good” is the enemy of discourse.

2008 Light Rail
I’ve just seen a leader of the getalong gang use that phrase twice in short succession. Cut that shit out. 1. Highland rail is NOT…
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Bill Spelman was a bully.

2008 Light Rail PS: I am not a crackpot
Bill Spelman is a bully. Austin deserves better.
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My speech from last night

2008 Light Rail Austin I Told You So PS: I am not a crackpot Rapid Bus Ain't Rapid Red Line Myths Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Transportation
I ripped up one of the copies I had and gave a short excoriation of the lack of meaningful public input, as this KUT story…
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Council, board: Reject the LPA so we don’t have to vote it down.

2008 Light Rail PS: I am not a crackpot Transit in Austin
My letter to the city and Capital Metro urging they not accept the Project Connect LPA
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Project Connect Phase 1 Lie Number 2

2008 Light Rail Austin Rapid Bus Ain't Rapid
“We can’t ask the Federal government to fund urban rail on Lamar/Guadalupe because they already paid for Rapid Bus, and they told us they wouldn’t…
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Keep It Simple, Stupid

2008 Light Rail Austin Transit in Austin
I almost made this response on the twitter but thought it should be more permanent. Trying to figure out where to put a rail line…
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