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Let’s Go To The Movies: Also: Why Nobody Takes The Bus There!

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In a happy coincidence, this twitter thread came to me as I was about to take the family over to our go-to theatre; the Alamo…
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Know how you can tell they’re not honest?

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Capital Metro edition Yes, it’s been a while1. In a recent twitter thread, Karl-Thomas Musselman posted the tweet below. I am making this blog post…
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Longtweet about courthouse endorsement by supposed urbanists

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I don’t have time or the will to blog on anything these days, but this was too long for twitter, really, although I sort of…
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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…
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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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“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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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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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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MetroRapid: What you REALLY need to know

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A comment I posted to this PR fluff piece by Movability: What you need to know is that this REDUCES frequency for current 1/101 riders…
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