In some cases it’s the state that makes the mistake. Not the city. There are lots of people in Austin and Houston who do not want the interstate widened. But TxDOT and the feds are going to push through those projects anyway.
In Austin, the local government is trying to install voter-approved light rail, but the state attorney general is suing to try to stop it.
From what I’ve read in the past, state law actually prohibits TxDOT from spending money on anything but roads and car-based infrastructure. I don’t know if it’s true, but apparently there’s quite a few that would love to approve more rail projects but their hands are tied by state law.
In some cases it’s the state that makes the mistake. Not the city. There are lots of people in Austin and Houston who do not want the interstate widened. But TxDOT and the feds are going to push through those projects anyway.
In Austin, the local government is trying to install voter-approved light rail, but the state attorney general is suing to try to stop it.
Conservative Texans, committing to make the dumb infrastructure mistakes naive Californians made in the 60’s and 70’s, all in order to own the libs.
CA says this approach is wrong based on their expertise, we’ll show them!
From what I’ve read in the past, state law actually prohibits TxDOT from spending money on anything but roads and car-based infrastructure. I don’t know if it’s true, but apparently there’s quite a few that would love to approve more rail projects but their hands are tied by state law.
“It’s a bypass. You’ve got to build bypasses.”
Well I mean when your corporate paymasters demand action…