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What's the roadmap for mass transit looking like? Texas is such a car-heavy state.
by dajohnson89 8y ago
What's the roadmap for mass transit looking like? Texas is such a car-heavy state.
- pault 8y agoMass transit is currently virtually non-existent and it appears that every new proposed transit project is defeated by voters.
- criddell 8y agoDo you really want to sit in a bus shelter when it's 102 degrees out? Worse, you can't walk from the bus to your office without getting sweaty and smelly three months of the year. A car (or truck) is a necessity here IMHO. I do ride my bicycle, but only because I have a shower at work.
- notfromhere 8y agohaving a car only city basically guarantees that 15% of your post-tax income goes to transportation costs
- criddell 8y agoI bet people around here generally exceed that. It's not that uncommon for people to have their cars and then also a pickup truck and boat or motorcycle or something like that for weekend activities. Car culture is very strong here.
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- jtmcmc 8y agothen have an underground subway? a car only city is a bad thing.
- criddell 8y agoIf you don't like cars, then you probably don't want to move to Austin. I suspect the meager public transportation offerings here are going to get worse, not better. Austin has a good climate for self-driving cars and I think when they hit the market, they are going to fuel sprawl like crazy. I know if I could buy a self-driving car, I'd move another 30 minutes out of the city to get more space.
- slfnflctd 8y agoThe traffic in Austin is the #1 reason that keeps me from considering living there. Constant gridlock, plus a lot of dangerous drivers. Yes, there are worse places (L.A. obviously), but not many. They need a huge increase in both quality & quantity of public transportation, and it isn't happening soon enough.