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The infrastructure in many big cities is so broken, daily existence is kind of painful. I live in Austin which isn't really even that big of a city but the infr
by notus 7y ago
The infrastructure in many big cities is so broken, daily existence is kind of painful. I live in Austin which isn't really even that big of a city but the infrastructure is so poor that commuting anywhere is very painful and there are a lot of road rage incidents as a result. Unless you live downtown there is no walkability and if you live downtown you need to work downtown. The public transit system is laughable. We have a metro rail that doesn't run after 6 and doesn't run on Sundays.
- fzeroracer 7y agoAustin's infrastructure is broken and poor because it (like many cities in the US) were not at all designed in mind with a growing population. So as people move around to cities like Austin, they place immense stress on the transit system while the city is unable to act due to both the regional and state politics and poor city planning. The rapid gentrification of the city outpaces the creation of new homes or businesses which means in 5-10 years Austin will be in a really, really bad state.
- jseliger 7y agoMany voters, unfortunately, appear to prefer broken infrastructure: https://www.statesman.com/news/20180512/wear-austins-light-rail-backers-ponder-thumbs-down-vote-in-nashville https://www.statesman.com/news/20180512/wear-austins-light-r...
- notus 7y agoYeah there are a lot of NIMBY's here. They don't want to make the sacrifices necessary to make the city better.