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> has huge ongoing costs in terms of resource and energy use TxDOT (government organization responsible for road maintenance) has a budget of $30B/year or abou
by nsokolsky 2y ago
> has huge ongoing costs in terms of resource and energy use
TxDOT (government organization responsible for road maintenance) has a budget of $30B/year or about 10% of the total state's budget. Not that big of a deal for Texas.
- CalRobert 2y agoDo they pay for the streets in low density suburbs or do local towns and cities? Also, water infra, electrical infra, etc.
- nsokolsky 2y agoThat figure includes every single government-owned street, AFAIK. Total infrastructure costs are higher but don't seem that much higher than in Germany?
- verall 2y agoTxDOT does not maintain local or county roads which are a massive portion of cost in sprawl.
- nsokolsky 2y agoOK so what % of the GDP goes towards roads in Texas vs Germany?
- jaccarmac 2y agoTo add specifics: Dallas does not cover road maintenance with its budget and must sell bonds to cover the $10b in "deferred maintenance". https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2024/04/a-voters-guide-to-the-2024-dallas-bond-package/ https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2024/04/a-voters-guide...