As the title says, I recently moved from Austin but grew up there my whole life. I now in live DC and having a reliable metro system is groundbreaking compared to driving.
What are some of the arguments against it. The Price tag can be reasoned with because of COVID costs. Lack of funding b/c of COVID causes back tracking, and the political nature of trains today.
Do we think Austinites are more mad at lawmakers or city council for failing because of lobbyists for cars. Or is it a case of
“Train bad, Diverse people on train. I like tech and cars more. I am wasting my tax dollars on this.”
And if we are mad at this, are we mad at the I-35 expansion and the continuous misrepresentation of the project - not adding trees or wide enough side walks on rebuilt bridges and rising costs on their end too.