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Old 02-20-2014, 06:15 AM
 
Location: Cumberland County, NJ
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Capitol Metro VP considers whether or not a subway system should be built in Austin.


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Old 02-20-2014, 06:26 AM
 
Location: Holly Neighborhood, Austin, Texas
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Riding the so called metro rapid now. Jeez it has a lot of stops
Which route? One of the complaints against BRT has been that it has too few stops.
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Old 02-20-2014, 07:14 AM
 
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We are looking into relocating to Austin and our adult son who has an autism spectrum disorder with be moving with us. Although he is high functioning he is too easily distracted to drive.
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Old 02-20-2014, 08:38 AM
 
Location: Round Rock, Texas
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VBG: 801. Took an hour to get to Tech Ridge Oh well, at least there's an option if I work after hours and need to get out of downtown. It moves, but there are still a lot of stops. I thought it would be more of an express bus with very limited stops.
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Old 02-20-2014, 08:46 AM
 
Location: The People's Republic of Austin
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Capitol Metro VP considers whether or not a subway system should be built in Austin.
Sure. If they can convince the state to divert the entire TxDOT budget for five years just to Austin.
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Old 02-20-2014, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Cumberland County, NJ
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Sure. If they can convince the state to divert the entire TxDOT budget for five years just to Austin.
It would be hilarious if Austin was able to get a subway system before Dallas or Houston.

Seriously though, subways are the most expensive form of transit to build and require a lot of politics to get them built. Even in Philly, the master plan back in the 1920's was for the city to have 6-7 subway lines but we only ended up getting only 4 subway lines total. There have been attempts over the past couple of decades to build a subway like in Northeast Philly but the NIMBY's living there successfully stopped it from happening. I could only imagine the level of Nimbyism that exist in the city of Austin. I wish Austin all the luck in trying to build a subway system.
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Old 02-20-2014, 02:56 PM
 
Location: The People's Republic of Austin
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I could only imagine the level of Nimbyism that exist in the city of Austin. I wish Austin all the luck in trying to build a subway system.
I think the $52 billion dollar price tag I've seen is a bigger obstacle. There is no funding source for that kind of capital outlay, so the entire discussion is moot.
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