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Old 04-17-2014, 02:07 PM
 
Location: Austin/Houston
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Austin,

Give it up. It's too late. You've been "Houstonized"... Dallasized. The whole Keep Austin wierd thing is over for you. Just quit fighting it. You're in Texas. Home of the sprawly overgrown cities.

Deal with it.
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Old 04-17-2014, 03:49 PM
 
Location: Denver
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A train from Highland Mall is a solution to what?
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Train Envy, scm. It's a solution to Train Envy.
What does doing nothing solve? Considering that rail plans are practically still in the embryonic stage, I'd say a train from Highland Mall to Downtown, which serves one of the densest corridors in Central Texas, isn't a bad place to start, no? You can't expect a final draft or even a solid thesis when you don't even give the writer any damn time, no? The way you react to any proposal, it's almost as if you're angry that the city isn't paying for a personal helicopter to fly you and your family over the traffic.
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Old 04-17-2014, 05:59 PM
 
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"Highland Mall to Downtown, which serves one of the densest corridors in Central Texas"

It does no such thing. And it isn't in the "embryonic" stage--its fully out there and fully awful.

Run it up Guadalupe/Lamar, I'm handing out flyers. For this nonsense? Opposed tooth and nail.
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Old 04-17-2014, 06:04 PM
 
Location: The People's Republic of Austin
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What does doing nothing solve?

I'd say a train from Highland Mall to Downtown, which serves one of the densest corridors in Central Texas, isn't a bad place to start, no?
#1. Doing nothing saves $1,500,000,000. Besides, no one ever said do "nothing". That is a false dichotomy you created, for who knows what reason.

#2. Highland to downtown is already served by the Red Line. Why duplicative service?

#3. "One of the densest" corridors is the unlimate in nebulous terms. Why not THE densest? So yes - it IS a bad place to start.

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Old 04-18-2014, 12:26 AM
 
Location: Denver
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#1. Doing nothing saves $1,500,000,000. Besides, no one ever said do "nothing". That is a false dichotomy you created, for who knows what reason.

#2. Highland to downtown is already served by the Red Line. Why duplicative service?

#3. "One of the densest" corridors is the unlimate in nebulous terms. Why not THE densest? So yes - it IS a bad place to start.
#1. Propose a solution that doesn't involve rapid public transit. Just propose something. After all, that's all that rail is in Austin right now, a proposal. Contribute something beyond nay-saying. I'm not making the false dichotomy here; I'm interpreting your posts. I don't think rail is the only solution. Also, can you cite the $1.5 billion pricetag? I'm not doubting, I'd just like to see.

#2. Let's just put aside the fact that there's never been a serious proposal to put a line from Downtown to Highland. (I'm in civil engineering and talk to transportation engineers on a regular basis. Here's a map. http://i.imgur.com/fGmPbeZ.png) It would connect what will be a very large community college campus, Hyde Park, Hancock, UT, the new medical school, and downtown. There is already enough to support that line with what I've listed, but considering density builds up around stops, trains have a known habit of creating their own demand.

#3. I say "one" of the densest because it covers my ass better than saying "densest". If I'm gathering correctly (I might not be), it sounds like you're panties are in a wad because you think the first line should go down Guadalupe and down South Lamar.
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Old 04-18-2014, 05:24 AM
 
Location: The People's Republic of Austin
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I'm not making the false dichotomy here; I'm interpreting your posts. I don't think rail is the only solution. Also, can you cite the $1.5 billion pricetag? I'm not doubting, I'd just like to see.
Wrong guy. Never said do nothing. And I'm not doing your research for you. Gather some facts to inform your copious opinions.

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#2. Let's just put aside the fact that there's never been a serious proposal to put a line from Downtown to Highland.
A rail line exists now from downtown to Highland. More uninformed opinion.

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It would connect what will be a very large community college campus, Hyde Park, Hancock, UT, the new medical school, and downtown. There is already enough to support that line with what I've listed, but considering density builds up around stops, trains have a known habit of creating their own demand.
1. Everything in bold is non-taxed. Why should the taxpayers of Austin reach into their pockets for amenities for untaxed property - which will never have taxable TOD?

2. If you think the HPNA will ever allow "density (to) builds up around stops", you are sadly mistaken.

3. "There is already enough to support that line". If there is, why isn't the current bus line even in the top three for daily boardings - and barely in the top six?

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If I'm gathering correctly (I might not be), it sounds like you're panties are in a wad ...
If you want a serious answer, ask a serious question.

Have a nice Easter weekend.
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Old 04-18-2014, 07:21 AM
 
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Also, can you cite the $1.5 billion pricetag? I'm not doubting, I'd just like to see.
No, he can't. He tried that earlier in this thread, and I called him out on it. He forgot about the federal match, for one thing.
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Old 04-18-2014, 07:33 AM
 
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1. Everything in bold is non-taxed. Why should the taxpayers of Austin reach into their pockets for amenities for untaxed property - which will never have taxable TOD?
I thought the idea was to improve (or at least reduce the rate of increase) traffic. Who gives a crap if its to untaxed property? What's your plan, intentionally try to avoid serving _all_ untaxed property (like all of UT, the capital, any state office building, etc.), and still have a successful line?


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2. If you think the HPNA will ever allow "density (to) builds up around stops", you are sadly mistaken.
And you think sending it up G/L will be any better? The proposed routing only has a short segment through Hyde Park, most of it actually runs through Hancock and North Loop.
ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/npzd/Austi...status_tab.pdf
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Old 04-18-2014, 07:46 AM
 
Location: Denver
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No, he can't. He tried that earlier in this thread, and I called him out on it. He forgot about the federal match, for one thing.
Yeah, that last post was honestly one of the most pathetic rebuttals I've ever seen. I point out how he talks about how a fake urban rail route with a made up pricetag for pages, then all the sudden he's talking about the commuter train? And since when is public transit not designed to carry people to/from important nodes? I wasn't aware the only purpose of public transit was to create TOD. This really is too funny.
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Old 04-18-2014, 08:23 AM
 
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he talks about how a fake urban rail route
I admit I'm a little confused as to what you mean by this. The current proposal _is_ for rail from downtown through campus/hancock and to Highland (and also from downtown to down riverside). Final details for this aren't set, including the final price (but certainly won't be 1.5 billion in local money).
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