Tagged: Transportation

Vía Streetcar Meeting Reveals Expectations And Concerns For Project

Credit Eileen Pace / Texas Public Radio

At the meeting, Vía was able to learn more about what people expect from a streetcar system.

By Eileen Pace

More than 100 community members turned out at Sunset Station last night to talk about the city’s proposed streetcar system. The meeting was an effort to begin a two-way dialog between Vía Metropolitan Transit and people who would use and pay for mass transit.

Guests at the meeting gathered around tables with street maps and placed 6-inch lengths of track along downtown thoroughfares where they would like to see streetcars.

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Wed November 21, 2012

The SH 130 Toll Road Debate: Are Taxpayers Taking Too Much Of The Risk?

Credit SH 130 Concession Co.

Central Texas Highway map showing how the new SH 130 (red) provides a way around IH-35 traffic.

By David Martin Davies

The new Texas State Highway 130 toll road extension is now open and charging motorists to enjoy it’s privatized asphalt while pushing their speedometers to 85 mph. It’s the fastest stretch of legal driving in the nation.

Also known as the Pickle Parkway, it’s the first public-private partnership highway in Texas, but according to opponents the partnership allows the private company to shoulder very little risk, and instead puts taxpayers on the line to pay for such risks as uncollected tolls.

Pro Toll Road: