3. Someone asked for a different view of that 360 traffic. Here you are.

Someone asked for a different view of that 360 traffic. Here you are.

Holy moly, if those projects had gone through Austin wouldn't be Austin as we know it today.

http://www.texasfreeway.com/Austin/historic/freeway_planning_maps/images/austin_1962.jpg

All of that red would have been freeways...

West Austin would be fundamentally different - Here's what they wanted to do at mopac/cesar chavez.

You can look to other cities - let's say Houston - and see that massive highway expansion does nothing for congestion. It just encourages sprawl and puts more people in cars, which creates more congestion through induced demand. We should be happy what the environmentalists of old did for us by resisting these freeways.

The fact of the matter (and what cities nationwide are FINALLY realizing) is that you can't build beautiful, efficient, livable cities that are entirely dependent on cars. We all need to realize this. It will take time, but it's the truth. We need to be doing all we can to get people out of cars, and I think our (relative) lack of car infrastructure compared to other cities is actually a blessing in this regard.

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