@jcslattery ("James Slattery") wrote:
The slow moving collapse of Austin’s light rail plans feels like a stereotype of how infrastructure projects die in America. Cost overruns that lead to a shrinking of ambition to the point where you have to ask yourself why even bother to move forward at all?
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@KUTnathan ("Nathan Bernier") wrote:
BREAKING: Five new light-rail options are being unveiled to Austin right now. The plans are significantly scaled back from the 28-mile map shown to voters before the November 2020 election. https://www.kut.org/transportation/2023-03-21/austins-light-rail-plans-have-shrunk-here-are-five-new-options