Highways in Austin: SO Confusing
Here are some things I wonder about Austin highways: Toll road 45 loops around 270 degrees of the city, but it's called TX-45. Mopac, Cap of TX Hwy, Lamar Blvd, and Congress Ave are pretty much...
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Hasn't being in IT taught you to stop questioning the decisions of the higher ups? Somebody, somewhere, thought that these things were great ideas, and how DARE you question them! =D
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Henry (Spiceworks) wrote: Secondly, in probably 95%+ of US cities, when a highway enters the city, it expands from 2 lanes per side (rural) up to 5-7 lanes per side. In Austin? No! I-35, Mopac, 360,...
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Jeremy_B wrote: Henry (Spiceworks) wrote: Secondly, in probably 95%+ of US cities, when a highway enters the city, it expands from 2 lanes per side (rural) up to 5-7 lanes per side. In Austin? No!...
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City planners wanted Austin to stay small. I have heard it described as the reverse of Field of Dreams. If you don't build it they won't come... Well they came anyway and the "planners" I use the term...
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Start with a small univ/gov't town. Segregate it E/W in the 20's. Build big highway down middle in 50's/60's. Rich side, poor side. Cheap state gov't w/ crappy educational system and huge oil revenues...
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Without Sheldon it may be difficult to get eh story. A start—http:/ Opens a new window/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Numbered_Highwayshttps:/ Opens a new...
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