What is Austin going to look like in 2040? 

Does it have a train connecting to the airport ?

The people in TXDOT have failed Texans. They’ve done nothing to promote and advocate passenger rail and executed those plans. Their new $4.6 downtown I-35 highway expansion gives not one nod to needed passenger rail right of way . Which is ridiculous. TXDOT is not a transportation agency they are a Highway builder ! And that’s why our cities are choking in traffic and highway fatalities. Legislation needs to be passed with our gasoline tax to start funding the TXDOT Rail Division. It’s been around since 2014 and only has $500,000 in the fund for passenger rail projects in Texas. Which is pennies compared to the trillion dollars in highway projects around the state with not one mile of passenger rail in their designs. Texans should have a voice of what TXDOT spends money on. But we don’t because all their projects get pushed through. Something needs to be done. Gov Abbott appoints the 5 member board of TXDOT. And none of them have backgrounds in Transportation. Go figure. Their backgrounds are petrochemical, real estate, and business.

hopefully you won’t be around that long, boomer. we’re waiting for your age group to pass away to end your influence. C19 virus helped to expedite that process

@@njv1234 My generation made the US greater and your generation became a generation of entitlements. Success spoils people.

@@njv1234 Wow that’s pretty disrespectful, wishing bad upon others!

@@howellwong11 @NJV was terrible. Annoying really.

@@ShipsandGames I am used to it. The younger generations are spoiled brats and the older generations are to blame. We made them fat, dumb and happy.

With office buildings being built next to the highway, don't count on many trains to exist.

No it won't

Do you think San Antonio and Austin should have some type of Commuter Rail between the two cities to help the I-H 35 highway?

@@chrisgiles8005 they should seriously consider it. if anything it should of begun in 2000 ahead of the population boom that is taking place between the city cities.

What makes it harder is they grow away from each other.

No your not kidding that’s going to happen 😭

environmentalist will make sure to limit sprawl especially to the west.

@@blankerism4189 That's good. SF looks way better than LA for a reason.

I’m onboard for this 🌳🚃🚆🚲💚

Those are good starts. Hopefully the 45/130 project will end up making a complete loop at some point.

stay out of east austin please

@@uszee8671 too late

How’s the property so far?

No. Highways are bad for environment and congestion. They should build public transport, high rises and bike friendly streets.

If anything, highways should circle around a city & not cut it in half. The congestion for locals is always a problem with inner city hwys.

​@@TeutonicTribeabsolutely right, and that's the same mistake made in most cities during the time interstates were first constructed in the 50s/60s.