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[quote user="schlimm"] Perhaps the problem is that Texas cities have very different priorities, needs and values than cities in other parts of the country.  It is hardly surprising that in the state that is the center of Big Oil, autos and highways would be the traditional mode of commuting, at least until recently.  The comment of the poster ("The toll roads in Texas have been or are being built so that low income motorists can avoid them. Very few people in Texas use public transportation.").reflects an experience and set of attitudes that seem quite alien to the larger metro area of the Midwest and Northeast.  Then again, it may be an indication only of the attitudes of the original poster of this thread and the underlying Randian political ideology. [/quote] You have no idea of my political ideology.   The comment about toll roads being built so that low income people can avoid them could be better stated to say that they have been built so that low income motorists don't have to use them and have reasonable alternatives.  Thus, no one is forced to use TX130 around Austin; they can continue on I-35 through the heart of the city, but they are likely to encounter more traffic. As noted previously, the cities in the northeast and upper midwest, as well as the Bay area, to a large extent grew out along rail lines that had been laid down in the 19th century.  Most of the cities in the west and southwest grew out along highways following WWII.  Clearly, people in this part of the country have different attitudes regarding public transit and preferred modes of transit.
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