“The bottom line is this: The way people get around, the way people live is going to change,” [Texas Governor Greg] Abbott said, according to the Rivard Report. “As a result, this generation of roads that [Texas Transportation Commission Chairman] Bruce Bugg is in charge of building is probably the last major buildout of roads we’ll have in the state of Texas, even considering the fact that Texas is the fastest-growing state in America.” — D Magazine
Might Texas finally end its long-running love affair with highway infrastructure? According to the state's Governor, Greg Abbot, it's a possibility.
In a recent speech, Abbot, who is a Republican, expressed doubt that the state's current transportation regime can last much longer as the desire for urban living, housing affordability, and other factors counterbalance the practicality of the seemingly limitless highway networks currently in operation there.
But don't mistake the prediction as an intention to support the development of mass transit infrastructure. Instead of busways and rail lines, which the governor thinks should be funded locally, Abbot envisions flying cars as a potential transportation solution for the state's future growth.
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flying cars? now that's progress(ive)!
Teleportation is the solution. Teleportation would solve the affordable housing crisis and environmental pollution once and for all. We must devote all resources to teleportation.
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