It makes me sad to see the wasted potential of Texas’ growth as money is put into inefficient and expensive development that will only serve to bankrupt Texas in the future.
It always amazes me when I see Austin get described as a "hip urban forward thinking city" when most of the city is just stroads, parking lots, and highways.
You are trying to attribute the move to traditional development patterns is new and hip. Austin is not doing traditional development so it is doing the new and hip post-WW2 pattern.
Nothing forward thinking about Austin. All the developers wanted was a city council who allowed rape and pillage by putting concrete on every square inch to create a homogeneous environment
Yeah, it’s almost as if people value other things besides public transportation and walkability when deciding where to live, but how can that be? I’m constantly told by this channel as well as others like Not Just Bikes and Alan Fisher that these are the only things that matter.
@@Shadowfax-1980 what does matter to you when choosing a city then? It's impossible to get anywhere without a car in my crappy car infested hometown of fake London and I find living in the "city" to be downright depressing. Maybe you're different but my favourite cities are compact walkable traditional ones like Gent België or Firenze Toscana.
Thank you SO much for doing this video! Huge smile on my face when I saw the topic. I live in Austin and I35 here is a terrible thing. There is no pleasant way to cross it as a pedestrian or cycler so it's a wall down the middle of the city (edit: except right by the lake-- there's a nice crossable park under it). It's noisy and ruins the feel of neighborhoods next to it. At peak times I35 exceeds capacity and it slows down to 5-20 mph along that whole 8 mile section. My thoughts have been that it's an important interstate highway but it has no place cutting directly through a city. I35 should be rerouted further out to skip around Austin, and that section should be replaced with a lean, high speed arterial road. That way the cars/trucks going from north Texas to south Texas do not need to wait in Austin traffic, and additionally those long-distance travelers will not be contributing to traffic in the city.
Of course I find out about this channel soon after the fact. I live in a suburb of Austin (Pflugerville) and expanding 35 is the latest in a long history of bad ideas here. The Interstate is so bad that I never take it unless I absolutely have to. Hopefully since Proposition A passed last year (for an electric rail system and other public transport), but I'm not going to hold my breath.
@@janetevans910 Republican politicians EVERYWHERE. Proclaiming they shared the same values with "the common man" then once in office they turn to currying favors with vested interests and screwing the common man completely
12:12 I absolutely love how there are two massive canyons between the tiny shared-use paths. Isn't it great that we have to call an infrastructure project a "threat?"
Absolutely bonkers. Who in their right mind thinks this is a good idea? Can you imagine the noise? Who is gonna want to go classes right next to a freeway?
@@danieldiaz5342 the “heart” of campus is actually about a 15-20 min walk away from the freeway. The stuff that’s close to or on the other side of the freeway are sports practice facilities, the baseball field, stuff that expanded across the freeway. Either way, it’s ugly design. But, in the years I went to school there, I never had a reason during my regular days of classes to be anywhere near, or even within sight, of the freeway.
I for one am appalled to see Texas infrastructure and development built as if its cities were designed by someone who's a noob at the Cities Skylines game
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It makes me sad to see the wasted potential of Texas’ growth as money is put into inefficient and expensive development that will only serve to bankrupt Texas in the future.
It always amazes me when I see Austin get described as a "hip urban forward thinking city" when most of the city is just stroads, parking lots, and highways.
You are trying to attribute the move to traditional development patterns is new and hip. Austin is not doing traditional development so it is doing the new and hip post-WW2 pattern.
@@theonlylolking reject modernity embrace tradition.
Nothing forward thinking about Austin. All the developers wanted was a city council who allowed rape and pillage by putting concrete on every square inch to create a homogeneous environment
Yeah, it’s almost as if people value other things besides public transportation and walkability when deciding where to live, but how can that be? I’m constantly told by this channel as well as others like Not Just Bikes and Alan Fisher that these are the only things that matter.
@@Shadowfax-1980 what does matter to you when choosing a city then? It's impossible to get anywhere without a car in my crappy car infested hometown of fake London and I find living in the "city" to be downright depressing. Maybe you're different but my favourite cities are compact walkable traditional ones like Gent België or Firenze Toscana.
Thank you SO much for doing this video! Huge smile on my face when I saw the topic. I live in Austin and I35 here is a terrible thing. There is no pleasant way to cross it as a pedestrian or cycler so it's a wall down the middle of the city (edit: except right by the lake-- there's a nice crossable park under it). It's noisy and ruins the feel of neighborhoods next to it. At peak times I35 exceeds capacity and it slows down to 5-20 mph along that whole 8 mile section.
My thoughts have been that it's an important interstate highway but it has no place cutting directly through a city. I35 should be rerouted further out to skip around Austin, and that section should be replaced with a lean, high speed arterial road. That way the cars/trucks going from north Texas to south Texas do not need to wait in Austin traffic, and additionally those long-distance travelers will not be contributing to traffic in the city.
I love y’all’s plans. I lived in the domain area and moved out to Leander once the pandemic hit and my work went remote.
Of course I find out about this channel soon after the fact. I live in a suburb of Austin (Pflugerville) and expanding 35 is the latest in a long history of bad ideas here. The Interstate is so bad that I never take it unless I absolutely have to. Hopefully since Proposition A passed last year (for an electric rail system and other public transport), but I'm not going to hold my breath.
22:00 - 27:00 State and federal decision makers don't listen to local citizens of Austin TX. 36:00
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I live in Cherrywood and voted against TxDot's plan.
@T Patrick you bet we are screwed. TxDot, the Legislature nor the Gov give a crap about the citizens. They have fooled a lot of voters
@@janetevans910 Republican politicians EVERYWHERE. Proclaiming they shared the same values with "the common man" then once in office they turn to currying favors with vested interests and screwing the common man completely
@@edwardmiessner6502 Republicans have been screwing us for a very long time.
No STROADS! Austin really sucks for families and that's why we are leaving.
12:12 I absolutely love how there are two massive canyons between the tiny shared-use paths. Isn't it great that we have to call an infrastructure project a "threat?"
Great video, it was very informative.
Would love a follow up on this!
My God there is like 10 lanes of traffic right through the university!
Absolutely bonkers. Who in their right mind thinks this is a good idea? Can you imagine the noise? Who is gonna want to go classes right next to a freeway?
@@danieldiaz5342 the “heart” of campus is actually about a 15-20 min walk away from the freeway. The stuff that’s close to or on the other side of the freeway are sports practice facilities, the baseball field, stuff that expanded across the freeway. Either way, it’s ugly design. But, in the years I went to school there, I never had a reason during my regular days of classes to be anywhere near, or even within sight, of the freeway.
Hear news about txdot? You know it's about highway expansion.
Where can I find the TXDoT schematics shown in the video?
If roads were privatized, would they be anywhere near the size they are in the US? No, not even close. What a waste
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I for one am appalled to see Texas infrastructure and development built as if its cities were designed by someone who's a noob at the Cities Skylines game