City of Austin - Austinites should assume cost burden for roads benefiting the entire region

Robert Spillar, director of the city of Austin’s Transportation Department, said the city sees itself as a partner in providing solutions for regional traffic congestion because the city makes up 40 percent of the region’s population.... Spillar said the $400 million plan features keystone projects that open up opportunity for other projects. 

See Community Impact's Article on Proposition 1:

impactnews.com/austin-metro/lake-travis-westlake/residents-to-decide-on-1-billion-rail-road-plan/

Readers wondering why Austin should assume this burden should be aware this is part of Opportunity Austin, Opportunity Austin is RECA and the Austin Chamber of Commerce's plan for creating hyper-growth  for our 5 county area:

leadershipaustin.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IOA_presentation_session_3_farmer.pdf

New Geography's latest post asks some questions about the wisdom of pursuing the luxury city model:

www.newgeography.com/content/004562-opportunity-urbanism-creating-cities-upward-mobility