We’ve done the studies. Now it’s time to take the test, and a passing grade is $720 million.

• What are Austin’s transportation priorities?

Only Mayor Adler’s Smart Corridor plan accomplishes all three of our goals, which are:

1. Decrease traffic congestion
2. Increase travel options, including transit and bikes
3. Complete communities, including sidewalks and crosswalks

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Not only is the Smart Corridor plan based on years (and millions of dollars) of studies that are now sitting on a shelf — really, there’s a shelf — but experts in the planning and transportation uniformly tell us that we need to work on our corridors. Continue reading →