What most voters probably don’t know about Austin’s upcoming big bucks transportation
bond package.
Don’t feed the monster! This cartoon by Dan Hubig illustrated an article entitled “Mopac: The Monster that Ate Austin,” in a 1975 issue of the Austin Sun. Different century, same monster.
[Roger Baker joined Austin community activist Bill Oakey and host Thorne Dreyer on Rag Radio, Friday, August 1. They mostly discussed issues raised in this article. You can listen to the podcast here.]
- Introduction
- Major problems with the billion dollar bond proposal
- CAMPO and politics of Austin growth
- The role of Austin public private partnerships
- Austin growth forecasting
- A look back at rail planning
- The road lobby meets the rail lobby
- The billion dollar bond campaign
- Conclusion
- ‘Austin Strategic Mobility Plan’ bond details and documentation*
*The last section, ‘”Strategic Mobility Plan” bond details and documentation’ is rather long, takes a deeper look at the major bond problems, and has additional background documentation, links to click, video clip sections, and more.
Introduction
On June 26, 2014, the Austin City Council unanimously approved a billion dollar “Austin Strategic Mobility Plan” (the Plan). This plan and its bond proposal are expected to become the basis for a $1 billion dollar November transportation bond election, when the Austin City Council decides on August 7 just how they want to put it on the ballot, likely to be titled “Proposition 1.”
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