Texas Transportation Thread (Roads, Rails & Skies)
Texas Highways and Interstates
Texas Highways and Interstates
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Texas Highways and Interstates
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Considering how broke TXDOT is, I am curious to see how all of these road construction projects will be funded (more toll road/HOT lane conversions would be my guess)?
Guvmn't
How about the new connecters in San Antonio for loop 1604 and hwy 281.
High Speed Rail from FW-Austin..? Also, a 2nd stop for the Dallas-Houston Line in B/CS
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/b...-rail-could-expand-to-austin-san-antonio.html
Awesome!
This is how I've always imagined an HSR line passing through that area.
If they are going to hook west, maybe also hit Waco too? That would leave the possibility of an I-35 line down to Austin-San Antonio.
This is how I've always imagined an HSR line passing through that area.
If they are going to hook west, maybe also hit Waco too? That would leave the possibility of an I-35 line down to Austin-San Antonio.
This is exactly what I was afraid of.
If you were referring to towns that have less than 50,000 people then I would agree but College Station and Waco are sizable enough to be served by HSR. Many HSR lines in Europe serve small cities as well in addition to Acela in the Northeast which stops in cities such Wilmington and New Haven in addition to DC and NYC.
the promise of this and the attraction is the speed of service because of the huge air travel industry in the US. The Texas cities aren't nearly as urban as the NE cities so there is even less of an attraction. This needs to be a quick trip if they are going to spend billions on it. Let the other stuff come much later.
Actually the main purpose of HSR is to replace intra-city auto traffic/commuter jets which currently serve these cities. Anyways one or two stops on a line isn't going to affect the overall speed of the train and it would have the added bonus of attracting riders whose destination might not be Houston or Dallas.
Dallas - Houston line's stops: Dallas / Waco / College Station / Houston
Fort Worth - Austin (should be San Antonio) line's stops: Ft. Worth / Waco / Austin / (future) San Antonio
Waco being a possible transfer center...
4 stops for each. After all, those would be the only towns with anything worth having a stop for. The major cities, for obvious reasons. Waco, for being a decent enough sized city. And College Station for A&M.
Fort Worth - Austin (should be San Antonio) line's stops: Ft. Worth / Waco / Austin / (future) San Antonio
Waco being a possible transfer center...
4 stops for each. After all, those would be the only towns with anything worth having a stop for. The major cities, for obvious reasons. Waco, for being a decent enough sized city. And College Station for A&M.
I realize that, but why not extend it to San Antonio in the FIRST place?
It connects to a larger metro area, albeit not that much larger. But still...
It connects to a larger metro area, albeit not that much larger. But still...
nice pic
For the life of me, I can't tell exactly where this interchange is located. Perhaps it is Hwy 90 coming from the west side going eastbound into San Antonio? :dunno:
I-10 and Beltway 8
^^ Gotcha. Man I really need to get back to S.A., as it's been well over 15 years since my last visit. 
hno:
hno:Learn more about Texas high-speed rail at these public meetings
Here's a list of the Public Meeting to discuss the HSR and the route
Here's a list of the Public Meeting to discuss the HSR and the route
Looks like a no go for a B/CS stop now
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