Do you have any idea how much the gas tax would need to be raised to pay for the maintenance of existing roads and to develop new roads? Do you know how much longer it would take to get these roads built by using the gas tax as opposed to tolling as a mechanism to pay for these roads?????
Do you realize that EVERYONE in Austin whether they use these roads or not will be taxed if you raise the gas tax???? Let the people that use the road pay for the road. It is amazing that you people are so emotional and you create the angry mob mentality of JUST SAY NO AND FIRE/OUT FROM OFFICE SOMEONE FOR THINKING OF IT and yet you have no alternative solutions or suggestions that make any sense.
The politicians on CAMPO never listened to the public opinion on the toll road matter. They ignored the majority who said 'no", and will pay for it at the election booth. I for one have not given-up and am not alone. Emotion? Damn right. There's an emotion nerve right in my back pocket. It has Mayor Wynn's left hand and Governor Perry's left arm connected on the opposite end. Its about to start hurting and get a lot louder.