I'm against them, too. There are too many major things that need fixing before spending a lot of money we don't have on big new projects. I live very near downtown, and all the streets around me, which are major streets, are like driving over a minefield. Resurface the ones we use before building a bunch of new ones we don't need.
P.S. -- We got the same song and dance about all the money that Perot Jr. was going to spend to redevelop the surrounding area when he got his sweetheart deal for the American Airlines Arena. I drove by there earlier today, and the only thing within two blocks of it was a Hooters. I imagine we'll pay taxes on rental cars and hotel rooms until doomsday and never see that promised development.