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I am yet to be convinced that long-haul passenger rail is ever going to be viable in Texas. (See AMTRAK...)
Further, I know that routing freight rail lmmediately alongside road traffic is a disaster waiting to happen. (See recent Kentucky train crash/fire...)
Utility lines and pipelines should not be placed in a restricted-access corridor. They should run (as they do now) across country -- directly to where their products are needed -- so that the leased land can continue to be crossed -- unimpeded -- and can (still) be used for agriculture/grazing. (Also, imagine the impact of downed high-voltage power lines or pipline blowouts/fires on the TTC...)
The only aspect of the TTC concept that makes sense is that of providing separate, long-haul lanes for truck traffic.
Removing trucks from our interstates would:
- Dramatically increase road safety.
- Remove a huge impedance to passenger traffic (and alleviate much of the present I-35 gripes).
- Drastically reduce wear-and-tear and minimize maintenance on the interstates -- preserving them for passenger traffic.
- Maintain passenger traffic through the developed corridors that now provide much of the local revenue for rural Texas.
The multi-use, restricted-access TTC design concept of RINO Ricky and his r*mp-swab, Ric W. makes zero sense to anyone who is knowledgable in interconnection theory and practice. And it is a land-use and economic disaster.
