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State pulling final plug on [Trans-Texas] corridor
The Dallas Morning News ^ | October 6, 2009 | Associated Press

Posted on 10/06/2009 4:39:58 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The Texas Department of Transportation is pulling the last plug on the Trans-Texas Corridor, Gov. Rick Perry's embattled plan to build a toll-road network across the state.

The agency said earlier this year it was scaling down the project and dropping the name "Trans-Texas Corridor." Now, transportation officials say it's fully dead. Transportation Commissioner Bill Meadows told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram of the decision in a report posted online Tuesday.

The news comes a day after Perry's Republican primary opponent, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, secured the coveted endorsement of the powerful Texas Farm Bureau — a vocal opponent of the corridor and a group that has been at odds with Perry over eminent domain and private property rights. Farmers and ranchers did not like the corridor plan because of the private land it threatened to take.

(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: billmeadows; cintra; cintrazachry; farmers; infrastructure; itsdeadjim; kaybaileyhutchison; p3; ppp; ranchers; rickperry; shesdeadjim; startelegram; texas; transportation; transtexascorridor; ttc; ttc35; tx; zachry
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To: GeronL
Add a couple of lanes to I-35 instead
21 posted on 10/06/2009 4:58:40 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could be Farts)
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To: driftdiver

You know what soaks up tax dollars? SUBURBAN HIGHWAYS. Why do you think that so many new roads are toll roads? Because gasoline and other motor taxes can’t cover the cost of all the shiny new highways that the suburbanites demand in their vain attempt to flee from reality.

Well, too bad. From now on those who want to live in suburban la-la land get to pay tolls to drive on those nice, new freeways — and I’m glad. It’s about time people had to pay up front for the infrastructure required to live in Fantasyland.


22 posted on 10/06/2009 5:01:53 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: Deb
Yep, this is all a fantasy. Especially the cozy revolving door between the CFR, the fedgov, media and academia.

 

"Building a North American Community" by the Council on Foreign Relations.

Official US Gov SPP site

17 posted on Monday, September 24, 2007 12:34:52 PM by Travis McGee (--www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com--)
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23 posted on 10/06/2009 5:02:14 PM PDT by dennisw (It's not called the Wheel. It's called the Carousel.)
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To: incindiary

FYI


24 posted on 10/06/2009 5:02:34 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture (Chuck DeVore for U.S. Senate)
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To: mylife

Oh, boy! More ugly gray pavement packed bumper to bumper with semis! That’s what Texas needs!


25 posted on 10/06/2009 5:02:58 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks; Peanut Gallery; Wneighbor

Time a wake, to celebrate.


26 posted on 10/06/2009 5:05:10 PM PDT by Professional Engineer (Amendment 0: Congress shall make no law.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The agency said earlier this year it was scaling down the project and dropping the name "Trans-Texas Corridor." Now, transportation officials say it's fully dead.

"See, there's a big difference between mostly dead, and all dead. Now, mostly dead: he's slightly alive. All dead: well, with all dead, there's usually only one thing that you can do."
(Princess Bride)

27 posted on 10/06/2009 5:07:38 PM PDT by 6SJ7 (atlasShruggedInd: ON)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

HOOOO—BOY! I Like that! I’m so tired of the tax and spend idiots, the toll road loonies, the “light rail” fanatics (who once they arrive by rail, still don’t have a way around). TXDOT had a SURPLUS once (haven’t checked lately) but they are addicted to our money so it’s a constant battle while they poor-mouth us to death.

Ain’t life grand??


28 posted on 10/06/2009 5:08:45 PM PDT by brushcop (SFC Sallie, CPL Long, LTHarris, SSG Brown, PVT Simmons KIA OIF lll&V, they died for you, honor them)
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To: B-Chan

my my bitter aren’t you.

at least suburban highways are utilized. rural roads are used so little they really aren’t cost effective.


29 posted on 10/06/2009 5:16:40 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: devane617
"... just in time to kill it as an election issue."

The TTC may be "dead", but the people of Texsas will not forget all the money wasted, the arrogance of Perry and TxDOT, and that Perry never backed down -- even when...

"The reason that's being given for the no-build option is that people don't want it," Meadows said.

"They said 'Hell no.' "

And Perry refused to listen...

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No, the issue is not dead as an election issue; Texans have long memories...

30 posted on 10/06/2009 5:16:52 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: driftdiver

Not bitter. Angry at the waste. What little natural beauty is left in Texas will be paved over so that the legions of Wal-Mart shopping retards can live their bland, meaningless suburban fantasy lives.


31 posted on 10/06/2009 5:19:21 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

We can only hope it is dead for good.
They could be just changing the name, the route, etc...
and coming in the back door while no one is looking, the way they usually work.


32 posted on 10/06/2009 5:41:54 PM PDT by stickandrudder (Another Bitter-Clinger ------ Molon Labe ----- Let's Roll!)
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To: B-Chan

“What little natural beauty is left in Texas will be paved over so that the legions of Wal-Mart shopping retards can live their bland, meaningless suburban fantasy lives.”

This plan would have paved over an immense area of texas so that illegals from South America could enter more easily.


33 posted on 10/06/2009 5:47:28 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I’m very happy about this! I hope it’s dead forever!


34 posted on 10/06/2009 5:48:30 PM PDT by basil (It's time to rid the country of "Gun Free Zones" aka "Killing Fields")
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To: driftdiver

Over time, I came to oppose the highway portions of the plan. Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible to separate the badly-needed rail aspects of TTC from the oceans of pavement that would have been built as well.

While I’m happy that the new freeways won’t be built, I’m unhappy that humiliating and uncomfortable air travel and mind-numbing hours of freeway driving will remain the only ways to travel across our state for the foreseeable future.


35 posted on 10/06/2009 5:59:22 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Thank you, Texas farmers and ranchers, for defending property rights from this hugely expensive boondoggle that would have benefited the politically connected and the Spanish construction company.
The governor and the good ol’boys of the legislature couldn’t stand up to that great old challenge from Goliad’s patriots, “Come and Take It!”


36 posted on 10/06/2009 6:04:22 PM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: B-Chan

Public transit only makes sense between the big cities. It makes no sense for the remotely populated regions.

You could also buy a helicopter.


37 posted on 10/06/2009 6:04:24 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: TXnMA

KBH will NEVER win an election against RP. Take it to the bank...


38 posted on 10/06/2009 6:06:38 PM PDT by devane617
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To: driftdiver

I live in a rural area of south Texas. Roads around here (FMs) are heavily traveled. Don’t know where you get your info.


39 posted on 10/06/2009 6:12:37 PM PDT by TStro
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To: driftdiver

I also live 20 miles from the proposed TTC. Did my part to kill the monstrosity.


40 posted on 10/06/2009 6:15:32 PM PDT by TStro
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