• notacat@mander.xyz
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    1 year ago

    Is Houston aware that some cities pay hundreds of millions of dollars to install a rail line to address this exact problem?

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      1 year ago

      Disused rail lines are a RoW life raft for American cities. I cycle in a very hilly area and rail trails and trails along waterways have nicely mild grades compared to the rest of the state. Electric trams could easily co-exist with a cycle path next to them. I just hope we’re smart enough to recognize these chunks of land as a gift from the past and not give them up or develop them inappropriately (aka freeway expansions)

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      1 year ago

      Well that stretch of highway is called the “energy corridor” and all the big oil companies have their headquarters there… bp, chevron, conoco, etc.

      So to answer your question: No. they seem unaware.