Austin is growing very rapidly, and traffic volumes are increasing similarly. The most important transportation problem in the Austin area is accommodating this increased demand. Light rail is being proposed as a strategy to assist in reducing traffic congestion. Regrettably, not even the projections of local transportation agencies indicate any material impact of light rail on traffic congestion.
Gavin Newsom Is Determined To Have The Highest Gas Prices In The Country
There was a remarkable back and forth recently between Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo and California Gov. Gavin Newsom over California’s culpability for high gasoline prices on the West Coast. Lombardo sent Newsom a letter expressing concern over yet another California tax on energy, 2023’s SB X1-2 (the unartfully named California Gas Price Gouging and Transparency Law) and its spillover effects on Nevada, which gets...