>> A TO POINT B TO TRAVEL FROM ONE SIDE OF HER SPRAWLING CITY TO THE OTHER.
>> TRY TO STAY OFF A 1604 AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE YOU COULD BE ON THE WEEKEND. THEN THERE’S
TRAFFIC IN THE AFTERNOON OR 11
O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING GOING
ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE DAY.
>> A RUSSIAN ROULETTE
IF YOU DON’T KNOW IF YOU’RE
COMING UP 35, YOU DON’T KNOW IF
THEY’RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET
RIGHT FROM 35 ON THE 1604 AND
WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY
POPULATION EXPECTED TO GROW BY
NEARLY 2 MILLION RESIDENTS IN
THE NEXT
30 YEARS JUSTIN.
>> ONLY EXPECTED TO GET WORSE.
WE’RE GROWING AT A FASTER RATE
THAN THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS
HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
>> EXPANDING A
♪
IT WILL
♪ IT WILL ♪
IT WILL ♪ HELP WITH YOU GET AT ME AND
SAID.
>> EXPANDING HIGHWAY SAYS ONE
OF THE MEASURES PLAN TO HELP
WITH TRAFFIC. BUT THOSE PLANS
NOT
WITHOUT CONTROVERSY. IT’S
HIGHLY LIKELY THAT CONSTRUCTION
HER. THEY’RE
ROADWAYS SOUTH. COULD DAMAGE
YOUR BEHALF AND SOME QUESTION
WHETHER ADDING TO OUR HIGHWAYS,
A REAL SOLUTION WHAT WE KNOW
FOR SURE
IS THAT WHEN WE EXPAND HIGHWAYS
AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT LIKE 1604
LIKE I 35.
>> THAT CONGESTION GETS WORSE
EVERY TIME.
>> IN THIS EPISODE OF KSAT
EXPLAINS WE’RE TAKING A LOOK AT
THE PLANS TO EASE CONGESTION
ALONG LOOP. 1604 AND I 35 AND
WHY THEY’RE BEING MET WITH
PUSHBACK.
>> AND DURING THE PANDEMIC AND THE BATTLE. ♪
♪
♪ ♪ OUR CITY. AN EXAMINATION OF
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BLACK.
♪
KSAT EXPLAINS IT ALL A PUSH TO RELIEVE CONGESTION THEY ARE.
♪
>> THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR THIS EPISODE OF KSAT EXPLAINS I’M MYRA ARTHUR, NOBODY LIKES
THEM BUT IN A CITY AS LARGE AND
AS RELIANT ON CAR AS
OURS IS TRAFFIC JAMS ARE BOUND
TO HAPPEN A BUILDING AND EXPANDING HIGHWAYS HAVE LONG BEEN WAYS OF MAKING IT EASIER
FOR US ALL TO GET AROUND.
BUT LATELY THERE’S BEEN
SOMETHING OF A RECKONING WHEN
IT COMES TO HIGHWAYS
LOOKING AT HOW THEY’VE RESHAPED
OUR CITY’S BREAKING UP DENSITY
IN INNER CITIES INCREASING
CAR USE AND IN SOME CASES
DIVIDING COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
HAS PROPOSED SPENDING BILLIONS
ON RECONNECTING NEIGHBORHOODS
DIVIDED
BY HIGHWAYS. SOME CITIES HAVE
ALREADY TURNED EXISTING
HIGHWAYS INTO BOULEVARDS WITH
DOZENS MORE ARE CONSIDERING
SIMILAR STEPS. BUT WHEN IT
COMES TO TRANSPORTATION HERE IN
OUR AREA DESPITE THE
CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING
NATIONALLY THE FOCUS IS ON
EXPANSION WHICH CAN’T COME A
MOMENT TOO SOON FOR SAN
ANTONIANS WHO DRIVE ARE
INCREASINGLY CROWDED ROADS
EVERY DAY.
>> KIND OF LIKE SAN ANTONIO.
>> IN PLAN TO GROW OR DIDN’T
WANT TO. SO THEY’RE ALREADY
BEHIND THE 8 BALL BRANDON EKE
TRAVELS NORTH ON I 35 AND USES
THE 1604 INTERCHANGE ON A
REGULAR BASIS. HE SAYS THE WAY
THE INTERCHANGE IS CONSTRUCTED
IS CONFUSING.
>> AND CALLS IT
A GAMBLE TRYING TO GET ON TO
1604 FROM 35 COMING THIS WAY TO
GET ON 35.
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FINDING WHERE YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO GET ESPECIALLY NOT FROM YOUR GETS PRETTY TOUGH.
>> AND THEN YOU HAVE TO FIGURE
OUT. YOU KNOW WHICH DIRECTION
YOU NEED TO GO SO IT’S KIND OF
A LOGISTICS NIGHTMARE.
>> AND BEING THE BELIEVES THE
PROBLEM IS ONLY GETTING WORSE
WELL I CAME HERE FROM FLORIDA
AND I THINK THAT WAS 18 AND I
DROVE THROUGH AND I COULDN’T
BELIEVE HOW BAD IT WAS I’VE NOW
MOVED HERE DECEMBER OF 19 AND
IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING GOING
BACKWARDS THAT DOESN’T SEEM TO
BE GETTING ANY BETTER.
>> IN GUYS JUST ONE OF MANY
FRUSTRATED COMMUTERS ACROSS SAN
ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY.
THIS IS ALFRED REMBERT PRIOR TO
MOVING TO SAN ANTONIO, HE LIVED
IN ATLANTA AND WHILE HE SAYS
MOST OF SAN ANTONIO’S TRAFFIC
PROBLEMS PALE IN COMPARISON.
>> THERE’S ONE FREEWAY HE
AVOIDS 1604 THAN A VERY ATLANTA
LIKE VERY
>> AND WHERE PARTS OF THE DAY
AND EVEN ON THE WEEKENDS, A
PROBLEM FELLOW COMMUTER DIRECT
LYNN’S HAS ALSO NOTICED YOU BE
ON THE WEEKEND AND THERE’S
TRAFFIC IN THE AFTERNOON.
>> FOR 11 O’CLOCK IN THE
MORNING GOING ALL THE WAY
THROUGH THE DAY.
>> LIN’S HAS LIVED OFF 1604 IN
THE RIB AREA FOR THE PAST FEW
YEARS AND HE SEEMED CONGESTION
GROWING SIGNIFICANTLY AND EVEN
JUST THAT SHORT TIME FRAME.
>> EVERYONE IS MOVING HERE
AND THE TEXANS IN GENERAL, YOU
CAN’T YOU CAN’T LIVE HERE OR
NOT YOU SERVE
THAT SO I MEAN THIS IS AN ISSUE
THAT JUST MAKE IT WORSE AND
WORSE UNTIL WE FIX THAT.
>> AND LIKE THOSE DRIVERS YOU
JUST HEARD FROM MOST OF US CAN
RELATE TO THE FRUSTRATION OF
SITTING IN TRAFFIC WE’VE ALL
BEEN THERE BEXAR COUNTY IS ONE
OF THE 20 LARGEST COUNTIES IN
THE U.S. WITH A POPULATION OF
MORE THAN 2 MILLION
PEOPLE NOW. SO AS BAD AS YOU
THINK TRAFFIC IS RIGHT NOW IT’S
GUARANTEED TO GET WORSE WITHOUT
SOME SORT
OF INTERVENTION WHAT’S THE
SALAZAR BREAKS DOWN THE TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S
PLANS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.
>> BEXAR COUNTY IS EXPECTED TO
GROW BY MORE THAN 3.3 MILLION
PEOPLE BY THE YEAR 2050 A HUGE
INFLUX TO ALREADY CROWDED
ROADWAYS. ONE OF THE REASONS
THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION SAYS HIGHWAY
EXPANSION IS NECESSARY TO 0.3
BILLION DOLLARS OF
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS ARE
CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
AND OVER 7 BILLION DOLLARS OF
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS
AIMED AT REDUCING CONGESTION
PLANNED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
YEARS THERE ARE 2 MAJOR
EXPANSION PROJECTS ON THE
HORIZON TARGETING 1604 AND I 35
2 FREEWAYS, INCREASINGLY
BECOMING AMONG THE MOST
CONGESTED IN
♪
THE STATE. THESE ARE LARGE
PROJECT.
>> THEY ARE.
>> BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
INVESTMENT. LET’S
START HERE. THE TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S
PLANS TO EXPAND NEARLY 20 MILES
OF
I 35.
OF I 35. >> HEADING NORTHEAST AND PARTS
OF BEXAR COMAL AND GUADALUPE
COUNTIES TO 15 MILES BRIDGES
WILL BE BUILT BETWEEN I 35 MAIN
LANES AND
FRONTAGE ROADS. THESE ELEVATED
LANES WILL ADD ONE H O V LANE
INTO GENERAL PURPOSE LANES IN
EACH DIRECTION. THE ONE 0.9
BILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS
PARTIALLY FUNDED AND IS
EXPECTED TO BREAK GROUND NEXT
YEAR DATA FROM THE TEXAS ANM
TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE SHOWS
THAT THE STRETCH OF I 35 FROM
FOR 10 TO 1604.
>> WENT FROM THE 40 SECONDS TO
THE 29TH MOST CONGESTED ROADWAY
IN TEXAS FROM 2019 TO 2020.
NOW LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE
SECOND PROJECT, THIS ONE WILL
INCREASE CAPACITY ON LOOP, 1604
ON THE NORTHSIDE 1604 HAS BEEN
LONG OVERDUE FOR EXPANSION.
THE 1.3 BILLION DOLLAR PROJECT
STRETCHES 23 MILES FROM BANDERA
ROAD TO I 35
IT WILL EXPAND THE HIGHWAY FROM
4 TO 10 LANES
PLUS AT ONE THE LANE IN EACH
DIRECTION. WE ALL KNOW THAT 2
LANES GOING IN EACH DIRECTION
JUST NOT ENOUGH TO HANDLE THAT.
>> THE LOAD HERE IN SAN ANTONIO
SO WE’RE GETTING AFTER IT.
THE WORK WILL ALSO INCLUDE
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR BICYCLISTS
AND PEDESTRIANS AND A MAJOR
OVERHAUL OF THE 1604 I
10 WEST INTERCHANGE THIS
PROJECT TO SPLIT UP INTO 5
SEGMENTS 3 OF WHICH HAVE
ALREADY
BEEN FUNDED. THOSE FIRST 3
SEGMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
COMPLETED IN
2027 TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS,
ESPECIALLY MAJOR HIGHWAY
EXPANSIONS ARE ARE VERY
COMPLEX AND.
>> THE DO TAKE YEARS TO WORK
INITIAL CONCEPTION AND.
DESIGN PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN
ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT
COME WITH BUILDING AN INITIAL
COURT STANDING IN HIS WAY.
>> AND WITH THE ADDED
CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC WILL GET
WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER SAY
WILL KING EXPLAINS THAT
CONGESTION DURING CONSTRUCTION
ISN’T THE ONLY REASON THESE
PLANS
ARE CONTROVERSIAL.
>> WHAT THE LOOP, 1604 NORTH
PROJECT WILL EXPAND THE ROADWAY
THROUGH SOME OF THE FASTEST
GROWING PARTS OF THE REGION.
ADVOCATES SAY THAT SEEM LAND IS
SOME OF THE MOST
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE IN
OUR AREA.
>> THAT SEGMENT THAT THEY’RE
TALKING ABOUT FROM 35 TO 16
GOES RIGHT THROUGH THE CENTER
FOR RETURNS AND. AND
THAT’S EXACTLY.
>> WE DID NOT WANT THE
DEVELOPMENT. BUT PERVERSELY
COUNTS FOR SO MUCH
OF OUR THAT ARE BEEN
DEVELOPMENT IN THE LAST 20
YEARS HAS BEEN
CONCENTRATED IT.
>> ANNALISA PEACE WITH THE
GREATER EDWARDS, AQUIFER
ALLIANCE OR GPA
SAYS ONE CONCERN IS THAT THIS
PROJECT WILL PAVE OVER 200
ACRES OF THE RECHARGE ZONE BUT
OF GREATER CONCERN TO THEM
IS THAT THE PROJECT INCLUDES
EXPANDING ACCESS RULES THEM
KNOW THAT ALONG THIS AXIS
FRIENDS.
>> THEN YOU GET A BUILD UP OF
BUSINESSES WITH HIGH HIGH
LEVELS OF
IMPERVIOUS COVER.
>> IMPERVIOUS COVER IS ANY
SURFACE THAT DOESN’T ABSORB
RAINFALL SO THAT WATER HAS TO
RUN OFF.
>> THE WORRY WITH HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION IS WHATEVER IS
PICKED UP BY THAT RUNOFF IT
COULD END UP IN THE OPERA.
>> WE’RE TALKING URBANIZATION
WHERE YOU HAVE. THE STATE COME
WITH RATS AND A ROAD WHERE
LARGE A
PARKING LOT. YOU HAVE A LOT OF
OIL BRACE A METAL FILINGS
ALL SORTS OF THINGS AND THEN
YOU ALSO HAVE A LOT OF CREDIBLE
TRASH ANY WATER QUALITY
ANALYSIS CONDUCTED
LAST YEAR TAKES THAT SAYS THE
IMPERVIOUS COVER ACROSS ALL
ZONES OF THE OPERA FOR GO UP TO
916 ACRES, AN INCREASE OF
236. THE TOTAL ACREAGE OF THE
OPERA FOR WITHIN THE PROJECT
LIMITS IS 1090.
THE AGENCY PROPOSES THAT QUOTE
A COMBINATION OF VEGETATIVE
FILTER. STRIPS
GRASSY SWALES.
>> WHAT FAULTS AND SAND FILTER
PONDS BE DESIGN AS THE
PERMANENT WATER QUALITY
CONTROLS FOR THE LOOP, 1604 I
10 PROJECT OTHER ADVOCATES HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT AIR QUALITY
SCOGGIN IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE TEXAS PUBLIC INTEREST
RESEARCH GROUP OR TECH SPURT
IT’S A PUBLIC INTEREST IN
CONSUMER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION
THE LOCALIZED AIR POLLUTION IS.
>> EQUALLY PART OF THE PROBLEM
IN COMMUNITIES THAT LIVE ALONG
THE HIGHWAYS WHETHER THEY BE AN
EXTENSION PROJECT OR
JUST CURRENTLY SO FOR MORE
HEALTH IMPACTS TEXAS LEADS THE
NATION IN CARBON EMISSIONS, THE
MAJORITY OF THAT.
>> COMES FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR.
>> BEYOND CONCERNS ABOUT THE
AQUA FOR AN AIR QUALITY.
THERE’S ALSO THE DEBATE OVER
THE HISTORIC LEGACY OF
HIGHWAYS. WHAT SOME SAY IS
THERE A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT
ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
CHRISTINE DRENNON WITH TRINITY
UNIVERSITY SAYS IN SAN ANTONIO
HIGHWAYS HAVE SERVED
AS BARRIERS CUTTING OFF THE
EAST AND WEST SIDES
FROM DOWNTOWN.
>> NOW THEY ARE ACTUALLY
PHYSICAL BARRIERS THAT THEY CUT
IT MADE IT VERY HARD
TO OVERCOME. AND SO SICK,
SOCIALLY ALSO THESE PLACES GET
CUT OFF. AND THE REMAINS.
>> THEN THERE’S THE QUESTION OF
WHETHER HIGHWAY EXPANSION
ADEQUATELY SOLVES THE ISSUE
IT’S MEANT
TO ADDRESS ALLISON WAS THAT KEY
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM MANAGER
WITH THE ALAMO AREA
METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION SAYS EXPANDING
HIGHWAYS CAN EASE CONGESTION AT
LEAST TEMPORARILY.
>> BUT GENERALLY.
HIGHWAY PROJECTS AND
AND YOU SEE
THE MAN SO ONCE THE PROJECT IS
IF PEOPLE SEE THAT THERE IS
SOME NEWS EASE THE BLOW ON THAT
ROADWAY AND IT MIGHT BRING MORE
PEOPLE PARALLEL STREETS.
>> SCOGGIN
AGREES SOMEWHAT. HE SAYS IT’S A
MATTER IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY
WILL COME.
>> WHAT WE KNOW FOR SURE
IS THAT WHEN WE EXPAND HIGHWAYS
AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT LIKE 1604
LIKE I 35 THAT CONGESTION
GETS WORSE
EVERY TIME.
>> LEON VALLEY MAYOR CHRIS
RILEY ASKED TEX DOT ABOUT THAT
VERY ISSUE AT A RECENT MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD OF THE ALAMO AREA MPO SO
ADDING LANES SOLVES CONGESTION.
I JUST LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE. WELL TIMES I HEAR IT DOESN’T. IF YOU ADD A LANE
THEY’RE JUST GOING TO COME TO
IT BUT IT’S
SEEMS LIKE THAT’S WHAT WE’RE
DOING CONSISTENTLY OVER THE.
IT TAKES THAT’S CLAYTON RIPS RESPONDED EASTER TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
DIRECTOR FOR THE SAN ANTONIO
DISTRICT. HE SAYS THE ANSWER TO
THE QUESTION IS HARD TO
MEASURE. BUT DRIVERS WANT WAYS
TO GET AROUND CONGESTION AND
UNTIL THAT THE MAIN CHANGES THE
BEST WAY TO EASE THAT
CONGESTION BY ADDING MORE LANES
WE UNDERSTAND THERE’S A DEMAND
STILL 4. YOU KNOW VEHICLE AND
PEOPLE WANTED TO GET PLACES AND
SO WE’RE CONTINUE TO TRY TO
PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY UNTIL
A BETTER SOLUTION. IT’S AND SO
THAT SORT YOU KNOW KIND OF THE
QUESTION BACK IS REALLY WHAT
WHAT IS THE OTHER SOLUTION.
YOU HEARD TECH STOCKS SPEAKING
AT A MEETING FROM MID SEPTEMBER
RIGHT THERE. BUT THE AGENCY
DECLINED AN INTERVIEW WITH US
FOR
THIS EPISODE.
>> THEY DID SEND A WRITTEN
STATEMENT THAT READ IN PART
DURING THE PLANNING STAGES OF
ANY MAJOR EXPANSION PROJECT
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ARE
CONDUCTED TEX DOT ALSO SAID
QUOTE STUDY SHOW THAT EXPANDING
HIGHWAYS DOES IN FACT ADDRESS
CONGESTION WE REMAIN COMMITTED
TO ADDRESSING CONGESTION ACROSS
THE STATE ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
WHERE THE POPULATION IS GROWING
SO RAPIDLY NOW.
>> SO WHAT’S THE SOLUTION TO
ALREADY CONGESTED HIGHWAYS IN A
COUNTY THAT ONLY
KEEPS GROWING. ADVOCATES WE
TALKED TO SAY IT’S ABOUT HAVING
OPTIONS AND IF WE WANT TO
CHANGE THE WAY WE GET AROUND
THAT CHANGE NEEDS TO HAPPEN
NOW.
>> WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT WHEN WE
GIVE PEOPLE OTHER OPTIONS.
THEY WILL USE IT
AND SO WE DO NEED TO EDUCATE
AND CHANGE OUR CULTURE
FIRST, WE NEED TO HAVE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT
WORKS FOR JOHN Q PUBLIC OPTIONS
THAT’S WHAT SCOGGIN BELIEVES
COULD IMPROVE OUR AIR QUALITY
OUR HEALTH AND THE WAY WE GET
AROUND MORE WALKABLE CITIES
MORE BIKE LANES AND MORE BUSES
WHICH JUST.
>> PLANO MAP BUT IF YOU PUT
PEOPLE IN A BUS YOU’RE GOING TO
HAVE LESS PEOPLE
IN CARS AND LESS TRAFFIC AND
LESS CONGESTION LAZOWSKI SAYS
SHE BELIEVES HIGHWAYS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IN THE
FUTURE, BUT SHE AGREES THAT
ACCOMMODATING OUR RAPIDLY
GROWING CITY WILL REQUIRE MORE
THAN JUST HIGHWAY CREATION AND
EXPANSION WE ARE GOING TO NEED
TO GET.
>> ABOUT ANOTHER ALMOST A
MILLION PEOPLE AROUND HERE IN
THE NEXT 3 DECADES. I’M USING
ESSENTIALLY THE SAME NETWORK I
WAS AT THAT MEETING AND SO.
>> THERE ARE.
>> THERE’S GOING TO BE THE
CHALLENGE IS AN FROM YOU IN THE
MAJORS AND UNITY. IT’S
YOU THAT THE GREEN AND IT
SHOULD BE.
>> SCOGGIN ADMITS IT’S
CHALLENGING FOR TEXANS TO STOP
RELYING ON THEIR CARS,
ESPECIALLY IN A STATE THAT
FOCUSES ON BUILDING BIGGER AND
BETTER HIGHWAYS. THERE’S JUST
SOME STIGMA THAT WE CAN’T SEEM
TO GET OVER. BUT THE TRUTH OF
THE MATTER IS THAT BUSES WORK
AND THEY WORK
RATE WHEN THE ROUTES ARE WHERE
PEOPLE NEED THEM TO PAY I WOULD
DEFINITELY USE UTILIZE IT TRAIN
SYSTEM.
>> RAIL SYSTEM. NOT SO
MUCH BUSES. I DON’T
THINK THAT WOULD USE A BUS I’VE
HEARD RUMORS THAT THEY’RE GOING
TO SOME FAST BULLET TRAIN FROM.
>> WHERE HOUSTON TOO.
ANTONIO TO DALLAS, NOT LIKE
TRIANGLE I’M ALL FOR THAT EVEN
IN THE CITY, SO WHAT PEOPLE ARE
READY FOR OPTIONS. SCOGGIN SAYS
WE HAVE TO MAKE THE CHANGE NOW.
>> IF WE CONTINUE WITH PROJECTS
LIKE THIS.
WE WON’T BE ABLE TO CHANGE
ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE JUST
WON’T BE ENOUGH OPTIONS FOR
PEOPLE TO GET A WRAP.
>> AND ALSO SAYS THAT SHE
BELIEVES IN CREATING MORE
WALKABLE CITIES AND FOR SAN
ANTONIO, SHE SAYS THE PLANS
MUST BECOME A DOUBLE WITH
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> WE HAVE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS
THAT ARE ON THE LOTS AND THEN I
WRITE ABOUT AND THAT
REALLY COULD HOWEVER A REALLY
HIGH POPULATIONS IN A VERY NEW
WAYS OF LIVING THAT
MOST OF US ARE NOT USED TO BUT
A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
MOVING IN ARE MORE THAN
THE U.S.. SO WHAT’S THE
DIFFERENCE IN COST FOR CREATING
MULTI LITTLE STREETS FOR SAYS
EXPANDING OR BUILDING MORE
HIGHWAYS WERE TALKING ABOUT
BEING SUMS EITHER WAY
WE GO.
>> BUT WHAT WE KNOW IS OUR BUCK
GOES A LOT FURTHER WE GET A LOT
MORE BANG WERE INVESTED IN
THESE SMALLER SOLUTIONS.
>> AT SCALE SOMEHOW THIS CHANGE
HAPPEN SCOGGIN BELIEVES THERE
NEEDS TO BE MORE
AWARENESS FRANKLY. WE’RE IN
FULL TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE MINE
TO DO A BETTER JOB OF EDUCATING
EVERYONE IN CITIES ACROSS THE
STATE ABOUT.
>> HOW THESE PROJECTS ARE GOING
TO IMPACT THEM ONE WAY TO GET
MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED ALLOWING
MORE TIME FOR FEEDBACK FROM YOU
WOULD BE.
WOULD BE. >> SCOTT KING SAYS TEX DOT’S PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD NEEDS TO
BE EXTENDED WE’RE BACK IN AND
HAVE A MORE ROBUST PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS LONGER THAN
THE 30 DAY MINIMUM WHERE YOU’RE
REALLY TRYING TO LISTEN TO THE
COMMUNITY AS OPPOSED TO JUST
RUBBER STAMPING A PROJECT THAT
YOU THINK IS WHAT NEEDS TO
BE DONE WHILE THE
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN CALLS FOR
TEARING DOWN SOME HIGHWAYS
DRENNAN DOESN’T THINK THAT’S
THE SOLUTION THE PRICE OF THE
HOUSE AND I NEVER IT’S THE
WAY OUT.
>> ALL RIGHT, IT’S GOING TO
BECOME MORE DESIRABLE PRICES
GOING TO GO WAY UP A LOT OF US
WILL THEN THE FIRST OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WON’T BE ABLE TO GET ANY MORE THIS IS HAPPENING
AROUND THE COUNTRY DESPITE
THERE NOT BEING ONE CLEAR
SOLUTION PEOPLE WE SPOKE WITH
WERE HAPPY THAT WE’RE LEAST
TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE
OF TRANSPORTATION WILL LOOK
LIKE THEY THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE
READY. OTHER WAYS.
>> GET AROUND I AM
HEARTENED BY THAT I THINK
PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP I HERE IN
SAN ANTONIO. PERHAPS WE DO HAVE A COUPLE LITTLE TOO LATE FOR HIS
1604 PROJECT.
>> AND WE’LL KEEP FOLLOWING
THESE DISCUSSIONS AND THE
EXPANSION PLANS THAT ARE
ALREADY IN THE WORKS.
THANKS FOR WATCHING THIS
EPISODE OF KSAT EXPLAINS I’M
MYRA ARTHUR. WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT
TIME.