Palmer Events Center
Reinvent & Expand Transit
RECEIVED Fri., Oct. 25, 2019
Dear Editor,
For carless students like myself, long bus rides in bumper-to-bumper traffic wastes time that we could otherwise spend in study groups, at office hours, or participating in extracurricular activities. It’s clear that Austin has too many cars on the road, and still, our city’s population is expected to double by 2040. It’s time we stopped trying to fit more vehicles on our roads and started thinking about how we can more efficiently move people from place to place.
Cap Metro’s Project Connect, a comprehensive plan that aims to reinvent and expand transportation in Austin, is a great place to start. By adding new buses, bus lanes, routes, and railways, Transit for Austin can build us the convenient, affordable, and efficient public transportation system that our city needs.
For carless students like myself, long bus rides in bumper-to-bumper traffic wastes time that we could otherwise spend in study groups, at office hours, or participating in extracurricular activities. It’s clear that Austin has too many cars on the road, and still, our city’s population is expected to double by 2040. It’s time we stopped trying to fit more vehicles on our roads and started thinking about how we can more efficiently move people from place to place.
Cap Metro’s Project Connect, a comprehensive plan that aims to reinvent and expand transportation in Austin, is a great place to start. By adding new buses, bus lanes, routes, and railways, Transit for Austin can build us the convenient, affordable, and efficient public transportation system that our city needs.
Sincerely,
Sofia Chapa
Sofia Chapa
