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#1 2012-03-26 10:27:12

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Critics say Austin's light rail takes the wrong route

A Statesman article quotes critics such as Lyndon Henry and Mike Dahmus who say that the planned light rail route for Austin is a mistake, missing its population centers.

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/som … 61106.html

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#2 2012-03-26 11:46:50

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Re: Critics say Austin's light rail takes the wrong route

I am glad the Statesman —even if in Wear's column— gives at least a couple of lines to sensible criticism. A pity it calls them naysayers.
But, most probably, our cotton-stuffed-ears leaders will keep course undisturbed.

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