Why is the Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA) focused on downtown congestion when Austins most serious congestion problem is our regional roadways, i.e., IH 35, MoPAC, Loop 360, etc.?
RECA offered DAPR as a possible solution for downtown Austin’s congestion caused by choked intersections surrounding the CBD and a lack of adequate parking downtown because this is a problem that no one else is talking about – how to get in and out of downtown Austin in a reasonable time frame. Clearly, regional congestion is our region’s top priority. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) and the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) are all working to address these problems. They are being supported by Take on Traffic, the Capital Area Transportation Coalition (CATC) and other business groups, including RECA. RECA agrees that implementing broad, regional, immediate solutions for Central Texas congestion is our top priority, but it’s not our only priority. DAPR’s affordability and its flexibility provide elected officials with another tool to use as they seek to solve downtown congestion issues and compl
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