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Then you've instead created sprawl which has huge ongoing costs in terms of resource and energy use, as well as disconnecting people and communities.
by nerdbert 2y ago
Then you've instead created sprawl which has huge ongoing costs in terms of resource and energy use, as well as disconnecting people and communities.
- nsokolsky 2y ago> has huge ongoing costs in terms of resource and energy use TxDOT (government organization responsible for road maintenance) has a budget of $30B/year or about 10% of the total state's budget. Not that big of a deal for Texas.
- CalRobert 2y agoDo they pay for the streets in low density suburbs or do local towns and cities? Also, water infra, electrical infra, etc.
- nsokolsky 2y agoThat figure includes every single government-owned street, AFAIK. Total infrastructure costs are higher but don't seem that much higher than in Germany?
- verall 2y agoTxDOT does not maintain local or county roads which are a massive portion of cost in sprawl.
- jaccarmac 2y agoTo add specifics: Dallas does not cover road maintenance with its budget and must sell bonds to cover the $10b in "deferred maintenance". https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2024/04/a-voters-guide-to-the-2024-dallas-bond-package/ https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2024/04/a-voters-guide...
- nsokolsky 2y agoOK so what % of the GDP goes towards roads in Texas vs Germany?