tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857986220109964085.post5924151935365852875..comments2023-10-13T19:42:07.764-07:00Comments on Spherical Model: Perry--Not Totally Honored in His Own TexasSpherical Modelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03075073544063199778noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857986220109964085.post-71442692211555316032011-06-23T16:59:01.871-07:002011-06-23T16:59:01.871-07:00The one place I have always disagreed with other c...The one place I have always disagreed with other conservatives who complain about Governor Perry is his trans-Texas corridor idea. I went to school for urban planning and specialized, where I could, in transportation planning. I admired the well planned idea of using the existing interstate system in Texas, and expanding it to meet Texas' transportation and shipping needs far into the future. The reason it failed was because of the large rancher lobby, because they had money and were able to misinform the urban and suburban public better than Perry was able to market the benefits of the plan. It essentially linked the major urban centers in Texas, through the current highway system, by providing three to four lanes of traffic in each direction. Anyone who has traveled on I-10 between San Antonio and Houston, I-45 between Houston and Dallas, or I-35 between San Antonio and Fort Worth could see the benefit of a couple more lanes in each direction. Then, to provide for more commercial shipping without further straining the vehicular capacity of the roads the plan was to provide two to four mid to high speed rail lines in the center median of the freeway. The only downside to this plan was that it would essentially double the right of way necessary compared to doing nothing to combat the traffic problems currently plaguing the corridors.Political Spherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096195054134542440noreply@blogger.com