A billboard for a highway
I spotted this in Midtown recently.
There’s a lot to say about the Trans-Texas Corridor. Much of it has been said in our forums and in the many anti-TTC websites (Texas Toll Party, Corridor Watch). This is a huge project that will have huge impacts on Texas, and I cannot do the topic justice in a post.
But I will note this:
- The “less traffic” they’re referring to isn’t morning commuters, since the TTC avoids urban areas. In other words, there may be less traffic on your way to Dallas, but not on your way to work.
- The “faster emergency evacuations” help you only once you get as far as the TTC, which will be far inland northwest of Houston.
- Construction jobs are a stupid justification for any government program, especially when the construction industry is booming.
- Unlike to the small print on the billboard says, this in not a “public service announcement.” It’s an ad for a controversial program being pushed through by the governor. Somehow, I don’t think Clear Channel is posting this out of the goodness of their hearts.
(Obvious) lesson of the day: don’t get your transportation information from billboards.