Travis County Commissioners Court
March 27, 2007
Item 36
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36. Consider and take appropriate action on request to join alliance for public transportation.
>> ...affordability and -- economic foarnlt and the environment. We have had a transit authority in existence 22 years, a billion, $700 million later. Do we think there's anybody in this community that doesn't understand we have a public transportation department and that you can get out and use it if you want? Now, the unfortunate thing is that vehicle miles traveled in our community from home to work is the greatest amount, two percent of usage in this community. Everybody on this court could take...
>> ...here? Is there anybody -- I wish we would have this h. The 50 people in here when we had 50 or 60 people I think we would see the same thing. Why in the world would we put $11,000 in this pot? To do what? To tell people -- I think that this can be pretty closely aligned with something whenever we get into talk being our parking. Talking about our parking. I think this would be the most ridiculous thing to spend $11,000 on education of public transportation or that we have it. We have the authority. Capital metro this year, they gave $144 million. My god, why do they need the city's 46,000, our 11,000? I mean, this is just -- maybe it will make somebody feel good, but I just -- I think that this is a ridiculous use of public money being
>> mr. Fernandez was here. Let's give him the opportunity to come back next week and give his presentation. Try to let him know exactly what time.
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