3. SUMMARY

We as a community must decide between the heavy hand of a state/federal program dedicated to cars and money based on lies and flawed antique thinking OR a brighter future for our economy, our health, and our quality of life for all Austinities and ultimately for our children.

With TxDOT’s highway you get more concrete, more cars, more pollution, and more traffic deaths with absolutely no economic development, no environmental improvements, and no quality of life enhancements, i.e., ALL COST AND ABSOLUTELY NO BENEFITS.

With RECONNECT AUSTIN, we trade a hideous barrier for a beautiful boulevard for people, trees, transit, affordable housing, and social justice. Not to mention, billions of dollars of new tax base in perpetuity within this rebuilt corridor, i.e., lower cost and endless benefits.

YOU MUST CHOOSE