Friday, April 11, 2014

Critique on Lauren's Blog "It Matters" on the post "Tolls and Rage"

I think this post is kind of a fun topic really, though not necessarily fun for the people that have to deal with toll roads. I've been all over the U.S in the places that I've lived in, but I haven't been in Texas for long. So far, I've been able to diagnose a few things about the toll roads here:

1. They're inconveniently placed (Either they're in a direction that nobody is going, or they funnel cars to such a degree that they create traffic).

2. They're not priced high enough (A whole dollar to go on the toll road? The problem with having such a low price is the fact that people are less likely to pay because there's no financial ramifications).

3. There aren't enough to justify the roads or a pass (I know of two toll roads, as I've only been here for a few months, the 183A and the 45. I have also heard of getting a pass which allows a person to travel the toll roads unlimited amount of times for x amount per month).


For these reasons, I agree with Lauren. The toll roads here are not executed in a logical, or fiscally responsible, way. It is possible to fix the situation by addressing any one, preferably all three, of my reasons. In this way the Austin toll road system may still be salvaged.

http://realtreecamo.blogspot.com/2014/04/health-care-critique.html

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