Isn’t that what metropolitan planning organizations are for?
So would this prevent TxDOT from refusing to disclose locations because of “competitive” reasons?
80(R) HB 1857 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Sec. 201.620. COOPERATIVE PLANNING WITH COUNTIES. (a) The department and a county with a population of 750,000 or less may enter into an agreement for the purpose of identifying future transportation corridors within the county. The corridors identified in the agreement must be derived from existing transportation plans adopted by the department or commission, the county, or a metropolitan planning organization.
(b) The department shall publish in the Texas Register and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county with whom the department has entered into an agreement under Subsection (a) a notice that copies of the agreement and all plans referred to by the agreement are available at one or more designated department offices.
But wasn’t TxDOT withholding the information solely to ensure that people didn’t rush out to buy land hoping to sell it to the state for corridor use?
FYI: I’m not against improving traffic on I-35. I just think that the state managed to pick the worst way to go about it. When it looks like the state is going to subside risk and pay to ensure that a private company makes money regardless of performance, something is wrong.
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