Conservative activists hope the plank condemning 'road diets' ensures Gov. Greg Abbott and J. Bruce Bugg Jr. can't back down on Broadway.
, released Wednesday, calls for the party to oppose “anti-car measures,” including ‘road diet’ mandates designed to shrink auto capacity and/or intentionally clog vehicle lanes to force deference to pedestrian, bike, and mass transit options.”
“It may be true [that the lane reductions on Broadway are allowed after the election] because Abbott’s pretty weak,” said Hall. “But I can tell you, we did get a plank in the [GOP] platform that will make it very hard for the governor to back away from his stance on this.”Across the state, Hall said her group of activists have leaned on a good relationship with the Texas Department of Transportation and J. Bruce Bugg Jr.
Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Months after TxDOT sent letters to San Antonio and Alamo Heights demanding they scrap plans for the lane closures, both the activists who oppose the lane reductions and the developers who want Broadway revamped remain cautiously optimistic that the governor and Bugg will side with them after the election.
“It’s almost congested at peak times, like travel to work in the morning and travel home in the evenings,” said Dixon.Nick Wagner / San Antonio Reportalso found Bugg to be receptive when they tried to stop a similar project in that Hill Country city. “When this first cropped up, my positive outlook was that … we get past November and things will shake out and we’ll continue to move forward,” said Wolff, a member of the AAMPO’s Transportation Policy Board. “As time has dragged on, and more fights have happened … that just makes feelings harder, so I’m worried about even after the elections.”
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