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    And despite the extra lanes, it’s still gridlocked. Maybe they need just one more lane…

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      “I SWEAR BRO JUST ONE MORE LANE, ONE MORE LANE WILL BE ENOUGH!!!”

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        I e moved out of Houston but if i recall correctly they also removed the rail line that was adjacent to this highway for the expansion.

        There was a killer hamburger place off like Gessner that i still miss.

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          An old railway running along the north side of the freeway was demolished in 2002 in preparation for construction which began in 2004.

          Form the wiki article linked above

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          Is Houston aware that some cities pay hundreds of millions of dollars to install a rail line to address this exact problem?

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            Disused rail lines are a RoW life raft for American cities. I cycle in a very hilly area and rail trails and trails along waterways have nicely mild grades compared to the rest of the state. Electric trams could easily co-exist with a cycle path next to them. I just hope we’re smart enough to recognize these chunks of land as a gift from the past and not give them up or develop them inappropriately (aka freeway expansions)

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            Well that stretch of highway is called the “energy corridor” and all the big oil companies have their headquarters there… bp, chevron, conoco, etc.

            So to answer your question: No. they seem unaware.