Prop Q is Project Connect 2.0. Tapping into the visceral need to fix a real problem in Austin (public transit for Prop B, homelessness for Prop Q). Project Connect was sold to taxpayers for $5B. Then right when they started digging they decided they needed another $10B on top of the $5B they got from the taxpayers because the bedrock was too hard. I see this happening with the homeless situation because there aren’t any viable alternatives in place. A lot of the Prop Q money will be spent on consultants being paid millions to review projects and say whether or not they could work.
Don’t be a sucker. I want to address the homelessness issue here in Austin too, but the way Project Connect turned out should be a huge red flag for everyone regarding how city leadership on both sides does business. We can’t even get a direct train line to the airport when that should be one of the main priorities. This city can’t even bring back the damn Airport Flyer bus!!