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Car-centric Austin is building transit. Will anyone ride it?

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By Tina Bellon AUSTIN - In 2019, Diane Guerra and her husband moved out of their two-bedroom apartment in trendy East Austin to buy a house in one of the city's booming northern suburbs. The move doubled their commutes - hers to 40 minutes, his to 30 - but they have no regrets. "We simply couldn't afford any of the larger houses in the city," said Guerra, a 35-year-old executive

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Car-centric Austin is building transit. Will anyone ride it?

In 2019, Diane Guerra and her husband moved out of their two-bedroom apartment in trendy East Austin to buy a house in one of the city's booming northern suburbs. To lure drivers out of their vehicles, Austin is pushing light rail and electric buses. The Biden administration and Democrats in Washington, meanwhile, are proposing spending billions on public transit across the country to create construction jobs and fight global warming.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Car-centric Austin is building transit. Will anyone ride it?

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Car-centric Austin is building transit. Will anyone ride it?

October 19, 2021By Tina BellonAUSTIN (Reuters) – In 2019, Diane Guerra and her husband moved out of their two-bedroom apartment in trendy East Austin to buy a house in one of the city’s booming northern suburbs. The move doubled their commutes – hers to 40 minutes, his to 30 – but they have no regrets.“We simply couldn’t afford any of the larger houses in the city,” said Guerra, a 35-year-old executive assistant. Like three in four Austinite…

3 years ago·San Diego, United States

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Car-centric Austin is building transit. Will anyone ride it?

To lure drivers out of their vehicles, Austin is pushing light rail and electric buses. But convincing Americans who live outside dense coastal cities to give up their cars won't be easy

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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