Houston vs. Dallas (Abbott: cross country, democrats, alternate)

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by kdogg817

Lol will see how much you like it when other states steal commerce from Texas because they have direct access to Mexico.

They won't be stealing from Houston.
The port expansion and highway improvements have only spurred growth. Walmart and Home Depot are just two examples of growth related to these expansions.

Dallas may fear losses, but we are gaining. Memphis and Indianapolis may gain too, but do what? Houston is gaining too

[SouthernBoy205]

The Dallas people are starting to act like the Atlanta posters and that's NOT a good thing.

[Jack Lance]

Originally Posted by kdogg817

I 69 benefits Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, and Canada more than it does Texas because it gives them direct access to Mexico. Memphis followed by Indianapolis will probably gain the most from such a highway being built. Memphis will virtually operate like Dallas does on the I 35 corridor. In essence, all Texas will be doing is strengthening other cities and states commerce and infrastructure IMO by basically giving them a direct access to Mexico.

This thinking is wrong on so many levels. Did I-35 merely benefit Oklahoma and Kansas and so on ? You are desperately grabbing at straws trying to reason why this Interstate is not good for Texas. It is great for Texas, it will allow products destined for export to get to port quicker. It will allow Brownsville and McAllen to become larger ports of Entry, and take some of the load off Laredo. It will be great for Corpus Christi, and it will link the two biggest export ports in Texas, Laredo and Houston not to mention all the East Texas towns along present day US 59.

Allowing goods and services to flow more freely across state lines is what the Interstate system was designed to do. There may be some cities that benefit more than others , but in the end we will all be better off, with more commerce and more tax revenue generated for all the states involved. I can't believe you would want to be a stick in the mud on this. Like Lee Iococca used to say , lead, follow, or get out of the way.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by SouthernBoy205

The Dallas people are starting to act like the Atlanta posters and that's NOT a good thing.

Dallas posters are just fearing the idea of the 69 corridor booming like the 35 corridor has.

Fearing some healthy competition Dallas?

[Exult.Q36]

Originally Posted by SouthernBoy205

The Dallas people are starting to act like the Atlanta posters and that's NOT a good thing.

So what does that make the Houston posters? Angels

[SouthernBoy205]

Originally Posted by kdogg817

So what does that make the Houston posters? Angels

They are not as bad as the Dallas people.

[Exult.Q36]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

Dallas posters are just fearing the idea of the 69 corridor booming like the 35 corridor has.

Fearing some healthy competition Dallas?

Please your just jealous because your town is not a part of the booming I 35 corridor. I 69 will be built but it will never compete with the I 35 corridor.

[SouthernBoy205]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

Dallas posters are just fearing the idea of the 69 corridor booming like the 35 corridor has.

Fearing some healthy competition Dallas?

I don't know why. Dallas is good in its own right. Let Houston be great.

[annie_himself]

Oh my, the hostility. How can anyone put down I-69? Hwy 59 is near freeway standards most of the way. It's not even a new route, just a new name.

[First24]

Originally Posted by Trae713

Exactly. 69 would benefit the whole state. Other states have been fast tracking their 69 alignments as well. It would only help open up Texas more. 59 is built to interstate standard (or currently under construction to) in many parts of the state. 59 within the Beltway (but not inside 610 yet) already has I-69 signage.
It will get done in our lifetimes (I'm 21).

Take vitamins, drink plenty of water and exercise... The Texas portion alone for the I-69 project is valued at over $16 billion, with a B.

From an article dated Jan 22, 2013:

The prospects for a completed I-69 are falling apart not only in Indiana but also in Tennessee and possibly in other states.

As this article shows [see Citing Lack of Funds,Tennessee Calls Off $1.5 Billion Highway Project], Tennessee is done with I-69. Neither Kentucky nor Indiana have money to build the new bridge over the Ohio River, and Indiana has run out of money to complete the highway to Indianapolis. It is important to remember that many of the presumed economic benefit of I-69 are based on a completed Canada to Mexico route and, in Indiana, on a completed Evansville to Indy route. Neither route is likely to be completed any time in the near future, if ever.

Had Enough Indy ?: Guest Post - I-69 Coming Undone in Tennessee