Transportation Plan meeting a travesty, a complete waste of time

Here’s a shout-out to the majority of folks who live in Kyle — you didn’t fall for the bait-and-switch debacle of what was billed as a Transportation Plan presentation, but was actually nothing more than a plea to build more roads by a company who profits tremendously when new roads are built — you folks were smart enough to stay away. Hopefully, far, far away. This was a joke.

It wasn’t even a presentation. No one stood up and said "Here’s what the plan entails." Instead, about a half dozen colorful presentation boards were propped on easels in a semicircle in what I guess is the cafeteria of Fuentes Elementary School. And these boards screamed out: "It’s going to cost billions in taxpayer money to build these unnecessary soon-to-be congested roads that will, more quickly than you probably expect, cost even more billions to maintain and reconstruct as they age. This is a plan that solves absolutely nothing but will put you incredibly in debt, (although it make those of us who are advocating it a whole lot of money)."

Yes, it was not a Transportation Plan, as it was labeled to be. It was simply a roads plan. Worst fears realized.

Someone needs to step forward and proclaim "This type of antiquated, outmoded, World War II-era approach to solving transportation issues needs to be abolished immediately so we can concentrate on developing strong, sustainable neighborhoods."

When are we going to learn that the city’s goal should not be "How do we get people through and around Kyle," but, instead, "How do we get people to come and stay in Kyle, work in Kyle, play in Kyle, shop in Kyle? In short, how do we make it as convenient as possible for people — young, old and in-between, the healthy and the affirmed, ALL people — to actually live in Kyle, not simply reside here?"