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...complained that the city's meager public-transit system makes it harder for them to get to work. So when the Obama Administration announced the $787 billion stimulus plan earlier this year, many hoped some of that money would help fund plans like an expansion of Miami's undersized Metrorail system - especially a 10-mile northern extension that would reach into predominantly African-American and other minority communities largely cut off from downtown and other employment centers. But the project, in part because it's not considered as shovel-ready as jobs like existing highway maintenance, isn't getting...
...increase the scale or density of their holdings, to tear down or add to what is already standing, and work together to hammer out a grid of streets to replace the maddening squiggles of private, dead-end roads - a grid that Alcorn says is as important as the Metrorail in battling congestion...
...other fear: that Metrorail or not, more people will equal more car traffic. Urban-design experts like Williamson insist that adding homes reduces traffic, as long as things like mass transit, supermarkets and dry cleaners are within walking distance. "It's not so much about how many people have cars," she says. "It's about how they use them...
...near the Mall will be shut down during the festivities, and the subway system - which is likely to be overwhelmed - is encouraging passengers to carry as little as possible so left-behind items don't trigger police alerts. "On Inauguration Day," the system adds in a final indignity, "all Metrorail station restrooms will be closed for security reasons." (Luckily, the subway is setting up 146 porta-potties near its stations, and 5,000 will be located on the Mall and along the parade route...
While the Metrorail may pose little threat to Houston's status as a concrete paradise, it is a great alternative to downtown's scarce and expensive parking. A one-day Metrorail pass is just $2 (if anyone bothers to check your ticket), and several stations have their own parking lots. Of course, taking a walk in Houston means leaving the air conditioning behind. You've been warned...