Proposition 1 Among AlterNet's "5 Smartest Policies Enacted by American Cities in 2010"

AlterNet has included the $90 million bond that was Proposition 1 among its 5 Smartest Policies Enacted by American Cities in 2010, noting that despite cries from a vocal minority for a package of only wider roads and more highways, we recognized that we can never build enough highways to eliminate traffic congestion and instead opted to also improve Austin's existing streets and make them more hospitable to pedestrians and bicycles.

The article includes a nice quote from our pal the Austin Contrarian about why the improvements are so important: "Most of Austin's roads outside of the central core were laid when the city was more rural than urban. No sidewalks, no bicycle lanes, no sewers, no street trees. But once rural roads now cut through major population centers."