CMT would reach 90% of Homes And 90% of Jobs.
Percentage of All Possible Home to Work Trips = .90 x .90 = .81 or 81% for CMT
UR would reach 9% of Homes and 20% of Jobs.
Percentage of All Possible Home to Work Trips = .09 x .20 = .018 or 1.8% for UR
Only 72,000, or 9%, of Austin pop lives within half mile of the proposed urban rail line
Compare CMT to UR
Annual figures are to finance capital costs and rents. If we finance 17 billion over 30 years, at 7%, it would be $ 135 million a year.
CMT annual capital cost include rental subsidy for 30 child care facilities at transit hubs. Residents of every neighborhood would be able to combine tasks on one transit trip. Return from work + day care pickup + grocery shopping
Can we create Density with CMT ? Here’s How :
High density TODS at TCs - Part 1
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Pick shopping center with Grocery Store
Add day care by renting a store front,
Add waiting room for vans by renting a store front