Caption Contest: TxDOT’s Shiny Happy People Sucking in Highway Exhaust

1:54 PM PST on January 22, 2016

Caption this rendering! Source: TxDOT — Your caption here. Source: TxDOT

This rendering of State Highway 45 Southwest in Austin -- one of 12 highway boondoggles singled out by U.S. PIRG and the Frontier Group this year -- inspired some mockery on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/ahow628/status/690263672711610368

@StreetsblogNet @uspirg "Just gonna go walk the dog out by the highway, honey!" — Parker (@EnergyWarning) January 21, 2016

And that got us thinking... Caption contest! Give us your entry in the comments and we'll choose a winner.

As an aside, it seems like slapping a ped/bike path next to a highway is a real trend these days, even though no one really wants to walk or bike a few feet away from noisy traffic moving at 65 mph. This path is a clear example of greenwashing by a state agency that wants to show people it's "multi-modal" without making any meaningful shift in values or priorities.

Angie Schmitt

Caption Contest: TxDOT’s Shiny Happy People Sucking in Highway Exhaust

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