AUSTIN, Texas -- A review shows that voters who lived near a proposed 9.5-mile rail line in central Texas were more likely to support it than those who didn't.
The measure lost 57 percent to 43 percent citywide in Austin. The Austin American-Statesman reports that the defeat of the proposal casts serious doubt on the rail's future.
John Langmore, former Capital Metro board member, made several appearances at forums to support the rail before Tuesday's election. He thinks the geographic break down is actually an argument to continue pursuing the rail in Austin.
He says it makes sense that people who don't live near the proposed line and didn't vote for it saw it nothing more than as a property tax increase.
He acknowledged the city might not have an immediate appetite to continue pursuing the project anytime soon.
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