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Originally Posted by GoldenBoot
Several of those subdivisions have been there for decades. Development out in the Bee Cave/Lakeway/Briarcliff/Spicewood area is nothing "new." And traffic is not a nightmare. Not by a long shot. It has, however, increased over the years. But, it is nowhere near what it is on some of Austin's inner major arteries.
I know that is your opinion, but, I LOVE it out there. Love it enough to buy several properties including my homestead. It is still beautiful...gorgeous. I'm thrilled and ecstatic to be in the Bee Cave/Lakeway area. The BCCR (and other reserves) still cover a huge swath of area out there. There is no need to expand it.
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I used to go through 71 past Beecaves quite often and it was only the last 5 to 8 years that I've seen neighboods pop up on those hills with more currently under construction as 71 drops in elevation towards the Perdenales. There were other neighboods though they were not as visible as the newer ones.
I know people love to be out there but what brought yourself as well as them there in the first place? It's no longer wide open spaces, ranches and wilderness. Instead of natural surroundings, it's turning into pocket preserves surrounded by suburbia in the hills. Its losing its charm and now you have to travel ever farther out to get to what that area of 71 used to be like 5 to 10 years ago.
Sure I know it's a pointless waste of time to complain and that's all my rant is. As I said before it was only a matter of time that the hill country around Austin became sprawl. No matter what we do in becoming dense and compact, we can't control what is built beyond the city limits. It is what it is.
As far as traffic, it was I guess 4 months ago that I was in that area around 5 p.m. and it took 45 min to get from Lakeway to Beecaves to Southwest Parkway. Just the light at 620 took 20 min to get through. Now that may be normal nowadays but I was shocked at how long it took.