[nsokolsky]

> has huge ongoing costs in terms of resource and energy use

TxDOT (government organization responsible for road maintenance) has a budget of $30B/year or about 10% of the total state's budget. Not that big of a deal for Texas.

[CalRobert]

Do they pay for the streets in low density suburbs or do local towns and cities? Also, water infra, electrical infra, etc.

[nsokolsky]

That figure includes every single government-owned street, AFAIK. Total infrastructure costs are higher but don't seem that much higher than in Germany?

[verall]

TxDOT does not maintain local or county roads which are a massive portion of cost in sprawl.

[jaccarmac]

To add specifics: Dallas does not cover road maintenance with its budget and must sell bonds to cover the $10b in "deferred maintenance".

https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2024/04/a-voters-guide...

[nsokolsky]

OK so what % of the GDP goes towards roads in Texas vs Germany?