Proponents hope that a completed rail system will revolutionize the state’s approach to transportation and pave the way for similar projects across the nation
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Emily Beyda
Emily Beyda is a novelist and journalist, whose work has appeared in The Austin Chronicle, The Believer, Forbes and Refinery29. For Built, she writes about issues of environmentalism and innovation in the construction industry.
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