[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?