Month: December 2005
Why Krusee Supported Rail, Part One
Austin
Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want
Funding of Transportation
I Told You So
Republicans Hate Poor People
Republicans Hate The Environment
Texas Republicans Hate Cities
Transit in Austin
Krusee got a great deal for his constituents by forcing Austin to can light rail in favor of commuter rail. Here's the first bite...
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Choice is never bad
Microsoft killed choice, and the DoJ let them do it. What would we have had by now? Don't know, but it would have surely been…
TXDOT and the Outer Loop and Sticking It To The Hippies
Austin
Driving in Austin
Republicans Hate Poor People
Republicans Hate Public Transportation
Republicans Hate The Environment
Texas Republicans Hate Cities
Why does TXDOT use "SH 45 N" and "SH 45 S" if they don't still plan to finish the Outer Loop?
Sprawl isn’t the result of the free market
Sprawl isn't the result of the 'free market'; it's the result of a tightly constraining regulatory regime.
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Unintended Consequences of Irresponsible Zoning
Why are there so many rental houses full of students in Austin compared to other college towns?
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More on Yesterday’s Whiff
Austin
Bicycle Commuting
Bicycling in Austin
I Told You So
The Shoal Creek Debacle
Urban Design
When Neighborhoods Go Bad
McCracken asserts need for more study.
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Council Whiffs Again On Shoal Creek
Austin
Bicycle Commuting
Bicycling in Austin
I Told You So
The Shoal Creek Debacle
Urban Design
When Neighborhoods Go Bad
Council has a chance to choose; but wimps out and defaults into more paralysis.
Why The Drag Sucks
Austin
Economics
Transit in Austin
Urban Design
Walking in Austin (Pedestrian Issues)
When Neighborhoods Go Bad
The Drag continues to suck. But the reason is not what you think it is.