Month: January 2007

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Nobody talks about Austin rail like this…

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want I Told You So metablog Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Transportation Urban Design Walking in Austin (Pedestrian Issues)
Aerial of various rail routes downtown
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Ironystorm 2007

Austin Personal
Contrary to what Sal Costello’s band of merry anti-tollers alleges, healing pills SH45 and SH130, viagra order as tollways, purchase were always supposed to get…
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SH45 and SH130 were ALWAYS in the plan

Austin Driving in Austin Funding of Transportation Transportation
Mayor Watson didn't "re-allocate" freeway money to SH45,130 tollways; they were ALWAYS supposed to be receiving those funds.
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Neil Abercrombie: Hero

Politics (Outside Austin)
I own and drive a Prius. I love the thing. I’m constantly defending it from FUD. But there’s a difference between defending something you like…
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Higher minimum wage

Economics
Anectdote about higher minimum wage helping, rather than hurting, business
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Why Plug-In Hybrids Are Nowhere Near Ready

Technology
Extracted from another blog for posterity: why plug-in hybrids aren't as ready as fans claim. From a guy who loves his hybrid.
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McDorms happened because idiots restricted apartments

Austin I Told You So When Neighborhoods Go Bad
Austin Contrarian adds an additional good point to the argument that neighborhoods created the McDorm phenomena themselves.
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