Urban Design – Page 10 – M1EK's Bake-Sale of Bile

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Sprawl is rarely the result of the free market

Urban Design

Houston's sprawl is forced by regulation just like most other places - it's just not called zoning.

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Statesman clueless about urban development

Austin Republicans Hate Public Transportation Subsidies to Suburban Sprawl Texas Republicans Hate Cities Urban Design Walking in Austin (Pedestrian Issues)

Statesman whiffs on definition of "urban", "central-city".

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We Don’t Need A New Library (Yet)

Austin Urban Design Walking in Austin (Pedestrian Issues)

The new library bond is a bad idea - for now.

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Truly iconic businesses will find a new lease

Austin Economics Urban Design

Tambaleo is iconic? Not compared to the Electric Lounge...

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Somebody Finally Gets It

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want I Told You So Rapid Bus Ain't Rapid Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Transportation Urban Design

Two folks finally stand up to Capital Metro for the interests of Austin. Is it already too late, though?

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Chronicle remains credulous

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want I Told You So Rapid Bus Ain't Rapid Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Subsidies to Suburban Sprawl Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Transportation Urban Design Use Cases

Somebody forgot about the minor 'density nodes' called UT, the Capitol, and downtown.

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Hand-holding consensus exercises play into the hands of the Bad Guys

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want I Told You So Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Transportation Urban Design When Neighborhoods Go Bad

The Bad Guys win in Austin because they pretend to solicit public input, while the Good Guys actually listen to it.

Mike Krusee monkeysystemslinks public input charades

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Think Like A Passenger

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want I Told You So Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Transportation Urban Design Use Cases

Streetcar workshop shows why transit planning shouldn't be a democratic process.

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MetroRapid: Part One

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want Funding of Transportation I Told You So metablog Rapid Bus Ain't Rapid Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Transportation Urban Design

Let's see how other cities do with so-called "Rapid" Bus.

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“People don’t want density”

Urban Design Walking in Austin (Pedestrian Issues)

"Most people don't like density" because the supposed density they lived in was suburban apartment crap.

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