Category: Austin

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Northcross is NOT “in a residential neighborhood”

Austin When Neighborhoods Go Bad
This particular talking point is very convincing. Too bad it's not true.
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Why frontage roads are bad for transit

Austin Driving in Austin I Told You So Subsidies to Suburban Sprawl Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transportation Urban Design Walking in Austin (Pedestrian Issues)
Background on "why transit service on frontage roads is impossible to do well" - two examples from Austin
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Why I’m Rooting For Wal-Mart

Austin Urban Design When Neighborhoods Go Bad
Wal-Mart, Northcross neighbors both bad guys. I choose Wal-Mart.
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A Modest Proposal For Northcross

Austin
Everybody wins!
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Rapid bus (and streetcar) aren’t interim steps

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
Building rapid bus and streetcar is a step AWAY from good urban transit, not a step towards it.
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Wal-Marts on freeways: bad idea

Austin Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Transportation Urban Design
Putting a big box on city arterials is actually BETTER for us than sticking it on a frontage road.
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When will I learn?

Austin Bicycle Commuting Bicycling in Austin I Told You So Transportation
Core of Austin cyclists still impervious to reason about stop signs and red lights
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Streetcar isn’t a step in the right direction

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
You can't turn streetcar into light rail later on; don't buy the fluffery.
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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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Red light cameras: Unjustified hate

Austin Driving in Austin Transportation
Red light cameras aren't, in fact, the worst thing since unsliced bread.
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