I guess everybody has their own version of Jane Jacobs…

I just read this quote from Jane yesterday: As a general rule, I think 100 dwellings per acre will be found to be too low…

AURA hagiography makes M1EK surface to post comment

No further news. In case AURA succeeds in eliminating the comment; here it is for posterity: Article: https://nextcity.org/features/view/austin-yimby-movement-city-hall Comment: Very disappointing to read this hagiography…

NIMBYs: a play in five acts

Hot off the presses from its original run in the North University Neighborhood Association yahoo group, I bring you: NIMBYs: a play in five acts.

CodeNEXT was not worth the wait

This is my short and sharp reading of the CodeNEXT ‘draft’ that came out this week. I’ve been describing it as “activist flypaper” for years…

De-endorsement of AURA

In which I do what I should have done a while ago. AURA is not worth your membership or your support.