The neighborhood guys are beating the bushes trying to whip up sentiment to counteract what they claim is purely developer opposition to the McMansion...
This makes me sick. I have an email from McGraw in my inbox to HPNA but every time i hit reply and write something it turns out evil and mean spirited...which...
Thought this was an interesting critique of the Triangle development, I haven't been there, so I don't have an opinion on it as of yet, other than that I was...
The planning process for the TOD near the Pickle research campus has started, it seems: http://www.northburnetgateway.com/ There's a survey you can take to...
Interesting. This is one of the TODs that Capital Metro said wasn't going to get service right away when they were doing thier outreach or lack thereof in 04. ...
The article really doesn't talk about "a TOD" - they're apparently just starting neighborhood planning for the area. I wouldn't expect much out of this part of...
Upon closer examination, it is the NP process. Still, my understanding is that these are much more city driven these days and the quote: "This area will be...
I think they are treating it differently. It seems as if they want to turn this into a Mueller Redevelopment...but it might be hard without folks like Jim...
... This has been theorized before. IF there was reserved-guideway transit between both campuses, it might have actually happened. But even UT's not dumb ...
Here is the Braker and Burnet UT Plan that I was talking about. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo!...
They're not thrilled with the merely moderate density proposed by hancock and eastwoods (in response to a higher-density proposal for Concordia's site). On my...
There is another meeting coming up to discuss the proposed re-zoning of the South Bank Planning Area (Barton Springs between S. Lamar and Zilker Park). If any...
I spoke to Jeff Jack for a few minutes after Monday night's Zilker neighborhood planning meeting about why he so vehemently opposes core densification. He...
Jeff Jack is basically using the same tactic the global warming deniers have shifted to - "it's a real problem but this one thing you want to do isn't big ...
I was about to say the same thing - it's like the "there's no point in the US joining Kyoto since India and China aren't members" argument. It takes a valid...
I feel that it is time to create an organized pro-density group in Austin to help balance out the aparrent over-control that many of the neighborhood...
I think its a great idea. You should probably develop a strategy for getting people who understand density and transit into each neighborhood association....
... The owners of the apartments at S. Lamar and Cinco are planning to tear down the complex and build what looks to be a pretty nice mixed use development...
... I think forming an organization would be a really good idea. There must be like minded people in all of our neighborhoods, but we just need to organize....
... must ... to ... people in ... to the ... the NA's will continue to stifle development unless something emerges as a counterweight. keep a couple of...
... core ... According to 2000 census figures (see http://www.demographia.com/db- 2000city50kdens.htm), austin had a density of 2610 per square mile, making it...
Thanks. And thanks for commenting on my blog. Everyone else, it's http://austinzoning.typepad.com/austincontrarian/ Chris Cosart <ccosart@...> wrote: ...
Anybody catch this article in today's Statesman? http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/11/15/15housing.html This is so obviously a false...
Chris Bradford's covered this at his blog too: http://austinzoning.typepad.com/austincontrarian/2006/10/znas_affordable.html It'd be awesome if you and others...
I just did another post -- i'd be glad to merge/edit my two posts as a letter and circulate tonight ... I would gladly sign a letter. But I think the hearing...
