Austinist: Downtown Monolith Breaks Ground

garret

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:31:06 -0600

seattle is a pretty nice place, i can't say that much for dallas. i'd much rather see people crammed into condo highrises than sprawling out to the hillcountry and paving over the aquifer recharge zones. urban density helps preserve greenspace as long as the city govn't does it's job to restrict development in sensitive areas - then we all win since greenspace and springwater is really what makes austin special. otherwise, yeah... alot like dallass.

monkeyangst

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:10:44 -0600

They took out a moontower? I thought those were historical landmarks or something. Can they do that?

Al

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:11:38 -0600

What didn't make the news is the removal of the old Moontower from the corner of that lot at 4th. Where did it go, is it coming back?

austingal

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:46:31 -0600

I gotta say - I love urban density & a strong transit system to support it! But, I can't wait until downtown is overbuilt & has a few years of revenue on the books so regular people like me can afford to live downtown! These astronomical prices only appeal to a certain group and leave out many of the people who have been here since the beginning and helped make Austin the cool place it is today (or was yesterday depending on your outlook). I would like to see more development like in Portland Oregon where the local government works to make all neighborhoods diverse & available to all walks of life.

monkeyangst

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:42:42 -0600

Yay! Downtown living is now attainable not just for the very rich, but for the merely wealthy as well!