Austinist: Brewster Proposes New Commercial Building Design Regs

william schroeder

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:02:12 -0600

limestone is such a "texan" thang. i don't get it.

Samir Heyward

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:59:50 -0600

Single Gene Could Lead to Long Life, Better Mental Function..

M1EK

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:32:21 -0600

"electrical guy" - the life of pole-hung cables has been spectacularly unimpressive in this area recently. Also, my folks' neighborhood in South Florida probably has a few cautionary tales as well.

electrical guy

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:21:48 -0600

Burying electrical lines is generally a poor choice because: 1) it costs about 75% more to do, if conditions are perfect. 2) the service life of the buried cable is about 4 times less than the service life of a poll-hung cable. So, if you've got the money upfront to bury the cable, and are willing to pay that much (and more) frequently, then go for it...

Tim

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:04:04 -0600

Hooray! Now if we can only get this in place for around where I live (South of 71). Also it would be nice if they could retroactively include my place of employment. This crazy place has sidewalks that end in 5 foot brick walls and sidewalks that end 2 inches before the curb. 2 inches! What did the price of concrete suddenly skyrocket that day?

allen

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:05:59 -0600

Chicago enacted a similar requirement for building along their riverway, and the result looks amazing.

Shando

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:59:25 -0600

Yes! Maybe despite the heat, Austin can be come something of a walkable city.

adamr

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:58:04 -0600

I hope Punky moves to rid the city of all those abandoned refridgerators. Those can be dangerous.

Anon

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:43:18 -0600

Awesome. Hopefully this will help curb the bland square building designs that are being developed now and make it look a little better than a concrete lego city. I'm assuming this doesn't apply to all of the projects that have been approved already?

adamr

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:36:10 -0600

Hoo-ray for shade! I also like the mandatory "2' nubbin on every building" provision. I've griped about this before, but the sidewalks in this Cititown really fuckin' suck, it's about time.

M1EK

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:29:31 -0600

Despite the fact that Brewster has been an asshat on many other issues, M1EK Heartily Endorses This Product And/Or Service.