Austinist: Central West Austin Neighborhood Plan Meeting Tonight

Wes

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:34:30 -0600

"(the posts) could all be replaced with blah blah VMU blah blah CONDOS blah blah SETBACKS ZONING blah blah" Don't forget to add some 'burb-hating to that rant. It is okay for shilli to live in a single family home in 78703 because he can afford it, but God forbid that someone of more modest means seek out the same thing in a place like Round Rock or Kyle.

M1EK

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:56:26 -0600

truecraig, Those of us who grew up in Boca Raton beg to differ. You schmuck!

truecraig

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:42:37 -0600

Unless the term "shmuck" is being used with more than a hair of sarcasm or irony, then the statement it is designed to prop up should be disregarded entirely. I don't make up these rules. They simply are.

dan

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:34:32 -0600

Shilli, I don't always agree with your opinions, but I appreciate these posts. There have been a few in the past that were relevant for my neighborhood, and I didn't even know about the meeting. These are the types of meetings that greatly benefit from higher attendance from the people living there - keep up these posts - thanks! dan

shilli

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:56:59 -0600

Dear hm, I actually live there. Thanks for judging my opinion as "biased and somewhat out of touch." It is my opinion - how is it any more biased than any other opinion? I spend a lot of time in MY NEIGHBORHOOD and honestly think it is important to add more retail and office space and to improve walkability. How does that make me out of touch? Why are you so bothered that I, the urban development editor of this blog, would post about urban development in Austin or urban development in my neighborhood (or urban development in any other neighborhood in Austin)? I think it would benefit Austin for readers of this blog to be more involved in the neighborhood planning process in their assorted neighborhoods, so I post information about when and where these meetings are happening. I don't do this as a community service - I want to move development in Austin forward in what I see as a positive way, so I include my opinion on what that way is.

Grape Ape

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:50:55 -0600

If you don't think what happens in other neighborhoods effects you and your neighborhood you are sadly misinformed.

hm

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:38:47 -0600

am i the only one who is annoyed at these posts? maybe the people who actually live there should decide what happens in their neighborhood instead of having some schmuck on a blog extol to its readers his biased and somewhat out of touch opinion. i know the austinist isnt real journalism, but these posts are the most grating of them all. they could all be replaced with blah blah VMU blah blah CONDOS blah blah SETBACKS ZONING blah blah

M1EK

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:42:26 -0600

Dude. Good luck with that one. All you have to do is start taking the survey and it's clear they want you to decide whether VMU is a threat or a menace.