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Good job again on the forum, Shilli. It was good to see a bunch of downtown-oriented organizations team up like that....

I agree it's a foregone conclusion. I'm irritated that I missed the vote on first reading....

Whichever one of you is pulling those smash and grabs on Second Street needs to cut it out....

Congestion tolls are better than gas taxes for reducing congestion. Using the toll revenue to reduce property taxes is equivalent to a rebate....

Don't be silly. You don't compromise after you've won....

Loudmouth: VMU does not apply to existing apartment complexes. Period....

Another point, figment: VMU only applies to properties zoned commercial. It does not incentive the redevelopment of existing multi-family. Bear in mind, though, that any multi-family can already be...

Did anybody catch what Slickshu proposed as a growth-management policy? I must have missed it. ...

ducknutz, gas prices aren't driving the demand for dense development. Demand began surging while gas was still cheap. Some people simply prefer denser, urban eviornments. While density is not such ...

Here's Hyde Park's position in a nutshell: If a developer fails to provide some multiple of code-required parking, the neighborhood is entitled to wall off the new residents from adjacent neighborhoo...

Here's Hyde Park's claim in a nutshell: If a developer fails to provide some multiple of code-required parking, the neighborhood is entitled to wall off pedestrian and bicycle access to adjacent neig...

Seth: Many developers are repeat players in Austin. They care a great deal about their reputation because a bad reputation hurts them in dealing with both Council and neighborhoods. There are unsav...

Raising insurance rates enough will also be politically impossible. Accident costs are not fully internalized today because states don't require drivers to carry enough insurance for political reason...

I suspect we can also thank the housing slump. CWS downsized the project a lot, more than it had to, I think. ...

Same effect. Minimum lot sizes force some buyers to buy more land than they want. Kyle is forcing some buyers to buy more house than they want. Either way, new homes become more expensive. Minimum...