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Shawn Shillington

On November 4, 2010 8:54 AM in Proposition 1 Passes: Voters Reject Roads-Only Approach, they said:

The money comes from existing taxes (mainly). This bond is small enough that the city can pay it without having to raise the tax rate, but the city still has to pay back the bonds after they are issue...

On October 7, 2010 10:43 AM in TXDOT to Preview $250 Million MoPac Expansion, they said:

I like that you say "You want new roads?" in the same way a McDonald's cashier says "You want fries with that?"...

On August 6, 2010 2:27 PM in City Council Sends Transportation Bond Package to Voters, they said:

I don't think voting no on this proposal is the best way to tell council that Austinites are fed up with subsidizing suburban sprawl, given that several of the projects and a substantial portion of th...

On May 25, 2010 5:23 PM in Austin To Host Formula 1 US Grand Prix, they said:

I have a hard time seeing Austin's city government providing the kind of subsidies I would have expected it would take to bring this in, but I guess we will see. Press release seems to indicate that t...

On May 13, 2010 9:06 AM in Austin Ranked Ninth Eighth Most Dangerous City for Drivers, they said:

This is because people overestimate the likelihood of dying in a spectacular way (like getting gunned down in the street) and underestimate the likelihood of dying in a mundane way (like getting in a ...

On March 22, 2010 2:06 PM in We Hear the Train a-Comin', they said:

I added a link to you, to what I think is a valid point that this line covers a lot of miles, but serves a very small number of people. My hope is that the urban rail plan will do what you advocate - ...

On March 19, 2010 11:41 AM in Leffingwell Postpones Urban Rail Vote, they said:

What I understand to be the current proposal is here: http://shawnshillington.com/ProposedAustinRailMap.pdf...

On February 2, 2010 10:27 AM in "Urban" Wal-Mart Will Look Like a Wal-Mart, they said:

While I agree in general, I'm not sure your point is accurate here. My understanding is that Northcross is now, and under both the original proposal and the current proposal would be, almost completel...

On February 2, 2010 8:57 AM in "Urban" Wal-Mart Will Look Like a Wal-Mart, they said:

I thought that was what I said - "the parking garage has been removed." I tweaked the language in the post to make it clearer. I'm not sure it matter much either way. I don't think denser suburban is...

On January 19, 2010 11:33 AM in Council Approves Pfluger Bridge Extension, they said:

Part of the plan is to add a bike trail through the Gables apartments that would go under the railroad tracks and connect to Third Street east of Lamar. See the first link in the post for a map and he...

On January 15, 2010 11:10 AM in Western Lance Armstrong Bikeway Open, they said:

I started using the LAB, and I've gotten to liking it much more than the hike and bike trail, both from the perspective of not dodging joggers and riding on concrete instead of gravel. As long as you ...

On October 8, 2009 6:39 PM in AIA Austin Homes Tour: October 10-11, they said:

Thanks. Corrected....

Do they have a frighteningly high rate of traffic related deaths? I had a hard time getting apples to apples stats, but it seemed to me that they had about the same rate of traffic related deaths that...

On October 3, 2009 5:04 PM in Snapshots: Austin City Limits, Friday, they said:

Amazing set....

On September 20, 2009 12:03 PM in Why We Don't Like You: Texas Tech Red Raiders, they said:

I thought our defense looked great. Last year they were a little soft, but they put it down on Tech....

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