Benj, you're a real asshole. I didn't get reappointed because I fought for light rail for Austin residents instead of this commuter rail bullshit, if you want the pure and simple truth. Since nobody ...

No, Ryan, there's a big difference between running a fresh red and a stale red - in the first case, one can at least theorize that it might have been an accident. And, no, it's not remotely as serious...

Yes, Ryan, what Grape Ape said. And it's bullshit to claim that the cyclist in #2 is always right when he thinks there's nobody around. The idiot who almost caused me to hit another car head-on while ...

crasstopher, new developments on top of old parking lots and abandoned businesses (and power plants, let's say) don't "push people out to the suburbs". What pushes them out to the suburbs is an imbala...

And now is DEFINITELY NOT the time to be thinking about urban density that close to downtown. For sure, not. Gas will soon be back down below a dollar, after all....

cram got it. Thanks for saving me the trouble....

Benj, as usual, you've assumed too much, dumbass. 1. Family of 4.5 (dog). (See pecan discussion!) 2. The condition I have (reactive arthritis) gets worse with overuse of the joints - and sometimes w...

It's fucking obvious. The outlying areas to outlying areas commute won't have a transit option, ever; and the other trips are likely to be a lot longer on average, so even if the work commute is as sh...

LoudMouth, you said "nobody". Your own words. Do you have an evil twin? Split personality? Lots more people are riding those express buses these days. And a hell of a lot of people in those condos CA...

Carrie, I don't see anybody here being enough of a trogolodyte to blame you, as Grape Ape said. I'm also very glad you found the assailant. People WILL blame the victim on other, less enlightened, for...

"I'm not trying to stop you." Yes, you are. So is Laura Morrison and Jeff Jack and the reactionary nitwits in neighborhood associations who try to stop things like VMU. HTH. "Even with gas prices h...

LoudMouth, the reason is that the guy driving to Dell from the other end of Round Rock has almost as long a work commute, and all his other driving will be 10-20x as long. He also can't ever take the ...

No, ducknutz, living downtown and commuting to any given suburb almost always results in less overall driving than living in one suburb and commuting to another suburb - even if they're adjoining subu...

"mdahmus, do you know a single condo owner?" DEER GENIUS: IN CASE THIS WASN'T OBVIOUS BEFORE, I (STILL) OWN A CONDO. I KNOW MYSELF PRETTY WELL, THANKS. Can I make that flashing, bold, and italic al...

Any and all of those common car behaviors (except for 'speeding through red lights') truly do happen frequently, but are not remotely as serious as running a red light or stop sign. And those who clai...

grapeape, what I am saying is that unaffordable condos that were built by out of towners for wealthy people that would never live in them and only have a superficial understanding of the Austin marke...

But it also lumps you into the ‘I know what I’m talking about because I used to ride a bike’ peanut gallery. GMAFB. I live in Central Austin (near that 38th/Speedway intersection); I write about t...

Dear dumbass, I lived in a condo for 7 years; still own it; and would still be living there _if_ we could fit. And nobody's telling you what you SHOULD do; it's you and Morrison and Jeff Jack who are ...

Well said, Grape Ape. That whole area should be named Morrisonville. Or maybe Jacktown. Or Loudmouthburg....

Everybody goes straight to that issue as if most cyclists running lights are just doing so because the light won't change for them. This is, of course, a steaming load of crap. 99.99% of the time (I...