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The Problem With South Lamar, in Two Minutes

By Chris Bradford | Feb 13, 2015 | No Comments

Last Sunday afernoon, I took two minutes of video of South Lamar that illustrate (almost) everything wrong with the street. For a relatively narrow, 3-mile long commercial street running into the heart of a big city, South Lamar does a...

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AURA’s Proposal for Accessory Dwelling Units

By Chris Bradford | Feb 12, 2015 | No Comments

Last June, Council initiated a Code amendment to reduce the regulatory barriers to accessory dwelling units a/k/a "garage apartments," "secondary unit" or "granny flats." Staff has drafted a proposed ordinance that would reduce some of the sillier barriers to ADUs,...

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The South Lamar Corridor Study

By Chris Bradford | Feb 10, 2015 | No Comments

The City has launched the South Lamar Corridor Study to analyze the "safety and mobility concerns" it claims are being caused by rapid growth along the corridor. South Lamar needs a lot of work. The rapid growth along the corridor...

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Council Considering Parking Management Districts for East Austin, Mueller

By Dan Keshet | Feb 9, 2015 | No Comments

As Jennifer Curington reports in the Community Impact Newspaper, this Thursday Austin City Council will consider whether to create its first two parking/transportation management districts. PTMDs are arrangements in which the city installs parking meters in an area that needs them and splits the proceeds from operating the meters between the general fund and a […]

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There Is No Low-Hanging Fruit Here

By Chris Bradford | Feb 3, 2015 | No Comments

Ben Wear reports that the Mayor and Austin Chamber of Commerce want employers to offer flexible working hours and telecommuting to mitigate Austin's ferocious traffic congestion: [ I]n the here and now, Central Austin streets, especially downtown, are choked with...

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Ridership Woes For CapMetro Continue in 2014

By Jace Deloney | Jan 29, 2015 | No Comments

With transit ridership increasing to record highs, 2014 was a year of optimism for many transit agencies across the US. Thanks to the economic recovery, many agencies that were previously focusing their efforts on mere survival have begun to expand and improve service. Seattle’s King County Metro Transit, for example, attributes their record ridership numbers to improved service and […]