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Designing roads for drunks

Designing roads for drunks

People make bad decisions. Road design can mitigate the damage.

lock-1 By Jack Craver 19 Mar 2025
Central Texas is growing -- from abroad

Central Texas is growing -- from abroad

Some very curious population

lock-1 By Jack Craver 18 Mar 2025
Some personal news

Some personal news

I'm moving, but APN is not.

By Jack Craver 14 Mar 2025
Watson warns of budget hits

Watson warns of budget hits

And JD Vance gives Austin props on zoning.

lock-1 By Jack Craver 12 Mar 2025
Process liberalism & its casualties

Process liberalism & its casualties

PLUS: new podcast interview with Vanessa Fuentes

lock-1 By Jack Craver 12 Mar 2025
The sprawl apartment boom

The sprawl apartment boom

Affordable apartments in Austin are often barely in Austin.

By Jack Craver 10 Mar 2025
Cars on 6th Street seem to be working

Cars on 6th Street seem to be working

And DOGE teases the Austin real estate world.

lock-1 By Jack Craver 06 Mar 2025
More housing ≠ more flooding

More housing ≠ more flooding

Should drainage be a private or public responsibility?

lock-1 By Jack Craver 04 Mar 2025
Austin's hotel tax problem is a national problem

Austin's hotel tax problem is a national problem

The hotel industry has captured & duped many other cities & states.

lock-1 By Jack Craver 03 Mar 2025
Council passes STR reform

Council passes STR reform

Finally, we'll start collecting taxes.

lock-1 By Jack Craver 28 Feb 2025
In defense of public employees

In defense of public employees

And when did Austin adopt a 40-hour workweek?

By Jack Craver 27 Feb 2025
How many Airbnbs is too many?

How many Airbnbs is too many?

And can urbanists be NIMBYs?

lock-1 By Jack Craver 25 Feb 2025
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