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Get outta the bike lane

Get outta the bike lane

That's the rule!

lock-1 By Jack Craver 14 Feb 2025
What happens to the I-35 grant?

What happens to the I-35 grant?

The ground holding up the I-35 caps just got shakier.

lock-1 By Jack Craver 12 Feb 2025
A heavy lift for a "lighter" site plan

A heavy lift for a "lighter" site plan

City staff is digging in its heels.

lock-1 By Jack Craver 12 Feb 2025
What is the cost-benefit of Dirty 6th?

What is the cost-benefit of Dirty 6th?

What does the nightly debauchery cost taxpayers?

lock-1 By Jack Craver 10 Feb 2025
Can Austin get some more tax $ from Airbnb?

Can Austin get some more tax $ from Airbnb?

Can the city get some more hotel

lock-1 By Jack Craver 07 Feb 2025
Trump's dumb transportation rules

Trump's dumb transportation rules

Good for rich suburbs, bad for cities.

lock-1 By Jack Craver 06 Feb 2025
I started a podcast!

I started a podcast!

Introducing Urban Affairs.

By Jack Craver 05 Feb 2025
The money doesn't belong to the hotels

The money doesn't belong to the hotels

Texas law has allowed hotels to steal billions from us.

By Jack Craver 01 Feb 2025
How national should city politics get?

How national should city politics get?

How much should local pols talk about Trump?

lock-1 By Jack Craver 30 Jan 2025

Overpromising, underdelivering on the corridors

We were promised smart corridors. Seven years later, they're still pretty dumb.

lock-1 By Jack Craver 27 Jan 2025
The rents will rise again

The rents will rise again

Sorry.

lock-1 By Jack Craver 24 Jan 2025
What are we really going to get for these I-35 caps?

What are we really going to get for these I-35 caps?

Terrifying cost, unconvincing design.

By Jack Craver 23 Jan 2025
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