Podcast: The case for community gardens
Public spaces are needed more than ever in the digital age.
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Why can't Council just do the right thing?
The Shields deserve an apology and compensation.
Audit: More paperwork needed
Also: SXSW says it may not return to Convention Center.
Some interesting Austin data
How many more people are making $200k than in 2010?
A safe place to drive
Driving on neighborhood streets is safer. Sorry.
Podcast: What now for AI? And Austin?
An interesting convo about Austin and AI with a Gen Z tech worker.
A bridge too long?
Who cares about the Barton Springs Road Bridge?
Is Talarico the real deal?
Maybe!
Some housing supporters don't want a housing bond
A small win this year might prevent a big win in 2028.
The campaign for the housing bond
Politics is what matters here.
New podcast: The case for walkability
Undoing decades of bad infrastructure is not easy.
The audit & the motorcycles
What are "ordinary sensibilities"?
The billboard battle is here
Austin should still make TxDOT pay.
Rents will rise again & crazy primary turnout
Just my luck. The day after I wrote another article about just how low rents have dropped, a Wall Street Journal headline proclaims, "Austin is about to get more expensive." Darn. In my defense, I have been warning for the past year that it will come eventually. This
Who caused the rent drops? Tech workers?
Two landlords share eye-popping accounts.
New podcast episode: Texas Country Reporter
In this week's episode of Neighborhood Matters, I talk with J.B. Sauceda, host of Texas Country Reporter, the oldest independently produced TV show in the U.S. The show about "ordinary Texans doing extraordinary things," was purchased a few years ago by Texas Monthly and
Who is the priority on housing policy?
The homeless? The working poor? The middle class?
How much do you really need to afford housing in Austin?
It's important people have accurate data.
Podcast episode: Digital Billboards
Digital advertising & tech malaise.
The state of the Statesman
Good news & bad news at the embattled daily.
Will APD begin following the law?
Recent reporting by Statesman reporter Austin Sanders underscores an issue that I raised a couple months ago: APD chiefs have repeatedly ignored requests from the police oversight office to explain decisions not to discipline officers for seemingly indefensible behavior. According to the memo [by Austin Police Oversight] the oversight office
The I-35 billboards can go
Why isn't City Council stepping up?
Is the city getting the help it needs?
I think the city is overstating its isolation on social services.
New podcast: Neighborhood Matters
First episode: Austin's homeless kids.