What do poor & rich neighborhoods have in common?

They both lack sidewalks.

Designing roads for drunks

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

Central Texas is growing -- from abroad

Some very curious population

Some personal news

I'm moving, but APN is not.

Watson warns of budget hits

And JD Vance gives Austin props on zoning.

Process liberalism & its casualties

PLUS: new podcast interview with Vanessa Fuentes

The sprawl apartment boom

Affordable apartments in Austin are often barely in Austin.

Cars on 6th Street seem to be working

And DOGE teases the Austin real estate world.

More housing ≠ more flooding

Should drainage be a private or public responsibility?

Austin's hotel tax problem is a national problem

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

Council passes STR reform

Finally, we'll start collecting taxes.

In defense of public employees

And when did Austin adopt a 40-hour workweek?