Category Archives: Transportation

Austin Affordability: What Matters?

The discussion around Austin’s ‘affordability’ was perhaps the most interesting policy theme from the recent municipal election. Unfortunately, the discussion seemed to focus on economic development subsidies.  These subsidies – while they might contribute to reducing Austin’s affordability in some … Continue reading

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Ideas for Improving Capital Metro Oversight

Followers of Austin transportation policy know that Capital Metro has had a bad public relations run of late.  This Lee Nichols piece in the Austin Chronicle has several CapMetro board members on-the-record complaining about their ability to effectively hold Cap … Continue reading

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