People tend to make a couple of wild assumptions when anyone voices support for public investment in bicycling infrastructure. No, bike advocates do not necessarily want you to completely replace every single car trip in town with one powered by pedals. It’d be nuts to expect all the state workers who live in Buda to opt... ...
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Good and Bad News on Block 185
Everyone wants to know what’s up with Block 185. It’s the final undeveloped parcel of the former Green Water Treatment Plant, situated at the convergence of the emerging Seaholm and 2nd Street Districts, and represents the final piece of the puzzle for an area that now includes the New Central Library, the Northshore apartments, the... ...
Skybridges: Yes or No?
Downtown Austin’s getting two, maybe three skybridges in the near future, and many of my fellow urbanists aren’t too happy about it. These elevated pathways between buildings are decried by many modern urban planners and placemakers, who believe they harm the character of walkable streetscapes by isolating pedestrians from the ground. The skybridges contemplated... ...
The Hudson by Trinsic Residential Brings 125 Units to Knox-Henderson
With more than 20,000 units in five states, Trinsic Residential Group has planted its flag all over, but the developers just keep coming back to the Oak Lawn region — home to a number of its earliest deals. Since the company’s founding in 2011, Trinsic’s built the 190-unit Aura McKinney in Uptown, the 334-unit Aura Wycliff on... ...
KRDB Mixed-Use Community Headed to East MLK Jr.
We’ve known for some time that local architects KRDB had eyes on a mixed-use project at East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near the Oakwood Cemetery. But I’ve recently heard from the firm that the building’s site plan is on the verge of approval, so let’s take a closer look at what’s in store. The... ...