Can Austin get some more tax $ from Airbnb?
Can the city get some more hotel
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Trump's dumb transportation rules
Good for rich suburbs, bad for cities.
I started a podcast!
Introducing Urban Affairs.
The money doesn't belong to the hotels
Texas law has allowed hotels to steal billions from us.
How national should city politics get?
How much should local pols talk about Trump?
Overpromising, underdelivering on the corridors
We were promised smart corridors. Seven years later, they're still pretty dumb.
The rents will rise again
Sorry.
What are we really going to get for these I-35 caps?
Terrifying cost, unconvincing design.
The red shift in Travis County
Where did Trump do best in Austin?
The right right-winger wins
The new Texas House speaker is good news for Austin.
What are density bonuses good for?
Are we making developers pay enough?
Some thoughts on 2024 crime
Murders & car thefts.