Author Archives: JGA

Aggravated Deficits

Posted on October 19, 2021 by JGA

This November’s police staffing measure will cost more than official estimates.

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Plan C

Posted on April 9, 2020 by JGA

Getting back to the future on Austin’s transformative mode shift investment.

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Engagement Rearrangement

Posted on December 11, 2019 by JGA

A set of proposals to improve the City of Austin’s community engagement routines.

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ASMP 2020

Posted on August 8, 2019 by JGA

The Austin Strategic Mobility Plan should be the focus of next year’s City transportation bond, not (necessarily) Project Connect. Existing and envisioned mode share from the adopted Austin Strategic Mobility Plan

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Years or Fears?

Posted on April 25, 2019 by JGA

A simple arithmetic error threatens the durability of Austin’s new land development code. Council Member Casar endorsing a 3x housing capacity multiplier

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Money Shift

Posted on April 9, 2019 by JGA

Achieving a 50% sustainable commute mode share requires a boost in local transit operating funding sources and a focus on productivity-enhancing transit capital projects. A system-wide route productivity summary, courtesy of the Connections 2025 plan.

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The Cronk Capacitor

Posted on March 21, 2019 by JGA

Without a validated housing capacity model, land development code reforms might not add up to what we think they will. A presentation slide from Fregonese Associates highlighting their model’s approach to defining potential housing development

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Regrets, we’ve seen a few

Posted on March 18, 2019 by JGA

In the wake of an obvious mapping error, the CapMetro CEO dodges requests for data transparency and a public version control system. An overview of the East Riverside corridor, according to the latest Project Connect “flipbook”

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Paint Job

Posted on March 12, 2019 by JGA

A zany map highlights Project Connect’s transparency problems.

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Joint Pain

Posted on March 4, 2019 by JGA

We aspire to solve mobility challenges. We do not actually plan to do so.

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