Sprawl: Austin is the Most Sub-urban Large Metro in Texas

This is one of four truths published by Farm&City in a report presented to the CAMPO Transportation Policy Board, February 9, 2020 Sprawl exacts a heavy & expensive toll. Environmental scientists & organizations, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, & the American Conservative cite the need to end sprawling …

Vehicle Miles Traveled: Austinites Drive More Than Other Texans

This is one of four truths published by Farm&City in a report presented to the CAMPO Transportation Policy Board, February 9, 2020 We used two sources of TxDOT data to check whether it is true that the people of Austin drive more per capita than other Texans. Both methods show Austinites drive more than most …

TxDOT Spending: Austin Has Not Received Less Per Capita Than Other Large Metros

This is one of four truths published by Farm&City in a report presented to the CAMPO Transportation Policy Board, February 9, 2020 At the November 2019 CAMPO TPB meeting, Farm&City Director Jay Blazek Crossley proclaimed that TxDOT spending in the 6 county CAMPO region has been higher than in any of the other large Texas …