Texas led the nation in population growth from July 2016 to July 2017, according to the Austin Business Journal. This probably isn’t a surprise to anyone living in our rapidly growing major metros. However, that growth was not led by immigration to the state as some might perceive, but instead dominated by natural increase – …
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The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization has prepared a draft Regional Active Transportation Plan for the first time and the Transportation Policy Board is expected to vote on passage of the plan at its meeting tonight. Some very excellent consultants worked on the project led by very capable staff. Together they have produced a document …
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The City of Austin grew from 678,457 to 931,840 people in just ten years between 2005 and 2015, adding 253,383 new residents. While not as much growth as the City of Houston – which added 357,198 in the same period – this growth is harder on Austin with its segregationist zoning code and its extraordinarily high rate …
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