50 Million Texans – Page 3

Sustainable urbanism under attack in Austin. Environmentalists: Make your voice heard.

by Daniel Kavelman50 Million Texans September 28, 2022November 3, 2023No Comments

Austin city council has worked for many years to co-create a vision with various communities and stakeholders to allow a new dense, mixed-use, mixed-income development along the south shore of Lady Bird Lake, including the former site of the Austin-American Statesman, currently a nondescript building surrounded by parking lots. This site is but one piece …

The people of El Paso are on the verge of getting Complete Streets

by Scott White50 Million Texans, Get Involved July 18, 2022October 4, 2022No Comments

On Tuesday (July 19th) the El Paso City Council will consider for adoption a Complete Streets policy to improve safety and walkability across the city. The matter comes before the council just days after Smart Growth America released their 2022 Dangerous by Design report in which El Paso ranked as the most dangerous city in …

It’s too freaking hot and we need to do something about

by Jay Blazek Crossley50 Million Texans, DecideTexas, Get Involved July 12, 2022October 4, 2022No Comments

The heat wave across Texas is but a taste of the disastrous future that Texas climate denial policies are pushing us deeper into. Texas land use and transportation systems are broken, outdated, costly, and only making these problems worse. We can address this now – here in Texas. Farm&City works with communities and nonprofits across …