The last time I drove by Toy Joy, there was a line going all the way down the street. I have a feeling they're not suffering.
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You do not need validation from shops on 2nd Street to park at city Hall. It is free the first 30 min and 5 dollars after. I have no problems parking downtown whether it be street parking or parking garage. You must be parking at the wrong garages cause the one I park at is only 5 bucks. There is also street parking if you know where to look just about any time though it is a bit harder to find during big events downtown, it's still possible.
As far as the HEB at Slaughter and Congress, that area has horrible traffic. I find the farther away your from the core, the worse the traffic gets. The traffic is not the cause of the urban residents and people that live within 5 to 7 miles from Downtown, it's all the people that live beyond that. With fewer mass transit options the farther you go the more people have to rely on their cars to get around. I can't stand driving Slaughter or any of the major streets on the edge of the city. |
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There are a ton of residential developments in and around downtown within walking, biking, and bus distance so a "shopping district" without a substantial increase in car parking is completely possible. I live in the Hyde Park area and everyone I know either bikes to takes the 1L or 1M into downtown (soon to be the 801 MetroRapid bus). Mass transit might not be feasible for you but there are hundreds of thousands of people living in Central Austin for which it is (that number is increasing). The MetroRapid bus will run every 10-12 minutes during peak hours (with much improved accuracy) so I foresee even more people using that option to go there. |
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Thanks for the density shot Tie Guy. From that angle downtown Austin is starting to resemble a northern city.
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With the new rules that don't require parking spaces, will there be any movement on developing the lots along west Congress near the Frost building? It just seems like the combination of parking + setback killed all possibilities of development.
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Wow it appears that my skyline view of Austin will soon be out dated. |
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Here's what the site of the new Think Tank HQ looks like now.
http://buildingatx.com/wp-content/up...4/01/901c1.jpg http://www.buildingatx.com/2014/01/5...-9th-congress/ Thanks to buildingatx which keeps on track developments that are right under our noses. :cheers: |
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