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Originally Posted by ahealy
Yeah, I agree. If they cut those trees down (at green) they might as well cut off their own heads. The last thing this city needs is more generic look-a-like urban junk. Mark my words: If Austin continues to cater to F1 and expensive urban living, with no momentum towards better pub transit, I. am. out. Maybe I've been living downtown to long...? Or maybe they're trying too much to be like Dallas??
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Cater to F1??? I wouldn't say they are catering to F1 very much by how some of their votes have gone. Fact is a good chunk of this new development is in part because F1 is coming. I also think that we are going to see a long, sustained building boom (unless the world economy goes down the drain) that we likely would not have seen if F1 was not coming here. I agree we need a lot more affordable housing and better mass transit, but F1 is a huge deal for Austin and it is a good thing. The money alone coming into our economy will blow SXSW's economic impact right out of the water. Anytime there is an opportunity like that I'm for, not to mention the worldwide television exposure Austin will get.