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Originally Posted by Novacek
How much could you fit in a big chunk (all?) of the South Shore district?
How about South Shore plus building above the convention center, connected by a pedestrian bridge (also dreaming)?
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Yep, I'm all-in on the south shore district. Probably the best, most practical option for something the size they're looking for. Could you imagine the penthouse view that Bezos would have from a campus like that?
I also think that deals this huge come with surprising coattails -- meaning that, improved transit could easily be a price the city of Austin or State of Texas or both are willing to pay for an Amazon HQ and 50k jobs. A phased commitment of that size could feasibly change the tenor of the I-35 planning, could change the city's own perception of its need for transit, etc.
Not that that completely overcomes the obstacles that Austin has, but I don't know that our current problems with Austin are exactly the long term problems Amazon might be considering.