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Originally Posted by edale
What I meant was it doesn't make sense that such intense urbanization is occurring in a city whose appeal obviously isn't its urbanity. A 1000+ footer going up a mile from a neighborhood that looks like it could be rural Kentucky is odd, just from an urban development standpoint.
I enjoyed my visit to Austin. I understand why people want to live there. I just don't understand why its core is booming like a Chinese city when much of the rest of the city is suburban, low density, and with few urban amenities.
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I've never been to Austin myself. What'd you think of its public transit network and walkability/pedestrian friendliness?