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I'm not well versed in this area...is it common for only 2% of a city's population to force a ballot measure?
No it is not common. This is an old law that the city council still has not changed even after the city has grown this much. It has caused a lot of problems for the city as groups like "Save Austin Now" have really put some radical ideas on the ballot. I am still mad at these groups for their lies on how Austin was helping the homeless. The proposition against the Homeless set Austin back years. It has no plan to help the homeless. All it did was kick them out of their homes and into the woods where there was a bigger wildfire threat.
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Hole for below grade event space being dug out.

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A long protective crosswalk along Cesar Chavez where already been postered with an Iron Maiden concert coming soon to the Alamodome.

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Hole for below grade event space being dug out.

Would have been a great spot for a baseball stadium. Home plate on the southeast corner of the lot, old Frosty prominent past the Left-Center outfield wall.

Round Rock Express' lease at Dell Diamond ends in 2038. Let's save some room here.
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Any updates? Seems to be moving fast.
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^^^This thing is not going vertical for some time.
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^^^This thing is not going vertical for some time.
Ah, I thought cranes would be up by now.
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Actaully, I guess they have a big hole to dig first.
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Actaully, I guess they have a big hole to dig first.
Exactly. Then, I imagine they will install caissons to support the building above - prior to laying the foundation.
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The trolls lost.

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A Travis County judge on Friday sided with the City of Austin in a lawsuit challenging its construction of the new convention center.
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/lo...1-8591ff92e88b
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Austinwalk by Jason Luebbe, on Flickr
It is still a big hole in the city. Looks like there is some minor wall type work. I thought I got a closer picture with my drone but I guess not. Sorry.
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This will have four tower cranes according to a new permit filing.
Two cranes are set to rise 400' & 300' ft.

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/51b2b805-b64b-...5-dfe2bbac9f42

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/49ef781f-6d43-...c-085ed295230c
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I wish they would integrate that crossing bridge from Fairmont a bit more. In the renderings of the new CC is just seems to be an awkward endpoint.
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how tall will the cc be?
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how tall will the cc be?
Whatever the average height of an HEB is.
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how tall will the cc be?
There are no elevations online that I can find. The approved & released site plan is only for demo/site prep/excavation. So I know the pit is 53 feet deep, and that's it.
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Tower crane base spotted, and the project is going vertical.

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