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[JoninATX]

Austin ranked 34th largest city nationwide

Austin Business Journal - by G. Scott Thomas, Buffalo Business First
Date: Monday, March 7, 2011, 1:16pm CST
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Austin was ranked the 34th largest city in the U.S. by population, according to a new research from Business First.

New estimates from Business First put Austin’s metro population at about 1.8 million as of Monday morning. Based on current population growth trends, the study predicts the greater Austin region will add about 4,000 people by the end of the month

Read more: Austin ranked 34th largest city nationwide | Austin Business Journal

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Moving on up...

[ivanwolf]

Originally Posted by StoOgE

Have a link for these?

And are you sure you weren't seeing the Croation GP track? It is another Tilke design that came out last week that looks a *ton* like the Austin track and it has a go-kart track built in it.

No link to paper copies. No its not some other track. And now the Statesman says it too.

Check the statement by the http://www.statesman.com/sports/formula1...ures-pit-for-barbecue-hotel-1307800.html

"...the hotel would be located near an entertainment amphitheater and a barbecue stand."

[ahealy]

http://austinist.com/2011/03/09/apple_moving_into_downtown_location.php
I SOOOOOOOO hope this turns out to be real. That would be such an awesome location for apple...I'm surprised apple hasn't already opened a downtown location.

[MichaelB]

Originally Posted by ahealy

http://austinist.com/2011/03/09/apple_moving_into_downtown_location.php
I SOOOOOOOO hope this turns out to be real. That would be such an awesome location for apple...I'm surprised apple hasn't already opened a downtown location.

I read somewhere that Apple was doing a Pop-up store for SXSW... sorry i can't remember where. Maybe that is what this is. ( and maybe they will realize it's a good idea!)

[KevinFromTexas]

^The American-Statesman has an article on it. It says it'll only be temporary.

Apple set to open popup shop in core of SXSW action
http://www.statesman.com/business/apple-set-to-open-popup-shop-in-core-1310372.html

[ahealy]

darn! Yeah, I biked by omw to arthouse and some fella covering the glass said it was for SXSW. Again, that would be a perfect area for something like that. DANA needs to make some phone calls

[MichaelB]

Originally Posted by ahealy

darn! Yeah, I biked by omw to arthouse and some fella covering the glass said it was for SXSW. Again, that would be a perfect area for something like that. DANA needs to make some phone calls

yup.... or right under ACL!

[MichaelB]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

^The American-Statesman has an article on it. It says it'll only be temporary.

Apple set to open popup shop in core of SXSW action
http://www.statesman.com/business/apple-set-to-open-popup-shop-in-core-1310372.html

OH, that was where it was. I'm not in Austin right now and forgot i actually looked at the Statesman on line!

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by MichaelB

yup.... or right under ACL!

I know. Apparently Urban Outfitters is still planned for the W. Downtown really needs an OFFICIAL apple store

[ahealy]

(just read statesman article) Boo at: "I think we're several years away from that being a focus for them. They do great at their two existing stores, and they're really focused on overseas expansion right now."

[Omaharocks]

Hey Austin peeps, I need some help. I live in Albuquerque and am doing a graduate thesis/professional project on a TOD oriented around a commuter rail line.

Incidentally, I'll be in Austin next week visiting family and am hoping to get a case study for my research - I know Austin has a recently opened commuter line, and the lamar/airport/"Midtown Commons at Crestview Station" project looks like it may have some locational similarities to what I'm looking at in ABQ.

So, what I'm wondering is, do any of you know anyone I could meet with to talk about this project? Any insiders? I've been trying to contact folks who do TOD for the city (Molly Scarborough) for the last month, but to no avail. Anything you guys could point me too would be helpful! I know this probably isn't the place for a post like this, but I figured you guys would know as well as any...

[wwmiv]

TOD in Austin has not been successful. Fly to Portland or Houston and you'll have more success.

[KevinFromTexas]

M1EK knows his stuff. He might also have some contacts.

[actham]

They've started taking down the couthouse crane this morning.

[P3FE]

Can anyone accurately remember the last time, say the month and year, that Downtown had a crane free skyline? They have become so ubiquitous that I'll actually be sad to see this last one go down. . . that is of course until the next round.

[BevoLJ]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

^The American-Statesman has an article on it. It says it'll only be temporary.

Apple set to open popup shop in core of SXSW action
http://www.statesman.com/business/apple-set-to-open-popup-shop-in-core-1310372.html

So yesterday i was downtown and figured I would check out that popup store and the line was around the block. It was crazy. Anyway this afternoon while downtown I figured I would walk by there again and the line was still wrapped around the block but a lady walking out said it was still really fast. So I got in line to go see the store and it only took me like fifteen minuets. However I really shouldn't have gone in as I walked out $800 poorer but with this new nifty iPad2 I am now posting with. =)

[Syndic]

Ick, look at all those surface level parking lots.

[hookem]

Originally Posted by Syndic

Ick, look at all those surface level parking lots.

At least there is one fewer (well, intel shell building, not exactly a parking lot). Two less if you count the W, which is basically just to the right. And the post office lot was already slated to go, and it will, just probably a couple of years late.

[KevinFromTexas]

Originally Posted by P3FE

Can anyone accurately remember the last time, say the month and year, that Downtown had a crane free skyline? They have become so ubiquitous that I'll actually be sad to see this last one go down. . . that is of course until the next round.

The last highrise to finish construction during the 90s in downtown was the Price Daniel Building in the Capitol complex in 1991.

But I also remember when they did the underground extension of the Capitol from 1991 to 1993, that they had two large tower cranes north of the Capitol.

After that there were no cranes (I believe) from 1994 to 1996.

Then in 1997 they broke ground on the Travis County Jail. That construction lasted until 2001 which led into the boom that has only recently slowed. The Frost Bank Tower broke ground on November 27, 2001, which was my 21st birthday.

So I think longest period of time during the last 20 years that there hasn't been a crane in downtown was from 1994 to 1996.

From 1991 to 2011 Downtown Austin added 26 highrises to boost the total highrise count in Austin by 22%. 3 of those became the tallest buildings in the city. We also gained 4 buildings that held the titles of tallest hotel, tallest office building and 2 new tallest residential buildings.

From 2004 to 2010 we replaced 8 of our top 10 buildings.

Before 2002, the Texas Capitol was still the 7th tallest building in the city. It had been the tallest until 1974, and then by 2010 dropped to the 18th tallest. Not only that, but there are at least 15 proposals I can think of off the top of my head that would be taller than the Capitol. They would push it to the 33rd tallest in the city. Not only that, but the new county courthouse would likely be taller than the Capitol, and that's rather big news because the Texas Capitol has been the tallest government building in Austin for 123 years.

[JoninATX]

P3FE it will not be long until another crane is erected since there is a 6st. Building U/C now on W. 6th st.