No downtown Austin project is more controversial than the mammoth Marriott complex between 2nd and 3rd between Congress and Brazos.
The massive and thoroughly unispiring project has many enemies across the city for many reasons. First, the project is large and architecturally mediocre.
Second, the project lacks a plan to extend the retail streetscape on a critical downtown block. Finally, it displaced a number of beloved local businesses including the restaurant Las Manitas, the folk art store Tesoros trading company,...
Bananarchy
Ever since becoming a diehard Arrested Development fan, it is hard not to associate a frozen banana without thinking of the Bluth family’s only successful business. Of course, it was only a...
Paying attention is a good thing
Ben Wear complains about the congestion on South Congress. What's notable is that he seems to accuse the city of intentionally fostering it: SoCo has become SoSlo. This is no accident. ...
Complaining is cheap
The City is proposing to tighten the standards for its Residential Permit Parking Program. This is the program by which the City transfers to homeowners, for free, effective ownership of a...
Back-in angle parking coming soon to South Congress
New parking is one of the street's many safety and mobility projects.
South Congress Roadwork Starting Very Soon
The repaving of South Congress that was set to begin this week has been postponed because of water line repairs, supposedly to start sometime next week instead. The stretch of road from...
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