21st century

Soon enough, your never-fail top secret downtown parking space may be a thing of the past.

The City of Austin is in the process of installing 44 signs on busy roads downtown to direct drivers to parking areas located off of major roads.

The signs will lead to public parking facilities, as well as City facilities like City Hall and the Palmer Events Center.

Some important changes are afoot at Top Notch. �They are now open Sundays! �They now accept credit cards!

�And they... (via Austin Burger News)

I've been reading Don't Call It Sprawl: Metropolitan Structure in the 21st Century by economist William Bogart.

Despite its title, it's not really another ideological entry in the sprawl debate. He uses techniques from trade theory to analyze zoning's impacts....