cow pastures

West Campus grew like gangbusters between 2000 and 2010.  I've tried to convey how remarkable this growth truly was.  In 2000, tracts 6.03 and 6.04 had 5,273 and 5,199 inhabitants, respectively.

 In 2010, they had 7,793 and 6,496 inhabitants, respectively.   Austin's two densest neighborhoods thus grew by 36%, outpacing Austin's 20% growth (much of which took place in cow pastures).

My neighborhood of "urban homes" shows it is possible to build relatively affordable single-family homes in central Austin.

 (Emphasis on "relatively" -- they start at $250,000-ish, which is a good deal for new, detached housing in 78704 but obviously not everyone's idea of affordable housing.)

My neighborhood of "urban homes" shows it is possible to build relatively affordable single-family homes in central Austin.

 (Emphasis on "relatively" -- they start at $250,000-ish, which is a good deal for new, detached housing in 78704 but obviously not everyone's idea of affordable housing.)

Oklahoma City plans to re-route an interstate highway away from downtown:

In Oklahoma City, the interstate will be moved five blocks from downtown to an old railroad line.

The new 10-lane highway, expected to carry 120,000 vehicles daily, will be placed in a trench so deep that city streets can run atop it, as if the highway weren't there.

I've hit on this in the comments to other posts, but one of the nice features of weighted density is that it permits us to compare apples to apples (even though the comparison may be royal gala to red delicious).  Standard density is extremely sensitive to geographic boundaries.  This is why most debates over density quickly turn into squabbles over the proper geographic unit.  CMSA?  MSA?  Urbanized area?  Central city?  And then it's just a matter of time before someone brings up City  X's moutains or parks