density

The period-style dwellings are, in fact, modular and therefore could appeal to those already interested in the modular concepts of...

(via Downtown Austin Blog)

The Glaeser/Redlick paper I discussed yesterday really is worth a read.

 It makes two very interesting points about the benefits of density:

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A very nice chart depicting the distribution of U.S. census tracts by density.  Just eyeballing it, it looks like most Americans live at a density of 2,500+ ppsm. (The area under the curve represents total U.S.

Don't make computers seek out data. Make the data move to where it can be used.

That, roughly, is one way to describe the racetrack memory concept, which IBM argues could one day lead to memory that could hold 100 times more data than flash memory does today and ...

I've been bashing density bonuses lately because they raise the price of density downtown. But there are rare occasions when they make sense.

The new development off Barton Springs Road, near Zilker Park, is one of them. We ought to...

I've been bashing density bonuses lately because they raise the price of density downtown. But there are rare occasions when they make sense.

The new development off Barton Springs Road, near Zilker Park, is one of them. We ought to...

In a past post, I discussed the density-bonus plan being floated around City Hall. (Council will consider the Downtown Design Commission's recommendation tonight.) I'll discuss density bonuses in more detail in future posts.

But the gist is that the City...

The Austin Contrarian did a nice post yesterday on the Design Commission's Density Bonus Recommendations.

A "density bonus" isn't quite what it sounds like - developers don't get a bonus for building more density.

If you are interested in downtown development, pay attention: There is growing support for adopting a system of "density bonuses" downtown.

The idea has been recommended by the Density Bonus Task Force of the Austin Design Commission, which was created...