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Old Posted May 22, 2017, 3:47 PM
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Originally Posted by jbssfelix View Post
Adding density to 4 square miles of downtown isn't nearly enough to make a dent in the thousands of people that move here each day. Adding, or at least allowing, density throughout the central core (183/35/290/MoPac) would at least make a significant dent, but unfortunately our council and neighborhoods are mostly in staunch opposition to this idea.
This was one of my first reactions, too . . . that is, our growth rate would be impossible to deal with even if we didn't have as convoluted a zoning system, and NIMBYists around every corner (and on the council).

Just quoting that doesn't tell the whole story, IMHO.
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