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Old Posted Dec 19, 2017, 1:07 AM
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I think developers and city council members need to be communicating better what's at stake. People get emotional over things like views and having a building on a lot versus not and having concerns about traffic, but the real issue is what a new development is going to offer that neighborhood for decades to come. A developer isn't just going to go away and decide not to build because of opposition to it. It ultimately comes down to things like financing, zoning rules, and city approval for something to happen or not. These buildings that are being built are going to be here for a long time. At least several decades and maybe even much longer. So we should be making them contribute to the neighborhood at their fullest potential. This means retail that is useful to a neighborhood. I can't drive it home how much of a good thing a grocery store would have been to that neighborhood. With traffic being their big concern, the idea of having a grocery store that much closer would save on time of not being stuck in traffic. In the lifespan of these buildings, traffic is going to get worse in Austin.
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