Jack Craver
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2 weeks ago |
austinpolitics.net | Jack Craver
It's hard to figure out where exactly City Council is heading on the I-35 Cap & Stitch program. There is clearly majority support to build the three caps proposed for downtown, which have a total estimated cost of $561 million. It also appears clear that the northernmost cap, between the Red Line crossing of I-35 and Airport Blvd (est cost: $226M) is no longer being considered. The two "stitches" (just wider versions of bridges) downtown are also probably dead.
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2 weeks ago |
austinpolitics.net | Jack Craver
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2 weeks ago |
austinpolitics.net | Jack Craver
We got some good news on the crime front. APD says violent crime, which includes murder, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery, decreased by 8.3% last year. And in the first three months of 2025 there have been 12 murders, which puts us on pace for 48 this year, a decline from the roughly 65 murders per year in the three previous years. APD has also begun to make progress on reducing vacancies, which currently stand at 316, down from more than 350 a year ago.
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3 weeks ago |
austinpolitics.net | Jack Craver
It's good to occasionally highlight instances of success in Austin's battle against homelessness, which can sometimes seem so hopeless. There are also some other problems in the world right now, in case you didn't notice, so here's a little bit of good news: Cady Lofts, a 100-unit permanent supportive housing development at 1004 E 39th St, is now accepting residents.
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1 month ago |
austinpolitics.net | Jack Craver
In his most recent Watson Wire email, the mayor described the housing reforms he and others on Council have championed as a matter of fairness, specifically generational fairness. In 2024, the housing affordability challenge contributed to an estimated 1.6 million fewer households being formed among Gen Z and Millennials than would’ve been expected.
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How much lipstick should we put on this pig? Austin will definitely pony up for caps on the downtown portion of I-35. But opinions are mixed on City Council about whether it's worth it to spend another $120M for caps in Cherrywood/Hyde Park. https://t.co/T13Cf4BuwU
Six months ago I said the city's rosy budget projections were fishy. Now the same city staff is projecting a big deficit. What has changed? The mayor is no longer trying to push through an expensive police contract: https://t.co/9gpdf8cqIJ
Stop saying utilize.
