South Lamar Boulevard and East Riverside Drive have a lot in common. They're both what the city considers "core transit corridors," and that means they're ideal for dense multi-story development often in the form of vertical mixed-use (VMU) buildings, which in theory enhance the street-level pedestrian environment along the corridor by improving sidewalks and adding ...
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Sixth and Lamar is the Worst Intersection in Austin
After two rounds of our extremely rigorous and not-at-all scientific survey about the worst Austin intersections, a majority of votes nearly as overwhelming as traffic itself has brought us a clear answer, at least in the opinion of our readers: Sixth Street and North Lamar Boulevard takes the cake, with more than 30 percent of the vote. We received 538 total votes in this ...
These Are Austin’s 10 Worst Intersections. Which One Wins It All?
Last month, we asked our intrepid readers to weigh in on their least favorite intersections in Austin. Based on the record-setting number of responses we received (apparently traffic congestion is an issue people here feel very strongly about) we've selected the 10 intersections that showed up the most in our survey, and now it's time to pick the worst of the bunch -- click ...
Demolition at the 6 X Guadalupe Tower Site Could Arrive Next Month
To build the new tallest tower in Austin, you've got to break a few eggs -- or, in this case, demolish a completely unremarkable hotel. In other words, the Extended Stay America now occupying the famously "cursed" former home of the late Alamo Hotel at the northwest corner of West Sixth and Guadalupe Streets is not long for this world, with recent city documents pointing to its ...
What’s the Worst Intersection in Austin?
For such a simple question, we've heard endless possible answers, so we'd like to ask our readers. Click here to fill out our survey, or use the embedded form below: We're mostly interested in troublesome intersections in the central city, like downtown and its surrounding neighborhoods, but we're sure there's plenty out there either way. A lot of factors are going to ...
