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    Smart Growth or Dumb Growth?

    Smart Growth or Dumb Growth?

    FromGrowth Machine

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    Smart Growth or Dumb Growth?

    FromGrowth Machine

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    Length:
    37 minutes
    Released:
    Jul 13, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    (Episode 4) When a new mayor came to power, he found what he thought would be a compromise — a way to bring new businesses and build housing for all the people coming to Austin without threatening the city’s ecological gems. It turned out to be more complicated than that.
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    Released:
    Jul 13, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Housing prices in Austin have exploded in the past decade, leading to a city that’s not just unaffordable — but also highly segregated. None of this happened by accident. It’s the result of decades of decisions about what — if anything — gets built in Austin and where. From a master plan to move Black and brown residents to one part of town, to fights over how to protect the environment, to an outdated land development code — all of these are pieces in a machine that’s engineered Austin’s housing market.