Comments on: Sylvia’s Notes from Central Texas Growth Summit http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/01/31/sylvias-notes-from-central-texas-growth-summit/ Austin Real Estate Blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:12:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Marie http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/01/31/sylvias-notes-from-central-texas-growth-summit/comment-page-1/#comment-1239 Marie Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:39:30 +0000 http://ben.crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/01/31/sylvias-notes-from-central-texas-growth-summit/#comment-1239 What a nifty surprise - I'm a longtime reader (this is my first comment, though!), and am working on LaunchPad Coworking - if you want to learn more about us, we have a blog over at www.launchpadcoworking.com What a nifty surprise – I’m a longtime reader (this is my first comment, though!), and am working on LaunchPad Coworking – if you want to learn more about us, we have a blog over at http://www.launchpadcoworking.com

]]> By: Julia http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/01/31/sylvias-notes-from-central-texas-growth-summit/comment-page-1/#comment-1238 Julia Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:10:15 +0000 http://ben.crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/01/31/sylvias-notes-from-central-texas-growth-summit/#comment-1238 I think Austin really has a lot of catching up to do in terms of living in Austin without a car. (Something I've done two years during my time in Austin.) I have been working in Boston during the week the past few weeks and it's so convenient and inexpensive to walk and take the T just about anywhere you want to go. I've stayed at 3 hotels in town, and none of them are physically near my work or the places I like to go in the evening. However with the train system, and the occasional taxi, it's worked out well. Plus, it's nice not paying $20-30/night to park my $40-50/day rental car at the hotel. I'd rather spend my time walking or waiting for a train than sitting in traffic or circling city blocks to find a parking space. Once commuter rail between Leander and Austin gets running (and I've seen it go by on the rail road tracks!!), I think we should focus on putting in light rail between downtown and the airport. Thanks for posting that information. I've heard a lot of it in terms of national information, but not specific to Austin. I think Austin really has a lot of catching up to do in terms of living in Austin without a car. (Something I’ve done two years during my time in Austin.) I have been working in Boston during the week the past few weeks and it’s so convenient and inexpensive to walk and take the T just about anywhere you want to go. I’ve stayed at 3 hotels in town, and none of them are physically near my work or the places I like to go in the evening. However with the train system, and the occasional taxi, it’s worked out well. Plus, it’s nice not paying $20-30/night to park my $40-50/day rental car at the hotel. I’d rather spend my time walking or waiting for a train than sitting in traffic or circling city blocks to find a parking space.

Once commuter rail between Leander and Austin gets running (and I’ve seen it go by on the rail road tracks!!), I think we should focus on putting in light rail between downtown and the airport.

Thanks for posting that information. I’ve heard a lot of it in terms of national information, but not specific to Austin.

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