Avery Ranch vs Four Points

[Novacek]

Originally Posted by hound 109

My definition (of large commercial development) would be large places of employment (such as office buildings etc. that might also have some retail development). Places like Downtown, the Arboretum, the Domain, around the University, south of the river on Mopac, near Medical Centers....& possibly a dozen other areas in town would be considered a massive concentration of commercial development.

You've just listed employment centers that _aren't_ (primarily) concentrations of low wage employment.

What's the utility in putting affordable housing next to jobs employing people that aren't going to live in affordable housing?

Originally Posted by hound 109

I bet there are a thousand intersections in Austin with similar Retail offerings.

Thousands?


There aren't a thousand grocery stores in Austin.

There aren't a thousand Target/Wal-marts in Austin.



I certainly wouldn't claim Four Points is in the top 5 of commercial centers in Austin. But it's probably in the top 20.

And it's possibly unique in that all the others already have at least some affordable housing closer.


4 points is one of the activity centers in the Imagine Austin plan.

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/GIS-Data/p...4x36-2_Map.jpg

It's one of the centers in the Campo 2040 plan.

http://www.campotexas.org/wp-content...0PlanFinal.pdf


It's a center of commercial development.

[hound 109]

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Originally Posted by Novacek

You've just listed employment centers that _aren't_ (primarily) concentrations of low wage employment.

What's the utility in putting affordable housing next to jobs employing people that aren't going to live in affordable housing?

Then we don't need taxpayer subsidized low income apartments.

Thousands? There aren't a thousand grocery stores in Austin. I wouldn't know. If there are 150 in GREATER Austin, then I stand corrected. If there are only 85 in greater Austin, then I stand corrected. (& none of them should have a "Subsidized" low income apartment built next to them).

There aren't a thousand Target/Wal-marts in Austin. Of course there aren't.


I certainly wouldn't claim Four Points is in the top 5 of commercial centers in Austin. But it's probably in the top 20. or top 40.

And it's possibly unique in that all the others already have at least some affordable housing closer.

4 points is one of the activity centers in the Imagine Austin plan.

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/GIS-Data/p...4x36-2_Map.jpg

It's one of the centers in the Campo 2040 plan.

http://www.campotexas.org/wp-content...0PlanFinal.pdf


It's a center of commercial development.

I'd call it a strip mall & a big box on a busy suburban highway.....not technically in the "Center" of anything.