Austin

The next challenge for Austin’s transit plan: Delivering on its equity pledge

The Texas capital wants to show that it can build light rail while protecting nearby communities at risk of displacement.

Absent aid, few US cities will be able to avoid austerity

Congress appears unlikely to help with the looming Covid-related budget disaster that nearly every local government in America now faces. And cuts in the public sector will only worsen the recession.

Bristol loves cereal, Tokyo hates doing the dishes, and other lessons from "Hello Lamp Post"

CityMetric Advent 10: The mystery of Austin's tree decorations