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August 2, 2007

What Austin May Look Like in Three Years

July 6, 2007

And Thus Fell the Iraq War

The New York Times:
G.O.P. Support for Iraq Policy Erodes Further
Support among Republicans for President Bush’s Iraq policy eroded further on Thursday as another senior lawmaker, Senator Pete V. Domenici of New Mexico, broke with the White House just as Congressional Democrats prepared to renew their challenge to the war.
“We cannot continue asking our troops […]

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June 14, 2007

Worst Traffic Traps in America

Forbes lists America’s Twelve Worst Traffic Traps, and, surprisingly, Austin isn’t on the list. These are among the worst, read the full article for all of them with pictures.

The Los Angeles US-101 and I-405 Interchange, which results in 27 million plus hours of delay each year;
Houston I-610 and I-10 Interchange, which costs 25 million hours […]

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