“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.” Mike Tyson | Katherine Gregor at the Austin Chronicle published a story last week about planning in Central Texas called Best-Laid Plans. Her point was well-taken: the patchwork planning landscape could …
Steve Thompson at The Dallas Morning News wrote an article on Sunday called Economists skirmish in Dallas wet/dry debate that featured a quote from me about economic impact studies. It’s important to understand the difference between an economic impact study, …
Cities everywhere are touting their green credentials these days. Bragging rights have centered on share of power from renewable sources, policies requiring energy audits for real estate transactions, and the somewhat academic notion of carbon footprint. These are laudable efforts, …
We’re six months away from the next regular session of the Texas Legislature. Back in January Lt. Governor David Dewhurst issued the Senate interim charges related to job creation in Texas. I was glad to see two items focused on …
Brian Kelsey is an Austin-based economic development consultant and former senior policy advisor at the U.S. Economic Development Administration in Washington, DC. Civic Analytics is his blog about data-driven analysis for understanding community and economic trends. Views expressed here are his own.
