Thanks to Bisnow for inviting me to participate on a panel about the Austin economy at their Austin Real Estate Summit today. I was asked to share some statistics on Austin’s current trajectory. Here’s what I came up with: 55,000 – …
The great central city vs. suburb debate rages on, this time about Austin Energy’s proposed rate increase. Marty Toohey’s story in the Austin American-Statesman today includes this nugget: Dick Brown, a lobbyist who helped found Homeowners United for Rate Fairness, was …
An open letter to Brigid Shea (and other aspiring city council members): Dear Ms. Shea, I applaud you for focusing your mayoral campaign on affordability. The Austin American-Statesman is right to push you and Mayor Leffingwell for specifics on how …
We’ve been back in Austin for nearly three weeks, and driving around it’s hard not to notice all the new restaurants and bars. Since we were only gone for 15 months, and we don’t exactly get out as much as …
Civic Analytics LLC is an Austin-based economic research and consulting firm. Brian Kelsey, Principal, blogs here about big data, economic development, and the Austin economy. Views here are his own. Photo credit: Austin Business Journal
