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http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/opinion/as-austins-black-population-falls-a-question-of-re/nrTd4/ http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/opinion/as-austins-b

by arcanus 10y ago

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/opinion/as-austins-black-population-falls-a-question-of-re/nrTd4/ http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/opinion/as-austins-blac... I don't see how one can argue Austin is not pushing out minorities.

aaron-lebo 10y ago
You stated that Austin has horrible diversity, which is not true statistically. Having read the article, it doesn't say anything about how Austin is "pushing out minorities". I won’t dwell on Tang and Falola’s results, which the American-Statesman’s Dan Zehr covered last week, other than to note that a majority of African-Americans — 56 percent — said they left Austin because they no longer could afford to live in the city. Many said they would move back if they could. Furthermore, from the Zehr piece mentioned there: Despite those indications, fewer than half the residents surveyed said they felt “pushed out” of the city, according to the report. The people being "pushed out" say they aren't being pushed out. You are claiming the exact opposite. Did you read the articles? They can't afford it. If you are familiar with Austin this is a problem for all residents - housing prices have shot up because there is so much demand. It's not a minority issue. Yes, they are disproportionately affected, but the city is not targeting them. Ask any resident of Austin that's been there before 2005 and they'll tell you the same thing. The city is having trouble with massive growth - ironically much of it is from West coasters.
- thaumasiotes 10y ago
  > If you are familiar with Austin this is a problem for all residents - housing prices have shot up because there is so much demand. It's not a minority issue. If you're familiar with Austin, how much more demand for housing there is there compared to demand for housing in Dallas? How is that difference in demand, if any, reflected in pricing? Austin is about as clear a case as you can get of pricing shooting up in response to extremely average levels of demand combined with severe supply restrictions.
  - aaron-lebo 10y ago
    Prices have certainly rose in Dallas, but not to the same extent, probably because Dallas is a larger city and can absorb the growth better. From wiki: Dallas 2000 1,188,580 18.0% 2010 1,197,816 0.8% 2015 1,300,092 8.5% Austin 2000 656,562 41.0% 2010 790,390 20.4% 2015 931,830 17.9% That's pretty substantial growth. DFW experienced similar growth in the 90s and it has taken 20 years of building for infrastructure to catch up. Edit: Just as a comparison, here's Seattle: 2000 563,374 9.1% 2010 608,660 8.0% 2015 684,451 12.5%

by arcanus 10y ago

aaron-lebo 10y ago

You stated that Austin has horrible diversity, which is not true statistically. Having read the article, it doesn't say anything about how Austin is "pushing out minorities". I won’t dwell on Tang and Falola’s results, which the American-Statesman’s Dan Zehr covered last week, other than to note that a majority of African-Americans — 56 percent — said they left Austin because they no longer could afford to live in the city. Many said they would move back if they could. Furthermore, from the Zehr piece mentioned there: Despite those indications, fewer than half the residents surveyed said they felt “pushed out” of the city, according to the report. The people being "pushed out" say they aren't being pushed out. You are claiming the exact opposite. Did you read the articles? They can't afford it. If you are familiar with Austin this is a problem for all residents - housing prices have shot up because there is so much demand. It's not a minority issue. Yes, they are disproportionately affected, but the city is not targeting them. Ask any resident of Austin that's been there before 2005 and they'll tell you the same thing. The city is having trouble with massive growth - ironically much of it is from West coasters.

thaumasiotes 10y ago
> If you are familiar with Austin this is a problem for all residents - housing prices have shot up because there is so much demand. It's not a minority issue. If you're familiar with Austin, how much more demand for housing there is there compared to demand for housing in Dallas? How is that difference in demand, if any, reflected in pricing? Austin is about as clear a case as you can get of pricing shooting up in response to extremely average levels of demand combined with severe supply restrictions.
- aaron-lebo 10y ago
  Prices have certainly rose in Dallas, but not to the same extent, probably because Dallas is a larger city and can absorb the growth better. From wiki: Dallas 2000 1,188,580 18.0% 2010 1,197,816 0.8% 2015 1,300,092 8.5% Austin 2000 656,562 41.0% 2010 790,390 20.4% 2015 931,830 17.9% That's pretty substantial growth. DFW experienced similar growth in the 90s and it has taken 20 years of building for infrastructure to catch up. Edit: Just as a comparison, here's Seattle: 2000 563,374 9.1% 2010 608,660 8.0% 2015 684,451 12.5%