Amanani Ezindlu Eziphezulu Zihlasela Okwenzekayo ku-Austin's Creative Identity
Ngezindleko eziqhubekayo nezindleko zasendlini, u-Austin usengozini yokulahlekelwa yiyona nto eyenze kube kuhle kakhulu: abaculi abahlukumezayo nabanye abaculi. Amaqembu afana ne-HousingWorks Austin asebenza ne-Austin City Council nezinhlangano ezingenzi-nzuzo ukuthola izindlela zokubhekana nenkinga yendawo yokuhlala engabizi. Abaculi nabadwebi abahola kancane abaphoqeleka ukuba bathuthele emadolobheni amancane aseduzane ukuze bathole izindawo eziningi zokuqashisa ezibiza kakhulu.
Kusukela ngo-May 2017, isilinganiso samakethe emakhaya sasingama-dollar angu-380,000 ngaphakathi kwemingcele yedolobha lase-Austin kanye ne-$ 310,000 emadolobheni ase-Austin-Round Rock, kubike u-Austin HomeSearch. Amanani anyuke ngamaphesenti angu-8,6 e-Austin namaphesenti angu-8 e-Austin-Round Rock ngonyaka odlule. Lokhu kwaphawula ngonyaka wesishiyagalombili olandelanayo wokuhamba kahle emakethe yezindlu kanye nomnotho wase-Austin wonke. Izinkulungwane zamafulethi nama-condominiums zakhiwa e-Austin. Inani elikhulu lemiklamo ephakeme ekhishwa kulo lonke idolobha libonakala libonisa ukuthi iphuzu lokugcwalisa lizofinyelelwa maduzane. Kodwa okwamanje, amanani asaqhubeka.
I-Apartments edolobheni, indawo enhle kakhulu, eqashwe ngokulinganiselwa ku-$ 2,168 ngoJanuwari 2017, kubika i-website ethi Rent Rent, nge-rental average city-wide for bedroom two, 1 000 square square foot $ 1,364.
Ukudla
Ngaphandle kwezindleko eziphezulu zezindlu, ukuhlala e-Austin kungabizi kakhulu.
Ngokusho kwezindawo ezihamba phambili ze-Sperling, izindleko zokudla e-Austin zingaphansi kwesilinganiso sezwe, ngesilinganiso sama-89.1 ngokulingana nesilinganiso se-US esingamaphesenti angu-100, okusho ukuthi cishe amaphesenti angu-11 aphansi kunesilinganiso sikazwelonke sokudla, kusukela ngo-July 2017.
Izintela
Izinga lentela lokuthengisa e-Austin lingamaphesenti angu-8.25.
Awekho intela yentela eTexas. Izikole ikakhulukazi zixhaswa ngemali yentela, ehambisana namanani asekhaya.
Ukuthutha
Njengawo wonke amaTexas, i-Austin igcina idolobha eliziqhenya ngemoto, futhi likwazi ukukhombisa ukuthi lihamba kanjani. I-Metro Metro system isebenza kulo lonke idolobha. Uma uhlala futhi usebenza emgqeni webhasi, kungenzeka ukuhamba ngebhasi. Kodwa-ke, uhlelo lwebhasi luhlinzeka ngamabhasi ambalwa kuphela ebusuku, ngakho-ke ngokuvamile akuyona indlela evulekayo yokungena nokuya kwesidolobhana sokuzijabulisa yedolobha ngezimpelasonto. Uzogoqa izikweletu ezimbalwa uma ukhetha itekisi, kuye ngokuthi ibanga lihambe. Isibonelo, uhambo olusuka e-Austin-Bergstrom International Airport ukuya edolobheni lase-Austin lwaluyi-dollar engu-37 kusukela ngo-July 2017. Uber noLyft bayeka ukusebenza e-Austin, ngakho-ke ukukhetha ngaphandle kwemoto kunqunyelwe.
Isiyaluyalu seToll Roads
Nakuba i-Austin idolobhana elikhululekile kwezombangazwe, lihlezi phakathi kombuso oqaphayo lapho abameli abajwayele ukufuna izixazululo ezinkingeni zomphakathi ezivela ezinkampanini ezizimele. Imigwaqo engekho emigwaqeni nase-Austin iyisinye sezibonelo ezibonakalayo nezikhathazayo zalesi simo. Uma uhambela empumalanga ngaphandle kwedolobha ukuya eHouston, ubhekene nezinketho ezimbili: u-meander ungene emgwaqweni ongaphambili bese uqala-futhi-uqale indlela yakho ekugcineni kwedolobha cishe imizuzu engu-20 noma i-zip ngomgwaqo okhokhelwayo cishe imizuzu emihlanu.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, umgwaqo we-toll ulula ngoba awukho isidingo sokumisa ebhokisini lomgwaqo noma umaka. Uhlelo oluzenzakalelayo lithatha isithombe sephayisensi yakho yelayisense kanye nezikweletu zakho ngeposi. Izindleko ziba ngu-$ 2 kuphela uhambo ngalunye, kodwa zingangeza ngokushesha uma udinga ukuhamba ngaleyo ndlela njalo.
Ukuzijabulisa
Umculo wamahhala usazotholakala eduze ne-Austin, kodwa kunzima ukuthola kunalokho obekujwayele ukukwenza. Lindela inkokhelo encane yekhava ezindaweni ezifana ne-Continental Club noma Igumbi leNdlovu. U-Austin uphinde abuyele embukisweni womdlalo wokuhlabelela. Amakilabhu amaningana anikeza imibukiso yamahhala noma ubusuku obukhulu be-mic obuvulekile, ikakhulukazi ezinsukwini zamasonto. Izindawo zokudlela zidlala i-gamut: Ungathola ama-tacos amahle futhi ashibhile ezindaweni ezifana ne-Torchy noma ulahle isikhwama ezindaweni eziphakeme ze-steak; Izindawo ezisezingeni eliphezulu zezinkwa; futhi classy, zokudlela zaseMexico zendawo.