Jay Blazek Crossley

City of Austin becomes America’s largest City yet to end the climate denial, market perverting practice of minimum parking mandates

November 3, 2023 Jay Blazek Crossley

AUSTIN, TX – In a historic vote, the Austin City Council voted 8-2 today to finalize the elimination of the costly practice of requiring parking as a pre-requisite to building homes and businesses citywide. Farm&City commends city staff, Mayor Watson and Austin City Council for their strong climate leadership with this effective market-based solution, and calls upon Houston Mayor Sylvester …

Austin World Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Traffic Violence

November 3, 2023 Jay Blazek Crossley

On an average day in Texas, twelve people will die in traffic crashes and more than 50 will suffer life-altering injuries, such as brain damage or loss of a limb. We gather every year for the World Day of Remembrance to honor and remember those who have died in traffic crashes and demand solutions from Texas governments that will reduce …

Farm&City comments on item 45 – Calling for meaningful climate and air quality analysis of the proposal to fix I-35

October 19, 2023 Jay Blazek Crossley

TxDOT’s refusal to use an equitable scenario planning process with alternative reasonable future growth forecasts renders their “No Build” analysis meaningless in the climate emissions, air quality, and traffic modeling analysis.

Hello Mayor Watson and Council Members, Thanks so much for your consideration of Item 45, seeking to improve the climate emissions reduction and air quality improvement strategies of the plan to fix I-35 and rebuild the historic urban street grid. Farm&City is a tiny nonprofit and we don’t have funding to do this particular work, so I’m sorry to report …