tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489726579413743545.post2842772622526038420..comments2008-07-09T10:40:46.572-05:00Brian W Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04030631329160602257noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489726579413743545.post-48155731721934060012008-07-09T10:40:00.000-05:002008-07-09T10:40:00.000-05:00Yeah Garreth, I definitly think you are correct about the fact that if there is no housing centrally located then low income workers are forced to live in outlying areas and will most likely seek out work that is nearby that area which in turn raises the cost of running a centrally located buisness and most city jobs which in turn hurts the cities economy to some degree. I also like the fact that it is mixed because there are definitly other areas in Austin that have not seen the growth in their local real estate market as much as others because they were "low income" areas from the begining and they have continued to be just that. Thanks for the comment!Brian W Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04030631329160602257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489726579413743545.post-78901986462770057972008-07-09T10:28:00.000-05:002008-07-09T10:28:00.000-05:00I think you're spot on Brian. If the city is not planned with centrally located key workers and low income workers in mind, then the economy will suffer in the long term. <BR/><BR/>As a Mueller resident and Realtor, I welcome the income diversity and affordable housing. <BR/><BR/>I really like the geographically mixed in approach, rather than the traditional approach of putting low income houses in one area and higher income houses in another. This is still happening just down the road - we hear about in the upcoming changes for "homeless housing" at Manor and Sweeney - just 2 miles from Mueller.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="www.buymueller.com" REL="nofollow">Garreth Wilcock - Mueller's Resident REALTOR</A>Garrethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14077103883114827333noreply@blogger.com