Who would have thought?

The bad news is that scientists determined that Austin is still in Texas.

But how can that be? I get downvoted every time I try to point out that supply and demand is a thing and that the solution to the housing crisis is higher-density zoning, by people who insist the real problem is foreign investor boogeymen buying up all the housing and letting it sit vacant for the evulz.

Cant both things be true? I'm sure there are many factors like airbnb, zoning regulations, etc

Sure, if you have absolutely no sense of scale or proportion, or are trying to magnify the smaller cause to fit your NIMBY and/or racist agenda.

I can tell you that more people equals more problems, I'm living that right now where I live.

Austin seriously need better mass transit options downtown. Everything there is so car centric the traffic is an absolute nightmare. Try to drive? Stuck in traffic, have to find parking. Try to uber? Stuck in traffic. Take a bus? Stuck in traffic.

Both can be true. But the bigger issue is much harder to solve. If a lot of people want to live in an area, and there isn't enough space for all of them to live there, then prices will go up. You can build more housing units in the area, and that buys you time, but eventually you are left with the same problem.

The real solution is the area has to be able to expand. You need not just to build more housing, but to expand the residential area into the surrounding countryside. And do that in any sort of useful manner requires good public transportation. It requires building a walkable Urban core. Most cities don't bother to do that.

beautiful burn. kudos.