it looks like austin is going big time. no longer is is a sleep little weird college town with quirky stores and a whole street dedicated to drinking and partying. downtown austin is going to become...new york city?? well, yes that is a bit of an exaggeration but the mayor has set the goal of having 25,000 people living in downtown austin by 2015. that's a whole lot of people...you add in the 50,000+ UT students you we have our own small 3rd world counrty :)

The Austin Chronicle: News: Downtown's Tall Order