As Austin thrives as a tech hub, will it avoid San Francisco’s problems?
The capital of Texas will have to grapple with the downsides of growth
ELON MUSK has predicted that Austin will be “the biggest boom town that America has seen in 50 years”. From 2010 to 2020 its metro area had the second-fastest growth in the country—its population expanded by a third. Already America’s 11th-largest city, Austin could soon displace Silicon Valley’s San Jose in the top ten.
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