My name is Rebecca Horsley and I am a 4th year at
UT. I am one of the few who happened to
stumble upon this class, and I’m really looking forward to it. I am anxious to learn and grow outside of the
classroom.
I spoke with one of my roommates about East Austin. She mentioned that she has not explored many
parts of the area, but she spoke highly of the “up and coming, trendy”
neighborhood just east of I 35 around 11th street. Other than this area, she said she thinks of
East Austin as the poor side of town, but she bases this off of what people
have said, not from her own experience with the area.
I believe at least slight growth is present in every part of
Austin. With over 300 people moving to
the city each day, Austin is expanding and growing. I read in an article about a 27-acre
micro-village in East Austin charging $210 for monthly rent so that homeless
people in the area might have an affordable place to stay. This program, Community First, seeks to not
only provide a home for the homeless but to also keep the people off of the
streets.
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