Channel Austin’s growth in city center, not sprawl

Greater Austin’s population will double, whether we like it or not. If we don’t densify the city’s core, we “sprawlify” the countryside: the Blackland Prairie, the Hill Country and the aquifer contributing zone. Take your choice.

It is so much cheaper to add population where we already have the infrastructure — streets, pipelines, transit — than to build infrastructure from scratch.

I would choose a strong, vibrant city surrounded by clean air, clean water and outdoor recreation in close proximity.

Unaccountably, some environmentalists are joining those who would throw nature under the bus. Has the Earth shifted on its axis? DICK KALLERMAN, AUSTIN