Topic: Red River Cultural District

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Smart Wall
Episode 1106 31:18 - 33:43

1106: Smart Wall

Austin Alley Wall, Red River Cultural District Fence

Business owners in Austin's Red River Cultural District successfully petitioned the city to install a 10-foot-tall fence to block off an alleyway plagued by drug use and crime. The discussion highlights the perceived hypocrisy of a liberal city like Austin opposing a national border wall while installing walls to protect local businesses from "third world" conditions in their back alleys.