hiː ɪz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɜːbən lˈænd ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ænd bᵻlˈiːvz ðæt ˈoʊnli θɹuː dɹəmˈæɾɪkli bˈɛɾɚ lˈænd jˈuːs pɹˈæktɪsᵻz kæn ˈɔːstɪn ænd ðə sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ɹˈiːdʒən ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪətli dˈiːl wɪð tʃˈælɪndʒᵻz lˈaɪk tɹˈæfɪk, ˈɛɹ kwˈɔlᵻɾi, hˈaʊzɪŋ ɐfˌoːɹdəbˈɪlᵻɾi ænd ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl pɹətˈɛkʃən.
He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and believes that only through dramatically better land use practices can Austin and the surrounding region appropriately deal with challenges like traffic, air quality, housing affordability and environmental protection.