Well, yes and no.

I live in SW Austin -- Oak Hill. My ride to work is 6 miles if I take Mopac. Which is fine, except for 0.6 miles where there is no frontage road and no shoulder on a bridge (that shakes!) where I have to take the lane from 65 mph cars -- not at all bike friendly. Or I can avoid this, but then my trip turns into a 12 mile one if I avoid all the ugly roads.

Any-who, I'm not so sure South Austin is any weirder than the rest of Austin