LCRA Express Spawns Hamilton Pool Traffic Jam

Despite plenty of reasons to go slow, the agency – and its developer friends – are in a big hurry

"...To both sides' dismay, virtually no formal traffic analysis has been conducted as part of a proposal..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Users Find Back Roads During Internet Traffic Jam

While the mainstream Internet news sites faltered during Tuesday's attacks, people picked up the slack.

"...In a flood of traffic after last Tuesday's attacks, many popular online news sources..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Screens Column by Michael Connor

Traffic Jam? Call Management.

New alliance forms to address mobility issues Downtown

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Jam City

Managing Congestion

"...two widely opposing views of how to deal with traffic: Trip-reduction techniques attempt to lure motorists from single occupancy..."

Aug. 11, 1995 News Feature

Symphony No. I-35

Finally, a Traffic Jam we can enjoy, thanks to composer Steve Parker

"...Nobody likes sitting in bad traffic. The exasperating stillness, the exhaust fumes, the expletives screamed..."

April 10, 2015 Arts Feature by Natalie Zeldin

2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A

Breaion King arrest doc heads up the Oscar short list

"...In the Oscar-nominated "Traffic Stop" by Kate Davis, what King went through is..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

World War Z

This bio-disaster movie with zombies and Brad Pitt is smart and ambitious, even if it doesn't break the mold.

"...Starring: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, Fana Mokoena, James Badge Dale, Ludi Boeken, Matthew Fox, David Morse, Elyes..."

June 21, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Man on a Ledge

This semi-functional thriller tingles but never terrifies.

"...Directed by: Asger Leth. Starring: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, Genesis Rodriguez, Afton Williamson and Edward..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: Rush Hour

The time we lose in traffic, on a global scale

"...as exhausting as finding oneself ensnarled in an actual traffic jam. Which is exactly the point of this calculatedly..."

March 19, 2018 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

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Music Greats Overlooked

"...... or are strip malls, asphalt-ocean parking lots, endless traffic jams, horrific air quality, and thousands of SUVs with..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Column

Steve Parker's Song for Bat / Man

For this year's Fusebox, composer Steve Parker flies a batty Austin concert with live echolocation

"...of Art, the man responsible for last year's uproarious Traffic Jam concert that included community participants performing a chorus..."

April 8, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Learning Curve

Lessons from the Long Center's first six months

"...party compared to the firestorm ignited by a massive traffic jam on April 20, when thousands converged on the..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gridlock Lifts on Lamar Bridge

Councilmembers Demand a Second Look at Alternative Routes

"...be widened from four to six lanes to ease traffic during one of the city's greatest growth spurts, or..."

Nov. 8, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

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Libertarians Say No to Doggett

"...but who would've thought the smoggy skyline, endless stopped traffic and fumes that could send an adult at the..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Column

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"...The more traffic slows down, say from congestion and traffic calming, the..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Column

Developing Stories

Why can't Jennifer Kim find a co-sponsor on council for a resolution to explore a public-private partnership for the redevelopment of Northcross Mall?

"...seriously out of scale with the neighborhood and its traffic capacity. Kim said she would favor the idea of..."

May 4, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

We Built This City ...

"...six years in Columbus, I was never in a traffic jam on a Sunday. I got into one traffic..."

June 30, 2016 Postmarks

The Road to 10-1: Now We Begin

Partisan Traffic Jam

"...District 6: Partisan Traffic Jam..."

July 18, 2014 News Feature by Brandon Watson

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Our readers talk back.

"...had a car got into it, and a grand traffic jam was the result. My brother and sister-in-law, who..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Column

We Need Bicycle/Walking Paths Between Cities

"...had a car got into it, and a grand traffic jam was the result. My brother and sister-in-law, who..."

Sept. 29, 2004 Postmarks

Widespread Opposition to Concert Venue West of Austin Might Not Be Enough to Kill It

Commissioners say it’s a road safety issue

"...that already experiences delays in emergency response due to traffic on narrow roads like Fitzhugh, Crumley Ranch, and Trautwein...."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Page Two

Sifting through the election fallout.

"...shot of I-35 at, say, 5:30pm. Superimposed over the traffic jam would be the projected number of cars by..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Column by Louis Black

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"...Austin has experienced a growth explosion producing traffic gridlock, pollution, and overdevelopment. Place 3 candidate Baxter (a..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Column

Playback

Q: What do you get when you combine the Continental Club, Trophy's, and the Rome Inn? A: C-Boy's.

"...sight of authority, but most stay to finish the jam. It sounds like that cop just said: "The park..."

May 4, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Public Notice: The New Apartheid?

Everyone hates the non-transect zones

"...he was just keeping them hidden in his briefcase. Traffic: Jammed and Hacked..."

March 3, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Playback: Welcome to Terrordome: Sixth Street During SXSW

Appraising APD's solution to Sixth Street during SXSW

"...pushes crowds to the side and creates a human traffic jam. Loiterers start fights and sell drugs, and a..."

April 8, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Steve Winwood's Back in the High Life

Live review of the jam band godfather's Sunday set

"...When it comes to British jam bands, the conversation begins and ends with Traffic. Sunday..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

WTF1? The Aftermath

Checkered flags aren't only for Cheap Trick & Aerosmith

"...Thinking I would run into the usual Friday traffic jam on I-35, I left my house early and..."

Nov. 21, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

City Shuns Black Tourism

"...African-Americans who visited during Texas Relays weekend. Aware that traffic snarls up big time, my wife made an errand..."

April 10, 2011 Postmarks

Page Two: Terms of Entitlement

Austin growth

"...In Austin, the ongoing traffic jam of so many conflicting interests invites gridlock. The..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Column by Louis Black

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