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What you should know: Issues and happenings in the coming week.
The Speed of Trust
Moving off dead center in the land use debate
Nick Barbaro, Jan. 10, 2019
Happy New Year?
Hoping for new starts at each level of government
Nick Barbaro, Jan. 3, 2019
Transit, Then and Now
A lingering desire for streetcars
Nick Barbaro, Dec. 6, 2018
Displacement Bad
New task force report finds room to improve
Nick Barbaro, Nov. 29, 2018
Homes for the Holidays?
Housing Blueprint Gets an Implementation Plan
Nick Barbaro, Nov. 21, 2018
How Small Is a Small Area?
Out of the ruins of CodeNEXT and into the next round of city planning drama... CodeWHAT?
Nick Barbaro, Nov. 15, 2018
Blue Wave Blues?
Something for everyone in Tuesday’s results
Nick Barbaro, Nov. 8, 2018
Decision Day?
Best of luck to all of us this coming Tuesday
Nick Barbaro, Nov. 1, 2018
Public Notice Light
Planning for the weekend
Nick Barbaro, Oct. 25, 2018
False Binary Choices
Finding middle ground in Austin politics
Nick Barbaro, Oct. 18, 2018
Damn the Torpedoes ...
Full speed astern at Planning Commission
Nick Barbaro, Oct. 11, 2018
Show and Tell
Civic leaders have big plans for your future
Nick Barbaro, Oct. 4, 2018
"Uprooted"
New gentrification study asks city to "think big and act boldly"
Nick Barbaro, Sep. 20, 2018
Priest Walks Into a Bar …
Armadillo Art Squad dean Micael Priest dead at 66
Nick Barbaro, Sep. 13, 2018
The Calendar Turns
Happy anniversary, and here's a card ...
Nick Barbaro, Aug. 30, 2018
The Battle is Joined
Land use policy will define the November Council election
Nick Barbaro, Aug. 23, 2018
Major League
Pushed by mayor, City Council takes the leap
Nick Barbaro, Aug. 16, 2018
ZAP!
The commission was right. CodeNEXT must die. But then what?
Nick Barbaro, Aug. 9, 2018
Troll Wars
A social media bullying story
Nick Barbaro, Jul. 26, 2018
"Gerrymandering Is Not a Game"
"... except when it is"
Nick Barbaro, Jul. 12, 2018
CodeNEXT: The Halftime Score?
If you view the code rewrite simply as a struggle between the urbanists and the preservationists, it's fair to ask, who's winning?
Nick Barbaro, Jul. 5, 2018
And, We're Off …
Council tees up CodeNEXT for a loooong drive, takes a breather
Nick Barbaro, Jun. 28, 2018
Death of a Planner
John Fregonese tried to get us all to a better place
Nick Barbaro, Jun. 21, 2018
The Calm Before ...
How to talk about talking about CodeNEXT
Nick Barbaro, May. 31, 2018
New Math
Can CodeNEXT get to eight votes?
Nick Barbaro, May. 24, 2018
East Side Story
Somewhere a place for us?
Nick Barbaro, May. 17, 2018
Two Tales of One City
Land use commissions diverge; dogs
Nick Barbaro, May. 10, 2018
CodeNextYear?
Reports, editorial, public all say CodeNOT
Nick Barbaro, May. 3, 2018
CodeNEXT: Where We Stand
Taking stock after a hectic week
Nick Barbaro, Apr. 26, 2018
Happy Earth Day, and More
Earth Day celebration meets transportation policy
Nick Barbaro, Apr. 19, 2018
People’s Housing Justice
What Council can do that's not CodeNEXT
Nick Barbaro, Apr. 12, 2018
Doomed?
Looking forward to the November ballot
Nick Barbaro, Apr. 5, 2018
Austin Saves CodeNEXT Saves Austin
City forges "grand compromise" on land use regulations
Nick Barbaro, Mar. 29, 2018
Your City at Work
"Shaping policy for generations to come"
Nick Barbaro, Mar. 22, 2018
Are We on a Road to Nowhere?
CodeNEXT – what a buzz kill!
Nick Barbaro, Mar. 14, 2018
Hurry Up Please, It's Time
We're late, we're late, for a very important date ...
Nick Barbaro, Mar. 8, 2018
In the Name of Fairness
Times change, and so do schools
Nick Barbaro, Mar. 1, 2018
Here Comes the Spin
CodeNEXT draft three winners & losers?
Nick Barbaro, Feb. 15, 2018
Coming Soon to a Corridor Near You
Hopefully in fewer than four score years ...
Nick Barbaro, Feb. 8, 2018
Groundhog Day ... Again
CodeNEXT: Haven't we been through this before?
