2023 Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Judges

Meet the tastemakers for this year’s competition

"...professional contract for the Seattle Sounders FC 2 in 2016 before moving clubs to the San Jose Earthquakes from..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Food Feature

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...safe and self-enforcing for safe outcomes and give people mobility choices."..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

City Council to Tweak Compatibility Rules Amid Housing Crisis

Can a change help stem rising housing and rent costs?

"...identified in the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan or the 2016 Mobility Bond, such as 45th Street, Brodie Lane, and..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Who Will Guide Project Connect Into the Station?

As leaders leave the station we look at who will drive the public transit redesign

"...in capital projects and especially the $1 billion-plus in transportation bond spending authorized by Austin voters since 2014 – as..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Think Globally, Act Locally

Planning for mobility, hoping for democracy

"...Do you have opinions about mobility in town? With a range of planning efforts going..."

March 18, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Council Takes on a Safer Sixth Street, Project Connect, and More

Council tackles a 63-item agenda

"...Development Code can be amended to make implementation of mobility bond projects a smoother process. The city is still..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...announced the completion of the Anderson Mill Road regional mobility project last week. This is the first regional mobility..."

Dec. 24, 2021 News Feature

Mixed-Income, Mixed-Use Travis Flats Open in North Loop

County-backed development combines offices with affordable housing

"...Plans for Travis Flats began in 2016, when Travis County Housing Finance Corporation partnered with DMA..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Will TxDOT’s Plans for Loop 360 Leave Cyclists and Pedestrians in the Dust?

Bikin’ down the highway

"...million contribution, a project included in the $720 million 2016 Mobility Bond program. The Austin Transportation Department's Laura Dierenfield,..."

June 18, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Public Notice: More to Be Thankful For

An overdue (if tentative) win in Southwest Austin

"...The city's Economic Development Department and Corridor Mobility Program are hosting a virtual public meeting on the..."

Nov. 27, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin's Props A & B Score Easy Victories

The big engine that did

"...even more resoundingly for Proposition B, the $460 million active-mobility bond that aims to make good on long-held plans..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Election Day Live Coverage for Travis County

Tracking the local races

"...to a decisive victory; Proposition B, the active transportation bond package, won even more resoundingly. We'll be drilling down..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election

Our picks for the local, state, and national races you'll see on your ballot

"...advocate Casey Ramos, who ran unsuccessfully against Garza in 2016; former mayoral candidate Alex Strenger is a hard pass.)..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...A mobility system that depends so heavily on people driving alone..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

We Have an Issue: Honoring RBG

The stakes have raised even higher for the most consequential election in a lifetime

"...along, right? McConnell twisted himself into a pretzel in 2016 to justify refusing to consider President Obama's Supreme Court..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Big, Bold, and Costly: Austin’s Makes a Third Try at Rail Transit

The train is here

"...its last? – to get onboard with a big-city mobility system. Cap Metro and the city of Austin have..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Month-by-Month Guide to Election 2020 Madness

From local policy to the national election, we just want you to vote, OK?

"...up for Election 2020 since the day after the 2016 trainwreck. Trust us – if we could, we would..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

District 2 Race Gathers Steam as Delia Garza Decides Not to Seek Reelection

David Chincanchan has already kicked off his campaign, Vanessa Fuentes considering

"...for his political skills (most notably in the successful 2016 Mobility Bond campaign) and his knack for policy detail...."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

What Austin Can Learn From Other Cities

Seattle, Minneapolis, and Nashville leaders share at RECA Exchange

"...of Seattle’s $53 billion Sound Transit 3 measure in 2016. “You have to help people understand the vision,” she..."

Sept. 18, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Cap Metro Creates New Way to Get to Campus

Streamlining the passage from Downtown to the Drag

"...a small but significant stretch of pavement in Austin's mobility network – a new transit alignment to streamline the..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Takes Mobility Plan to Reddit

“Ask Me Anything” covers funding barriers, safety improvements, cyclist support, more

"...an "Ask Me Anything" session about the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, adopted by City Council in April. The ASMP's..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Savana Dunning

Adler: Lege Has "Declared War" on Texas Cities

The mayor's State of the City applauded local efforts and condemned state attacks

"...detailing the city's responses to the challenges of affordability, mobility, and equity. Adler touted an optimistic litany of economic..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

The Mayor's State of the City Is … Mixed

Adler touts city initiatives, decries “shadow” of state backlash

"...local advocates describing the city’s efforts to address “Affordability, Mobility, and Equity.” Council Member Greg Casar, for example, did..."

April 18, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: Two Steps Forward ...

A year ago, the last CodeNEXT draft was "unworkable." What's changed?

"...the Corridor Construction Program that is funded by the 2016 Mobility Bond." Austin Transportation, Capital Metro, and the Corridor..."

April 19, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Moving the Discussion

It’s all about land use, even when it’s about transportation

"...The final draft of the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, which has been making its way through the..."

March 29, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Can Social Impact Investing End Homelessness?

Catching up with the dais as they bet on success

"...the nonprofit funder that developed the first social impact bond program in 2010 (in the UK) and whose supporters..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Next Austin Bust

Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?

"...more manufacturing and logistics jobs that need space and mobility, and eventually even more government offices, despite the state's..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: CodeCRONK and the Corridors

How to fix land use and transportation

"...$700+ million in actual construction projects, courtesy of the 2016 Mobility Bond, whereas land use code merely sets parameters..."

March 8, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City: More Affordable Housing Everywhere

Neighborhood Housing and Community Development draft goals to increase inventory for low- and moderate-income households

"...$250 million approved by voters in November's Proposition A bond measure. This comes right after his release last week..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

With Little Enthusiasm, City OKs Opting Into Oak Hill Parkway Project

Plus more items from City Council's first substantive meeting of the year

"...that would send TxDOT $3.3 million from the city's 2016 Mobility Bond for right-of-way acquisition to rebuild the notorious..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

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