Civics 101

"...25 to RSVP get two free draft beers. 4:45-7:45pm. Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second, to Uncle Billy's Brew..."

April 13, 2012 News Column

Last Day to Register for City Election!!

Council election May 12 – today's your last chance to register

"...in their RSVP get two free draft beers. 4:45-7:45pm. Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second, to Uncle Billy's Brew..."

April 12, 2012 News Post by Michael King

How Do You Formulate a Grand Prix?

The race to nail down an F1 deal involves multiple entities

"...Five months ago, Austinites heard the surprising announcement that Formula One motor racing..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Daily Hustle: 4/19/10

This post is for the birds

"...proposals for what may be the tiniest park in Austin. Also, a familiar face joins the Austin Water Utility...."

April 19, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Keeping Pace, Culturally

Proposition 4 calls for an investment in cultural facilities for the city, and, Austin, it's time

"...There it is, nestled snugly in the middle of Austin's 2006 bond package, exactly halfway between the bids for..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Blind Leading the Sighted

Yellow Cab of Austin has become an employment option for people who are visually impaired

"...cab company is history. Over at Yellow Cab of Austin, they use computers with mapping and geo-positioning software to..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature by R.U. Steinberg

Bad Medicine?

No Child Left Behind prescribed for Austin schools – although the cure may be worse than the illness

"...is the first year the option was available to Austin students at the beginning of the school year (last..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Home From Home

Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return

"...Sampson and Irma Louis found themselves wandering around Downtown Austin in the grip of one of Katrina's side effects...."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...of the controversial Parker Springs affordable-housing complex in Southeast Austin, turned into a pumpkin New Year's Eve. The project..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...District Judge Paul Davis ruled in favor of the Austin Police Assoc., blocking an independent investigation into the June..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

An UnStratusfactory Process

Stratus plan heads back to the City Council for round two

"...of the Lower Colorado River Authority headquarters, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd...."

July 12, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Hyde Park lawsuit sutra, Glen Maxey's retirement dilemma, parking lot battle in Judges' Hill neighborhood, Sixth Street recycling, and the anti-growth blues

"...because its old one is full -- a city study of the church's garage usage settled that question several..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature

Commuter Rail: Stuck in the Station Again

The attempt to salvage commuter rail in the San Antonio-Dallas Corridor

"...On Nov. 7, Austin voters killed light rail. On Nov. 28, the Travis..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Born to be Reviled

Interstate 35's worst stretch is also its most politically organized -- and that's a problem for TxDOT.

"...plan to expand and revamp Interstate 35 through downtown Austin, you'd think the project schematics would be sealed in..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Great Streets, Not So Great Parks

Battle at the park over Riverside Drive

"...space and arts area conceived as the Central Park Austin Doesn't Have, landscape architect Earl Broussard prepared two alternatives...."

April 12, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...before. For the first time, all of the many transportation and governmental powers-that-be are talking collaboratively about partnering to..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Gov. Ann Richards died Wednesday at her home in Austin of esophageal cancer. Richards was 73. See "Point Austin,"..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature

Tunnel Vision

The New Waller Creek

"...concluded the Chronicle's last look, a year ago, at Austin's most glorious drainage ditch and the eternal question of..."

July 12, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SH 45 Gap Project Moves Ahead Despite Dubious Regional Cooperation

Out of the loop

"...continues to develop," Smith urges, "future development of a transportation corridor becomes much more challenging and the opportunity could..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Taking the Slow Road

The I-35 improvement project is running way behind schedule -- in part because it keeps growing.

"...Even by the Texas Dept. of Transportation's own standards, the I-35 improvement project is running way..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Cap Metro Wants Its Pre-Pandemic Groove Back

Everything’s in flux with new ridership, new leadership, new routes

"...In total, his daily commute from Southeast to Southwest Austin takes about an hour and 15 minutes. Hill, who..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

State of the City

Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2

"...the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Below is the full..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

"...that we were right to take bold steps on transportation policy." – State Rep. Mike Krusee, R-Round Rock, announcing..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...accept, for the sake of argument, that everyone in Austin wants to save Barton Springs. But what exactly does..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Developing Stories

Thinking big on transportation and land-use planning

"...the politically savvy Watson. Since January 2007, the former Austin mayor, state attorney general candidate, Austin Chamber of Commerce..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Postmarks

These letters spell highway violence, the environment, and a lost bracelet.

"...figures needed for a regional commuter rail. Especially the study by the engineering firm Carter & Burgess, which determined..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Column

Naked City

All Sprawled Out

"...thought you'd heard everything there was to hear about Austin's transportation crisis. But we did miss something. Amidst all..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

CAMPO prepares to undergo a controversial peer review of its transportation planning process.

"...sounds perfectly innocuous: "an independent quality-assurance peer-review of overall transportation planning and decision making in the CAMPO planning area."..."

Dec. 3, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Autonomous Cars Are Coming! Is the Public Ready to Relinquish Control?

Driving on autopilot

"...Cities, he and fellow panelist Seval Oz (Continental Intelligent Transportation Systems CEO, previously of Google), will discuss how self-driving..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Parkway or Super Highway?

Proposed TxDOT design could force residents out, uproot historic trees

"...residents are gearing up to fight Texas Department of Transportation's recommended design for relieving traffic congestion at the intersection..."

July 31, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

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