Austin at Large: Cracking the Code

Change in our city will move at the speed of trust

"...As I was being reassimilated into the body of the Chronicle, before CodeNEXT got..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: It's a Season, Not Just a Day

Showdown at the Batcave, Part 2: Isn’t this just lining the developers’ pockets?

"...To recap: As their latest public interest campaign, the law firm of Bill, Bill,..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin At Large: Blinking in the Bright Light

Austinites stagger into the post(?)-pandemic streets, waving at the new neighbors

"...I'm writing this column at my desk, at the Chronicle, underneath our old friend..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Political commentary on the prospects of single-member districts

"...running for mayor after all. Last time I mentioned that name in this space, I posed a question that..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Really? You and What Army?

Hand-wringing on all sides of all issues reflects our emerging crisis of legitimacy

"...know the language or culture. No, you can't sit at that end of the bar to down your espresso..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Counting Heads, Drawing Lines

Next year, when (if?) the current crises recede, we may be surprised at what we find

"...This week's pair of News features details the labor that goes into some of the..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Mobility Is a Civil Right

The new Austin electorate, for whom equity is non-negotiable, considers transit

"...Way back in Austin's medieval period, when State Highway 130 was yet unbuilt,..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin At Large: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

As we endure this age of clownery, we can have nice things in our future – even I-35

"...Rollers – but which we all know now shows that Greg Abbott's "data and doctors" shibboleths are just as..."

May 8, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Everything’s Different Now

The new normal requires a lot of willpower, but also the chance to do things better

"...to yet again discuss the Land Development Code. Remember that? Or Super Tuesday, which was only a month ago?..."

April 3, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: We Need to Talk About Apesh*t

Whether Trump is trivial or catastrophic, the rules of engagement have now changed

"...Houston Chronicle captures the scene well, talking to giddy MAGAnationals – they compare themselves to Deadheads – who came..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Ain’t No Highway Wide Enough

TxDOT abandons any pretense of new thinking about I-35. It's time to stop them.

"...danger!" As part of its current "virtual public meeting" at a computer near you, the Texas Department of Transportation..."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: The Way We Got Here

On the journey to today’s Austin, Ron Davis helped make the road by walking

"...It's not all that out of character that even in death, former Travis..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Brightness on the Edge of Town

Samsung’s Taylor expansion lights up needs, opportunities in the Eastern Crescent

"...has until recently been deprived, or perhaps spared, the reverberating impacts of The Boom That Never Ends. That is..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The Chieftains of the Green Tribe need to remember that City Council represents all Austinites.

"...My title here at the Chronicle is "city editor." That "city" is Austin...."

May 3, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Reading the Palm District

A new plan-of-plans puts the spotlight on Downtown’s hard, rough eastern edges

"...disputes over the future of the historic Palm School at I-35 and East Cesar Chavez, which is owned by..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: The Things That Slip Our Mind

One man, one gun, and the harrowing results of our leaders' moral and policy failures

"...sit on the Texas Supreme Court. He was abruptly unseated by GOP primary voters in favor of a dude..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Seek, Matt, and Ye Shall Find

In the battle for Texas' attention, Dowd and Mackowiak each amble toward the center

"..."The Democrats are really awful on messaging. Really awful." So says..."

Nov. 12, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: This Train Will Leave on Time

But Project Connect's power structure bends a bit to help everyone get on board

"...I will bet that at least 90% of you have barely thought at..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: And Our House Is Your House

What did you do today to provide decent housing where it's needed for everyone?

"...right where we left off last week: On housing, Austin and Central Texas are failing across the board. We..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: It’s Mayor Wonderful’s Life

Look at all this sh*t getting done! Watson brings political chops back to City Hall.

"...to pound sand and Greg Abbott gave a creepy State of the State speech from a TV studio in..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Making Good Trouble on I-35

America’s infrastructure systems are broken, but TxDOT has gone the extra mile

"...Two of my big wins as a campaign operative – the 2006 Central Library bond and the 2012..."

Jan. 28, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: The Showdown at the Batcave

Part I: What's all this we hear about a $277 million developer handout?

"...appeals of a big developer. For our old friends at the law firm of Bill, Bill, and Fred –..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: You Can Handle the Truth

Austin's local news, like its rock & roll, need never die, if we do our jobs right

"...a week before I could stand up without assistance. That was a milestone on a long midlife journey of..."

June 11, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: The Center of Attention, Again

Austin continues its golden-child ways as the rest of America goes pear-shaped

"...Since 1982, the Urban Land Institute, the preeminent real estate trade group, has published its Emerging Trends in Real..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: Mixed Signals

Why is the City Council trying to undercut single-member districts?

"...threw a softball" in last week's column, we imagine at Betty Dunkerley. That's a far cry from threats by..."

March 8, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Mapping the Transition Zones

Ever so slowly, City Hall learns to govern without consensus

"...If you've been following Austin's effort to reform its broken and obsolete land use..."

May 3, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Is "neighborhood planning" the tool for the job Austin needs done?

"...about neighborhood planning, because I chaired the Central East Austin Neighborhood Planning Team and have been involved in a..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The City Council prepares to decide which charter amendments go before the voters.

"...the city charter costs nothing while promising to improve Austin public life, well, there you go. The devil makes..."

March 15, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: The Bold Eye of the Beholder

Watson releases his first housing proposals, puts his “get it done” brand to the test

"...When Kirk Watson was mayor in the late 1990s, he acquired a..."

July 22, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

For the firefighters, City Hall's rep for putting its people first goes up in smoke

"...Toby Futrell started with the city of Austin more than 20 years ago, as a file clerk..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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