Imagining Austin

Austinites begin a new comprehensive plan for the city's future

"...them up to inspire a dozen tables of engaged Austinites who attended a comprehensive planning kickoff community workshop at..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The City of Austin Is Still Tweaking the Live Music Fund

Music Commission plans 2025 grant program, meets new ACME director

"...The Austin Music Commission and Economic Development Department continue to tweak..."

March 28, 2025 Music Feature by Angelina Liu

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...Austinites remember the big floods – the expanding, treacherous storms..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

CodeNEXT Prepares to Rewrite Austin

Sound Check, a week of city development code-related events, kicks off Nov. 16

"...In case you haven't heard, Austin is rewriting its Land Development Code. CodeNEXT is the..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Katie Matlack

Point Austin: Suburban Nightmare

PromiseLand West amphitheatre plans drown out neighborhood opposition

"...When it comes to neighborhood development issues, there are two diametrically opposed camps: those who..."

Nov. 18, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

The Anti-Development Developer?

"...extensive land holdings in Central Texas. He owned South Austin's famed Terrace property for a while, before selling the..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Casting Votes Against Development

"...and would like to cast a vote against this development. The latest was Central Market, the adjacent condominiums and..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Column

Austin Theatres Harvest New Dramas Bumper Crop of Plays

"...a rehearsal. All these individuals can aid in the development of a new script, can help it grow, through..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Arts Feature

1,400-Acre Development Near Hamilton Pool Ignites Push to Protect Salamander

Environmentalists petition to list Pedernales River springs salamander as endangered species

"...Austin's Save Our Springs Alliance and a group of environmental..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: A Fresh Take on Development

City's new "one-stop" permitting shop opens at Highland

"...Tuesday, July 6, marks something of a milestone in Austin's development history, with the long-awaited opening of the city's..."

July 2, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

How to Learn More About the Land Development Code Revision

Interactive maps, timelines, and the nitty-gritty of zoning code

"...The Land Development Code and map that are posted on the project's..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature

Point Austin: Refighting the Last Wars

Prop. 1, Prop. 2, Saving Barton Springs ... and Everything Else

"..."Growing Together: How AMD Is Renewing Its Commitment to Austin" was "printed on recycled paper, using 30% post consumer..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Cleaning Up Economic Development

Greens and the Chamber of Commerce join hands for renewable energy in Austin

"...Last month the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce announced a plan to create a..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

FWS Approves Stratus-pheric Development

"...laying a significant piece of groundwork for an overall development that could be the size of a small city..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Déjà Vu Development

photograph by Jana Birchum

"...An oddly shaped parcel of state-owned land in Central Austin, currently undeveloped, is poised for imminent large-scale development. Concerned..."

July 18, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council to Approve More Ambitious Development Reforms, and Considers Displacement

City aims to lower housing cost, considers displacement risk

"...City Council is expected to approve more changes to Austin’s land use rules that will mark the end of..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

It’s Expensive to Build in Austin, and Regulations Are Adding Cost

Red tape raises rent

"...Since at least 2017, reducing the cost of housing..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin’s Exclusionary Housing Policies Are Getting Revolutionary Rewrites

After decades of resistance doors open for less-wealthy Austinites

"...Austin's land use rules may have more influence over who..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: Austin's Ruination

We've identified the trouble with Austin. It's Austinites.

"...But it's undeniable that event tourism places burdens on Austin residents and city infrastructure, and both city officials and..."

March 20, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Then There's This: Tuning In to Austin

Before revising land code, city performs field work with 'Code Next'

"...that the City Council last year adopted the Imagine Austin comprehensive plan, a road map for how and where..."

Sept. 27, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Urban Renewal, Sustainable Development, and ... Fluoride?

Preview Pt. One of a crowded Council agenda

"...Agenda highlights for December 15, 2011 (Part the First):..."

Dec. 12, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: The Tree in the Way

Commission decision could lead to changes in tree ordinance

"...whether the tree should make way for a Downtown development. On Oct. 11, the panel voted 5-4 to deny..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Downtown Austin Plan Needs You

The DAP re-envisions Downtown, district by district

"...the area continues to grow and change? The Downtown Austin Plan team wants to hear from the community on..."

March 5, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Lowe's, Austin, and HB 1204: Who's Got the Cards?

Are Austin's hands tied on another land-use battle over the aquifer?

"...Are Austin's hands tied on another land-use battle over the aquifer?..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Clean Energy: Austin's Next Boom?

A Preview of Clean Energy Potential in Central Texas

"...Will "clean energy" become a new industry for Austin, with job-creating prowess and the economic potential of the..."

June 21, 2002 News Feature by Courtney Barry

How Austin Fared

Despite Austin's reputation as the most expensive rental market in Texas, the state Department of Housing and Community Affairs has approved only one low-income housing tax credit project for Austin this year.

"...A high-pressure ridge over Austin kept the rain away all summer, but politics at..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Austin's Waterloo

Taking a Walk along Waller

"...As long as there's been an Austin, the six miles of Waller Creek have been part..."

July 7, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: City Hall’s Game of Threes

Spencer Cronk quizzes the Council to win a new land use code!

"...he can begin the groundwork to produce a "Land Development Code that achieves the stated goals of the City,"..."

March 22, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: If You Build It, They Will Come

Arguments over infrastructure reflect community visions

"...Back in 2014, City Council pondered at length a development proposal for Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park. The developer..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Down in the Grove

Agreement on latest PUD portends … a little progress?

"...to consider the Grove at Shoal Creek planned unit development, there was sufficient comity in the room to suggest..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Column by Michael King

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