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Envision Cycle Texas?

"...Are cyclists and pedestrians taking a back seat to motorists in the..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

News Roundup: Buehler, Bikes, & Uber

Uber hates City Council; bicyclists love it

"...The Uber/Lyft alliance battles City Council for the hearts and minds of Austin residents; charges against activist Antonio Buehler..."

Nov. 16, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

The Big Three Bike Projects – Still Spinning Their Wheels?

Austin still struggles with bicycle mobility

"...Will three bicycle mobility projects long on the Austin drawing board collectively..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

What Bike Plan? UT Fails to Embrace Bike Culture

"...ticketed by UT police for riding with no brakes, and now he is unchaining his bike from a signpost..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Feature

Getting off the Road

Rail will help, roads will help – but so will your decision not to drive today

"...Say you had an emergency root canal and your bank account balance has sunk dangerously low. You..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Bike Mobility Task Force Wheels Out Initial Recommendations

Final recommendations due by end of November, go to council in December.

"...Each time the question "Why don't more Austinites bicycle for transportation?" is asked, the resounding response from people..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Riding at Risk

Austin's streets still a hazard for two-wheeled transportation

"...On May 21 at 4:27am, a man phoned 911 and told the operator (as recounted in the police affidavit..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Postmarks

Our own little Gaza Strip, and the Halloween (Gas) Mask is taken to task.

"...with emotional twists designed to pull on heart strings and sympathies. I'm shocked you wouldn't have the foresight, intelligence,..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Column

What Would $720 Million for Transportation Buy?

City Council mulls the "Go Big" bond in preparation for the November ballot

"...the $720 million proposal debated by City Council, funding and projects were moved from other transportation priorities into this..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice

It's International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day and Discover Commute Solutions Month!

"...plus an editor we'll just refer to as "Sarah" and a writer we'll just call "Barbara"), were plotting and..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice: The End of Single-Family?

Possibly. And look who’s leading the charge.

"...Mon­day's joint work session of the Zoning & Platting and Planning commissions on CodeNEXT, but it seemed to come..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Waller Creek Comes to Life

Conservancy seeks radical makeover east of Downtown

"...on with the setting sun, sinking into Waller Creek and seeping into coats, hats, and the fingertips of seldom-used..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

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News Shorts

"...of potential terrorist attacks, Ninth Street, between San Jacinto and Trinity Streets, will remain closed indefinitely, says city Traffic..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week"This has shown me, and it should show us all, that the real terrorism..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature

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Off the Desk:

"...Vote now and save yourself a headache. There's still time -- early..."

April 18, 1997 News Feature

What Else Can We Do?

"...the World is often an enemy of live music, and the leaders of the Silicon Hills have been typically..."

Oct. 17, 1997 News Feature

The Vicious Cycle

Citywide Bike Plan: a Modest Beginning

"...Bicycles don't belong on the road." How many Austinites would..."

Feb. 16, 1996 News Feature

In Austin, Safety Comes at a (Too) High Price

The city's inflated budgets may have left Austin ped / bike projects empty-handed.

"...funding for Safe Routes to Schools -- a state/federal program created to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety -- and..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

In the Works

Pending Bike Projects

"...bike projects – funded with 1998 bonds, federal grants, and city matching funds – plus a couple of other..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Recent coverage of light rail and of access-TV personality Alex Jones pushes readers' buttons this week.

"...article was most interesting. It concluded, "They may moan and groan, but they'll live with it." It's reminiscent of..."

July 28, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Libertarians Say No to Doggett

"...photo or a sidebar to balance the 7 photos and 6 pages of gushing coverage...."

Oct. 16, 1998 Column

Postmarks

VanScorned

"...down, reflecting on the last year's events, refreshing themselves, and preparing for the new year's onslaught. Perhaps responding to..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Column

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Off the Desk:

"...scavenger hunt for someone to take over the city's landfill services, build a transfer station in one of the..."

Nov. 15, 1996 News Feature

Rise of the Bikes

Austin pedaling hard toward mobility improvements

"...the recently initiated update to the city of Austin Bicycle Master Plan, project manager Annick Beaudet told attendees that..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

"No Kill" for Traffic

Vision Zero action plan aims to eliminate traffic fatalities

"...bend in the three-block stretch of road. Gutierrez was standing on the street; Gault Street has no sidewalk. He..."

July 8, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Naked City

"..."Two hundred and thirty years ago, our forefathers fought a war to..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Feature

Postmarks

Texas Our Texas loves Texas; Neighbors for Neighbors hate strip-mining; Justin B. Andrews returns; and other delighted and dismayed letters from readers.

"...to print information about the Texas Our Texas Heritage Program (Texas Our Texas)...."

Sept. 17, 1999 Column

Off the Desk:

"...forefront on two counts: The business of restructuring utilities and the politics of cleaning up the air they muck..."

Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature

Public Notice: Coming Soon to a Corridor Near You

Hopefully in fewer than four score years ...

"...On Wednesday, the city released a proposed Corridor Construction Program that would implement the $482 million authorized in the..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Beyond City Limits

"...Big Apple, which this week announced Summer Streets, a program that will temporarily create a 6.9-mile car-free route across..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature

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