UT's Brackenridge Tract: For Love or Money?

West Austin readies for another battle over redevelopment

"...the Brackenridge Tract, along the Colorado River in West Austin, are once again under consideration for massive new development...."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

City Hall Hustle: In the Zone

Land-use issues in all corners of the city dominate council agenda

"...almost quiet" Queen Anne-style features –a not terribly uncommon Austin style –which was about to earn its owners a..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Council: Water Into Whine

With this week's Council late start, what will happen to Citizens Communication?

"...how much priority should be granted to previous development plans over subsequent environmental regulations? – and it is likely..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

The Daily Hustle: 8/20/10

No FLUM map for Brack tract

"...We already talked about the resolution renaming the Mexican..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Happenings

Oct. 11-17

"...For more events, see Community Listings. THURSDAY 11..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature

Developing Stories

More lessons from Seattle

"...Following the 2007 Neighborhood Planning Conference held May 5, this column shared ideas..."

June 15, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive

City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide

"...For most Austinites, East Riverside Drive – from I-35 to Texas 71..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Squaring the Triangle

The Three Austins Collide at a Central-City Crossroads

"...sides match up with the three cities we call Austin -- the Capitol of Texas, the People's Republic, and..."

July 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Whose Affordability Crisis?

Looking through the prism's lens

"...If you're an urban planner, affordable housing is a key ingredient of a healthy,..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Are Partiers Dimming the 37th Street Lights?

Changes on popular Central Austin street irk, worry neighbors

"...The party attitude toward the neighborhood has extended in recent years beyond the holidays as..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Here Comes the Train

Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?

"...Rutledge Spur Road at the far northern tip of Austin, it's hard to believe the crazy-quilt urban sprawl of..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...greater insecurity for our families. He has no new plan, just an old delusion."..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

Res Publica

"...GREEN NETWORK MEETING 6-8:30pm. Red Bud Center, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd., 473-3200. www.texasgreennetwork.org...."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature

The Daily Hustle: 5/26/10

Get yer council preview right here!

"...Meeting highlights for council's Thursday, May 27, 2010 session:..."

May 26, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

'Completing Communities'

A conversation with Kathie Tovo

"...Austin Chronicle: You've campaigned on promoting affordability and keeping neighborhood..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Born to be Reviled

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

"...Given the controversy surrounding the plan to expand and revamp Interstate 35 through downtown Austin,..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

A Change of Scenery

What It Looks Like

"...runs north-south through the middle of the 88.5-acre Rainey neighborhood, which lies between I-35 and Waller Creek, Cesar Chavez..."

July 16, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Towers of Power

Are high-rises the key to a middle-class Downtown?

"...broker and his wife have been living in the Austin City Lofts, the 14-story residential tower at Fifth Street..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Council approves the relocation of the city's Central Booking Facility; the divisive East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan goes through first reading; and Lumbermen's Investment Corp. presents a tentative agreement on its property near the Seaholm Power Plant with the city.

"...Over the protest of neighborhood residents, the City Council voted Thursday night to move..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Postmarks

Expanding on neighborhood expansion, taking C. Robison to task, and much more.

"...Neighborhood Group to Blame..."

July 13, 2001 Column

Getting to Zero

Will Austin's green seif-image be realized with its "zero waste" goals?

"...the Capitol to the Texas Disposal Systems landfill, where Austin's city-collected residential trash goes to be forever entombed. From..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Top 10 Developing Stories

"...well – until the bust. Also hard hit were Austin's construction industry and retail and restaurants banking on all..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Bond Election Cliffs Notes

General Obligation Bonds

"...traffic signals; and (maybe -- city sources differ) fund "neighborhood traffic management," i.e., speed bumps and the like...."

Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The ARA Myth

Empty Promises on the Eastside

"...-- that he alone is the Man with the Plan for the Eastside, and that all who oppose him..."

June 20, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Prepare for Departure

Mueller Airport Redevelopment Project Inches Toward Council Approval

"...redevelopment project that increases the tax base, enriches the neighborhoods around it, and puts flesh on the bones of..."

June 30, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Neighborhoods, Schools, and Budgets

Austin ISD's looming financial crisis is a statewide story

"...a time there were three documents. There was the Austin Independent School District's Facility Master Plan, being developed by..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Hall's Bumpy Road

Can Austin planners and the City Council ever bring an end to the local transportation wars?

"...Every morning at 7:10am, Katie Larsen, a senior planner in the city's Transportation, Planning, and Sustainability Dept., catches..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Breaking the Code

Plain English Is the Goal for Land Development Rules

"...our highly involved citizenry and our staggering bond debt, Austin's onerous Land Development Code has become the stuff of..."

May 15, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What Would $720 Million for Transportation Buy?

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

"...highlighted here, which have (or will soon have) corridor plans prepared by the Austin Transportation Department. Amid the several..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...Quote of the Week "Congressmen only give their votes..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature

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