Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?

Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs

"...when writing news stories on the housing crisis in Austin. They are trigger words; When readers see them, they..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Who You Gonna Call?

Small Texas towns look to Austin and Washington to jump-start economic development

"...has funded in an attempt to encourage local business development. And in doing so, they've defied economic trends that..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Shark Bites Back

Mitchell Says the Eastside Needs Sharp Teeth

"...Mitchell photograph by Alan Pogue On election day for Austin's 1994 city council races, James Harper and Carol Hadnot..."

April 18, 1997 News Feature

Developing Stories: Pioneering at Mueller

Urban trailblazers aren't just settling Downtown

"...priced out of Downtown condos, Mueller – the new community on the site of Austin's former municipal airport –..."

March 23, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The ARA Myth

Empty Promises on the Eastside

"...needs to be a Plan-with-a-big-P at all, that East Austin is helpless on its own, that investors will never..."

June 20, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

The city and the Anderson Community Development Corp. part ways over the Anderson Hills development in East Austin, which suffered from costs overruns and excessive developer’s fees, but the project will likely still be built with loans and private funds.

"...For nearly a decade, the Anderson Community Development Corporation (ACDC) has been trying to deliver 100..."

June 23, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

'Nothing Is Done Alone' Extended Interview

The TxCC and their role in Bastrop's recovery after the fires

"...of Texas Conservation Corps at American YouthWorks, here in Austin. I wanted to learn about the corps and how..."

Dec. 2, 2013 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Project Connect Draws a Line

Group makes official recommendation to Mayor Leffingwell

"...– made its official recommendation to Mayor Lee Leffingwell's Central Corridor Advis­ory Group regarding the proposed next high-capacity transit..."

Nov. 22, 2013 News Feature by Mac McCann

No Room at the Complex

Renters scramble for housing as dirt churns on new condos

"...Like tens of thousands of my fellow Austinites, I'm still hanging pictures, cleaning up after the cable..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The 12th of Never

The dispute over one Eastside housing proposal reflects a larger Austin conflict

"...in several portions of 11th, making it easier for redevelopment to take place; the city owns just four tracts..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...will increase. Under the the proposed change, requested by Austin's three cab franchise holders,American Yellow Checker, Austin Cab, and..."

July 23, 1999 News Feature

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors

How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin

"...Austin has an established agreement with the city of Galveston..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Council Watch

Here and There

"...along Marathon Blvd. into commercial-zoned parking lots for the Central Texas Regional Blood and Tissue Center. The lots are..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Column

Temporary Coup

Bruce Todd Retreats

"...Next on the agenda? Mitchell's CURE (Central Urban REdevelopment) for downtown neglect. The plan calls for..."

Feb. 16, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

TDH: 9/19/11

Council considers legal contracts, election dates, Central Library

"...next election, plus a schematic overview of the new Central Library...."

Sept. 19, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Housing Blueprint Strategery

City Council works Merck, Housing Plan, Austin Oaks PUD

"...The City of Austin now has a proposed incentives agreement with Merck &..."

April 17, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Naked City

Two historically opposed neighborhoods along Manor Road find a common enemy in plans to expand neighborhood arterials to make room for traffic into the redeveloped Mueller Airport site.

"...onslaught of traffic that the future Robert Mueller Airport redevelopment will bring to their streets. This might be just..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Home, Sweet Home

(Or Slum, Slum, Slum?)

"...Austin desperately needs the product the work will provide: affordable..."

Feb. 16, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Dissenting Voices

"...unlikely to find common ground – mass transit supporters Central Austin Community Develop­ment Corporation and highway enthusiasts Coalition on..."

June 13, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Eric Mitchell Speaks!

"...good council members, both past and present, serve our community, the current system and lack of citizen participation makes..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...living is putting the squeeze on more than 200,000 Austin residents, most with perfectly respectable jobs, the stigmatized "affordable..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Bigger, Better, Smarter

San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?

"...either shore of the Pacific Ocean. All quite unlike Austin. So why look to San Diego for ways to..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Eastside Housing Proposals Blow Up at Council

"That was crazy"

"...When City Council (acting as the Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Direc­tors) voted to award..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Prepare for Departure

Mueller Airport Redevelopment Project Inches Toward Council Approval

"...looks like a beautiful baby: a showpiece, cutting-edge inner-city redevelopment project that increases the tax base, enriches the neighborhoods..."

June 30, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Lay of the Land

Timing Is Everything

"...Smart Growth, right? At that point when the entire Central Texas region panicked en masse about growth, downtown renewal..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...January 18 "Page Two" concerning the Villas on Guadalupe development, I would like to say that Mr. Barbaro's column..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Urban planning and noise in the Hood

"...to shut the place down but to persuade the corporation to switch to a cleaner burning fuel such as..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Column

Steering Urban Renewal

Housing Director Bill Cook

"...urban renewal proposal, Bill Cook is facing one of Austin's most crucial tasks at hand: the betterment of Central..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Mapping the Future

Seven longtime Austinites talk about Smart Growth, neighborhood planning, and the future of Central Austin in an October roundtable discussion.

"...value." He laughs. "We" are a group of eight Austinites with, between us, far more than eight perspectives on..."

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

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the enviro vs. developer wars weren't bad enough, now Austin has a green vs. green battle: Several prominent environmentalists..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature

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