Council Set to Ask TxDOT to Pause I-35 Expansion Until Regional Climate Plans Done

If approved, the resolution will be the strongest stance the City of Austin has taken against the highway expansion

"...by the Mobility Committee last week, essentially uses the Texas Department of Transportation's own self-approved final environmental impact statement/record..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: Bashing Austin Policy

From the Capitol to the Waterfront, via Wall Street

"...not the only Austin-bashing news). Then there's the South Central Waterfront district, the 118-acre tract centered around the old..."

April 28, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

"...in town now were not yet born when the Texas Department of Transportation began its journey to rebuild I-35..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Will TxDOT’s Plans for Loop 360 Leave Cyclists and Pedestrians in the Dust?

Bikin’ down the highway

"...In its current form, Capital of Texas Highway – Loop 360 – on Austin's western edge..."

June 18, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin Leans in Hard to Change TxDOT’s Mind on I-35

The road not taken

"...private stakeholders, pile up in the I-35 Capital Express Central comment files like cars stuck on the Brontosaurus Bridge,..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...fines that they also can't afford to pay. In Texas, the penalty for driving without insurance is an immediate..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Highways and Scooters and Impact Fees, Oh My!

Austin mobility plans are moving right along

"...Most expensive among them is the I-35 Capital Express Central reconstruction project, which the Texas Transportation Commission on April..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Life Goes On

Even while you’re not paying attention

"...CAMPO, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, is moving ahead with its $42 billion..."

April 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

More Money, More Options for I-35

The decades-long plan to rebuild Interstate 35 through the heart of Austin is picking up speed

"...up a bit of speed last week as the Texas Transportation Commission announced at its meeting Thursday, Feb. 27,..."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice – Code X: The Final Chapter?

What to look for when the new LDC draft comes out tomorrow

"...proposed land development code rewrite this Friday (keep reloading www.austintexas.gov/ldc) and let the spin begin. FWIW, here are the..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin Contemplates How to Make I-35 Suck Less

The past, present, and future of the man-made barrier through the heart of our town

"..."We call it 'the Main Street of Texas' for a reason," says Randy Hopmann, director of district..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: This Road’s Gone On Forever

Is it wrong, or dumb, or evil to spend billions to fix I-35?

"...those Council members also sit on the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization's Transportation Policy Board, including that body's chair,..."

May 17, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

CAMPO Throws Money at I-35

$400 million in new funding will go to the "Capital Express" project

"...The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization's Transportation Policy Board voted Monday to allocate..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Vision Zero: Remembering Is Not Enough

Friends and family gather for third annual Day of Remembrance Vigil

"...a regional approach to address the dangerous state of Central Texas roads. Austin Police Chaplain Rick Randall, who lost..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Headlines

"...Speaking of gender parity: The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) isn't doing a great job of..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature

Fighting to Stay

As Austin's housing market booms, its poorest residents fight to exist

"...to supply the heavy demand for housing in the metropolitan area. Many have been displaced in the wake of..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

The Highway to 2040

CAMPO Board approves regional trans plan

"...the 20-member Transportation Policy Board of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (which does transportation planning for the five..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

News Roundup: No Fun

Lege goes anti-LGBT; Council debates noms; fests could get curfews

"...this week's News Roundup, the Lege tries to keep Texas anti-gay; Council gets bogged down in board and commission..."

May 11, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

From the Archive: Welcome to Chaos

Originally published on Nov. 12, 1993: ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...creative solutions involving some additional staff and much thoughtful planning. The local medical community has begun voicing concerns about..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Mayor Appoints Council Committees

10-1 Council members begin to take their places

"...to “important” or even “critical” committees – just like Texas House members anointed by Speaker Joe Straus – it’s..."

Feb. 10, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Getting off the Road

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

"...on Tuesdays instead of driving. Austin doesn't have a central command center for TDM – the city, CAMPO, TxDOT,..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

"...over 20 years leading many Austin civic and nonprofit organizations all around town. We can't look backward and rely..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Then There's This: Highway 45 Revisited

Except for the mayor, Council reaffirms opposition to 'aquifer toll road'

"...reached between Travis and Hays counties, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Texas Depart­ment of Transporta­tion. "If..."

May 23, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...district you live in, the city's 10-1 web site (www.austintexas.gov/department/10-one) offers a "Lookup Map" – plug in your street..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Urban Rail: Which Way to Connect?

Project Connect recommends a rail corridor – and transit advocates board opposing trains

"...On Friday, Dec. 6, the Central Corridor Advisory Group, appointed by Mayor Lee Leffingwell to..."

Dec. 13, 2013 News Feature by Mac McCann

Project Connect: It’s East Riverside and Highland

Recommendation to CCAG chooses initial corridors for rail

"...Connect made its official recommendation to Mayor Lee Leffingwell’s Central Corridor Advisory Group (CCAG), regarding the next high-capacity transit..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Post by Mac McCann

How Do You Get From Here ... to Here?

The Austin transit system plan has vision but little consensus

"...to plan, the future course of mass transit in Central Texas will be decided within the next two weeks...."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Adapt or Fry: UT Climate Adaptation Symposium

Forum focuses on local solutions to climate change

"...feeling as helpless as damsels in distress. But a Texas heat wave and global climate change are very different..."

Sept. 27, 2013 News Feature by Brandon Watson

SH 45: The Road to Commissioners Court?

Karen Huber and Gerald Daugherty face off over a highway in southwestern Travis County

"...officials have voted to request that the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization pull the project from its 2035 Regional..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

City Council: 'All Free Men ... Have Equal Rights'

Gay rights, public school finance, cab franchises, endangered species, and more

"...an endorsement of marriage equality in the state of Texas. Sponsored by Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and co-sponsored..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

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