A Final Plan for Colony Park

Master plan revealed at Family Fun Fest

"...About 200 people attended the unveiling of the final master plan for Colony Park at Family Fun Fest at..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Then There's This: A Farr Vision For Colony Park

Chosen consultant vows to 'plan with the whole person in mind'

"...The president of the Colony Park Neighborhood Association had been allotted six minutes to..."

July 12, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

A Walk Through the New Colony Park

New neighborhood master plan unveiled

"...The team working on a new neighborhood at Colony Park unveiled its draft master plan Monday night, and..."

April 18, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Colony Park: Finding a Middle Way

City planners struggle to find the 'just right' in a new mixed-use development

"...of the three Bears, residents of northeast Austin told planners last week what designs were "just right" for Colony..."

Dec. 20, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Public Notice: A Park Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

The bad idea for Long Park, and public events around town

"...in springtime, a young city's fancy turns to – parks...."

March 6, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council and Cap Metro Prepare to Hand Transit Plan to Voters

City's big plan is nearing the station

"...stop as they steer the Project Connect transit system plan toward Election Station. At a joint meeting Monday, the..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Your Plan for Pools

First, let's all chip in $124 million

"...initiating the public process that resulted in the Aquatic Master Plan, members voted last week to take the first..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Next New Neighborhood

City and residents plan a sustainable Colony Park

"...carrying clipboards, three UT students approached the house on Colony Loop Drive and knocked. A woman peered out the..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Creating Sustainability

City plans Colony Park project as a long-term Eastside neighborhood

"...city has three years – and a $3 million planning grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Trick or Treat!

Scary times for CodeNEXT

"...set of meetings of the Zoning & Platting and Planning commissions (see "The Final Count­down," p.14), were notable in..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

From Second Street to Carruth

AISD and city relations improving with concrete results

"...not fighting back hard enough over the now abandoned plan for school closures. In her stump speech, Shea said..."

Feb. 9, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

City Council Clashes Over 2017 Budget

Competing ideas on how to spend $969 million

"...what residents generally consider city services: police, fire, EMS, parks, libraries, health and human services, etc...."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Civics 101

"...east from Comal and MLK to finish at Rosewood Park. 10am. Free. www.juneteenthcentraltexas.com. Monday 23..."

June 20, 2014 News Column

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

Preview Pt. One of a crowded Council agenda

"...fluoridation, the Urban Renewal Board, the Austin Resource Recovery master plan, and more. Check out part one of our..."

Dec. 12, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Council: Turn Out the Lights ...

It's the very last meeting of Council, and it's stuffed to the gills

"...to the Austin Energy Resource Generation and Climate Protection Plan (still subject to tweaking, but closer to a AE/Council/public..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

The Devil in the Details

Council faces a daunting slate of work sessions

"...The budget sessions are planned to be all-day affairs as well, as Council tries..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Dance the Last Dance ...

The last meeting before seven becomes 11

"...the pool ("Barking Springs"); a public hearing on the Colony Park Master Plan; a lengthy list of zoning hearings..."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: East Side Story

Somewhere a place for us?

"...at 5:12pm on Monday, during a meeting of a Planning Commission that's every bit as bitterly divided as is..."

May 18, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

Lumberman's Investment Corporation has offered a compromise to the city on its plans for the Sand Beach Reserve, located just north of Town Lake; the CityCouncil approves a $1.8 billion budget.

"...In what was essentially the same kind of parks-vs.-roads standoff that Mayor Watson and Council Member Griffith have..."

Sept. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

From Runways to Sidewalks

The Mueller neighborhood at midcourse

"...wave of Mueller residents – indeed called "pioneers" by master developer Catellus Development Group – has risen to the..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Point Austin: If You Build It, They Will Come

Arguments over infrastructure reflect community visions

"...length a development proposal for Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park. The developer (Decker Lake Golf LLC) proposed to build..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Column by Michael King

As Clock Ticks, Council Bites the Campsite Bullet

Post-Proposition B work to find places for unhoused Austinites continues

"...whose neighbors spent years working with the city on plans for its future? The Colony Park tracts with an..."

May 28, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council: Take the Steam Train

Can the city and Uber and Lyft come to an understanding?

"...zoning cases, several public hearings (including the Urban Trails Master Plan, as well as plenty of Council proposals, from..."

Sept. 26, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

We're Still Here

Assessing the continuing black Austin experience

"...were supposed to be out close to Webberville or Colony Park, or up north at Cedar Park and Round..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Council: Not Enough Hours in the Day

How about a meeting about the meeting?

"...long and heated discussion of the Decker Lake/Long Metro­pol­i­tan Park golf course proposal, which has bounced from last year's..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

TDH: 8/23/11

Sanders settlement dominates Thursday's City Council agenda

"...the family of Nathaniel Sanders II that will likely spark the most discussion...."

Aug. 23, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Public Notice: Too Tired to Be Grumpy

It's time to enjoy yourself – spring break (and SXSW) are nearly here!

"...for a look at Mayor Steve Adler's music industry plans; see today's press conference for an unveiling of CM..."

March 4, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

Headlines

"...in the shade for six weeks. The tightest spending plan in memory calls for layoffs, tax hikes, and delaying..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council: Proposed Budget Takes the Stage

City manager and budget staff lay out FY 2017 budget

"...• Implement Colony Park Master Plan: $217,000..."

July 29, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Still in Torment

Uber and Lyft up for discussion

"...• The morning briefing will update Council on the Colony Park District Master Plan...."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

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