Corridor Conundrum

The Truth Is Out There on the Highway

"...Scott Polikov, under the auspices of the Austin-San Antonio Corridor Council, current doyens of things regional along the Balcones..."

May 8, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Floating Tubes Hit NIMBY Rapids

City looks for ways to regulate Colorado River

"...the scene on the eastern leg of the city's Colorado River was mellow this past Sunday. The river looked..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

How Green Grows My County?

'Greenprints' aim to protect our most precious natural lands

"...relaxed raft trip along the winding bends of the Colorado River. The five-mile float showcased the 87-mile stretch of..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Civics 101

Calendar of civic events, Sept. 22-29

"...COLORADO RIVER CORRIDOR The city and county host an open..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Column

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

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...the surrounding commercial areas, all the way down a corridor to Bee Caves Road (FM 2244) and around Steiner..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Holiday Rambles

Here's a list for exploring Austin's precious parkland

"...of the city's Center for Environmental Research, for a river-rambling December: McKinney Roughs..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...stolen car through an HEB parking lot on East Riverside Drive. Torres told Bermudez he didn't have any identification..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature

The Big Picture Map

A comprehensive map of Town Lake Corridor public and private development projects

"...the subject of ROMA's 2000 study (see p.27). A) Riverside Gap: Town Lake Trail Closing the roughly 2-mile gap..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

Think Locally, Act Regionally

Regional Government's All the Rage - Are We Ready?

"...the status quo - since entities like the Lower Colorado River Authority are de facto, if limited-purpose, regional governments..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hitting the Trails

City Trails Vision Provokes Suburban Wrath

"...bike up to northwest Austin or down to the Colorado River? While this may sound like a dream to..."

Nov. 15, 1996 News Feature

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...reference "The Big Picture Map" to locate Town Lake Corridor development projects...."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

SH 130 Hot Spots

"...significant historic and archeological sites along the SH 130 corridor, but this is the most clearly significant site that's..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap

Future of Hill Country waits on Authority's decisions on water plan

"...areas west and southwest of Austin, where the Lower Colorado River Authority is projecting a thriving customer base to..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Hitting the Pavement

Building SH 130 is still being considered in terms of costs, routes, and whether it will be a toll road.

"...western route, even though they also have the most drivers and destinations now being ill-served by our rusty road..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Watch

The Gotham Cometh: Town Lake Condo Clears First Hurdle; Council Moves On to Water

"...Kent in his more powerful incarnation. Statesman reporter Dylan Rivera took the brunt of complaints from Council Members Daryl..."

Oct. 8, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City

"...– to make an objective decision on the Capitol-view corridors. In a letter dated Aug. 8, attorney Fred Lewis..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature

Bullish on Protection

"...The Colorado River may stand as one of the last bastions..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Green Acres

Prop. 2 Seeks to Protect Water Quality - but at a Price

"...gets the vast majority of its water from the Colorado River, Cooley says the benefits of protecting the aquifer..."

April 10, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Road to Nowhere

Webberville Aims to Live Forever

"...Webberville, maybe near the Zendik Farm, definitely before the Colorado River bridge where John "Squatty" Jenkins breathed his last...."

July 26, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...crossing under the traffic-laden I-35 and entering the Red River district, home to music clubs – Stubb's, Beerland, Mo­hawk,..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

Protecting the Waterfront (Part 1)

New Waterfront Overlay draft ordinance advances the public good and pleases no one

"...the controversial proposed high-rise condo development at 222/300 E. Riverside that started all this rallying 'round the lake; in..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Our Little Town

Travis Heights Arrives

"...the Austin gentry preferred neighborhoods that didn't require a river crossing - by 1900, the Congress Avenue bridge had..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

To the Lighthouse

After 20 years, WTP4 returns to a still unanswered question: Do we need it?

"...for the new plant at all. "The LCRA [Lower Colorado River Authority] and Austin envisioned that they would provide..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Travis Co. Manifest Destiny

Some of the central organizational players in the land and water wars of western Travis Co.

"...Lower Colorado River Authority: A quasi-governmental water and power supply agency,..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

A proposed LCRA water line – and 1,300 new homes – alarm the neighbors

"...the last year negotiating with environmentalists and the Lower Colorado River Authority over a proposed new water pipeline. But..."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Tracking Cap Metro's Eastward Proposal

The Green Line takes conceptual shape

"...Is passenger rail for the East Austin growth corridor a wise regional transportation investment? For the first time,..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Is Kyle’s Water Problem a Microcosm of Central Texas Drought Issues?

Straight outta water

"...Hofmann, executive vice president of water at the Lower Colorado River Authority, wrote, "Many of our municipal and industrial..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Res Publica

This week's civic agenda, Sept. 11-18

"...CENTRAL WEST AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN WORKSHOP 6:30-9pm. Lower Colorado River Authority Headquarters, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd. www.cityofaustin.org/zoning/central_west_austin.htm...."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature

Day Trips

"...communities along the Rio Grande. A month later the Colorado River overflowed its banks and flooded towns between Bastrop..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...area far below its mine rather than in the river. The agreement also gives indigenous groups a 10% equity..."

June 28, 1996 News Feature

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