Building From Scratch

It Takes a City and a State to Raise a Village

"...progressive "urban village" -- mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented, green, diverse, affordable, sustainable -- was first advanced by the Mueller-area neighborhoods..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Suburban Blight

Austinites' Escape to the 'Burbs Backfires

"...is a big trend, and not really a brand new one. Austin is not exempt from it...."

March 27, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mulling Over Mueller

"...larger than Vatican City. So the occupants of the New Mueller have enough room to dominate the temporal world,..."

Oct. 31, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Infill On Trial

What's the Verdict on the Latest Central-City Boom?

"...The new digs of ad agency GSD&M on Sixth Street, one..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature

Rethinking Downtown Zoning

Proposed changes address sustainability, mixed uses, and urban design

"...New Downtown development regulations – proposed code amendments that would..."

April 2, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Cool Austin, Cool Planet

This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress

"...the city hasn't been talking, it's been nearly impossible for citizens and environmental advocates to evaluate its progress. Predictably,..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Ways We Can All Fight Pollution

"...increase the percentage of Austinites who walk and bicycle for transportation. In this time, Bogotá, Colombia; Paris; and London..."

March 31, 2008 Postmarks

Neighborhood Soup

"...13 community groups made pitches to the Planning Commission for the two open slots in the city's pilot neighborhood..."

Aug. 1, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mike Clark-Madison Named Publisher of Austin Monitor

Former Chronicle writer and editor becomes third to run local site

"...editor, and since 2005 has worked in public relations for what is now Hahn Public. Nevertheless, he has remained..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Both Sides of the Tracks

Pro and Con on Rail

"...the city of Austin urban rail proposal include: Alliance for Public Transportation Real Estate Council of Austin Downtown Austin..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature

Developing Stories: The Promise of Planning

Can the city deliver on East Riverside?

"...the next 'SoCo' – even the history of S. Congress was an area with a lot of crime, drugs,..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Comprehensive Planning: Insights from CNU

Live from CNU 17 in Denver

"...Up here at the annual Congress for the New Urbanism conference in Denver, where I..."

June 11, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Article on Oak Hills Redevelopment Is Off-Base

"...Redevelopment has some errors [“Oak Hill Redevelopment: Varying visions for town center,” News, June 29]. I did not say..."

July 3, 2007 Postmarks

Where the Sidewalks End

Austin's patchwork sidewalk system has a history – and just maybe a better future

"...different pedestrian-centric initiatives. Yet even with all those complementary efforts, if you get out beyond the central core and..."

July 11, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Can This District Be Saved?

The revival of the Warehouse District is rooted in Austin's history – and its popularity is also its peril

"...redevelopment, no single building has (or has even applied for) protective historic landmark status, nor is the district as..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

We Were the Urban Pioneers

Our search for the just-right million-dollar condo, in the wilds of Downtown

"...Think of the Puritan settlers, eking out a new life amid impossibly harsh weather and hostile Indians. Think..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Downtown Bound

City to Lease Downtown Lots to Residential Developers

"...right is on one of the city lots slated for residential development. photograph by Jana Birchum You folks out..."

Nov. 28, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Blocks Bloch

Council Rejects Cancer Park to Preserve Greenbelt

"...she is standing under a domed gazebo, considering life's renewal powers at a fountain in the center of the..."

Nov. 15, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Naked City

"...on June 1, and district staff are bracing themselves for the public response. Although AISD has more than $100..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature

Cap Metro Board Taking Shape

CAMPO's recommendations open up a slot to be filled by the city

"...the CAMPO board, an action that must take place before the end of the year...."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

All Aboard: Shake-Up on the Cap Metro Board

Changes required by the Lege will put more than just new faces on the board

"...Jockeying for those positions has begun. First, some vacancies popped up:..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...heavy criticism from many residents in those Eastside corridors for being slow to respond to their needs, creating overpriced..."

July 10, 2009 News Feature

Developing Stories

What can the City of Brotherly Love teach Austin?

"...a fresh comprehensive planning process got the green light. For at least the next two years, we'll be engaged..."

June 27, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Competing Tunnel Visions

Traffic Solutions at Sixth and Lamar

"...outdoor patios buzz with conversation -- it is a comfortable, people-oriented environment, except, on your cheek you feel the..."

Jan. 30, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Young Parents, UT Students Support Zoning Changes at Historic Meeting

The renting generations

"...At the first-ever joint meeting of the Planning Commission..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Introducing the 2019 Class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The stories behind the art transformers of this year's Hall of Fame inductees

"...that it's never static. The work created in the performing and visual arts is always changing, ever evolving. That's..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Place 1: Significant Minor Victories

"...If it seems like Chris Riley was just up for election, he was, relatively speaking. Riley last ran in..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Council Candidates Get Neighborly Grilling

Candidates field questions from Austin Neighborhoods Council

"...in City Council elections with a reliably entertaining candidate forum last week. And the rigorous questions posed by the..."

April 1, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Developing Stories

Connect-the-dot conversations heard around town

"...Take the Zero Energy Capable Homes Task Force. Its mission: requiring homes so energy-efficient (consuming about 65%..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Take the A-Train

Mike Clark-Madison discusses 10 years covering light rail, and urges voters to support it.

"...this story, which has been going on in Austin for 15 years or more, and which in cities across..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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