New Urbanism and the Booming Metropolis

Austin welcomes the Congress for the New Urbanism XVI

"...The big top of New Urbanism is coming to town..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Altar of New Urbanism

New Urbanites invade Austin next year

"...Regardless of your views on New Urbanism – whether you subscribe to its Great Streets-goosing..."

March 27, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Congress for New Urbanism

"...Royal Highness appeared virtually to accept a 2008 CNU Athena Medal, at the Congress for the New Urbanism. (Global..."

April 11, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: The Convert

Mike Krusee on New Urbanism, Smart Growth, toll roads, and the importance of regional planning

"..."It's an article of faith for Democrats that the sales tax is regressive. The gas..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Column by Michael King

The Sausage Link

How Elgin got the New Urbanist transit dream

"..."There's no reason why Elgin shouldn't be the national model..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

City Council Considers the Convention Center

Plans big and small for the city center

"...There's no regular City Council meeting this week – the..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Austin at Large: Cracking the Code

Change in our city will move at the speed of trust

"...As I was being reassimilated into the body of the Chronicle, before CodeNEXT got dragged behind..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District

Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway

"...For the second time in three years, Austin's unbeloved Interstate..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Preparing for Takeoff

Plans under way for major redo of Airport Boulevard and Highland Mall

"...In a series of presentations beginning late last month, the city and its prospective partners unveiled tentative plans for..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Developing Stories: East Riverside: The Road Ahead

Let's capture the value – and federal funds

"...City Council's 7-0 vote on Feb. 25 to adopt the East Riverside Corridor Master Plan was a milestone. Improving..."

March 5, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Chronicle News Editor Changing of the Guard

Outro Chase Hoffberger, intro Mike Clark-Madison

"...print edition might have noticed a curious something in the staff box of this week’s issue. It was an..."

Oct. 18, 2018 News Post by Kimberley Jones

CAMPO Committee Nominates Three for Cap Met Board

Fernandez, Langmore, and Martinez likely for transit agency slots

"...The CAMPO nominations committee today recommended that community activist Frank..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

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

"...What keeps Austin's cultural scene among the liveliest in the nation is that it's never static...."

May 24, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New Bike City

In time for SXSW, Austin rolls out miles of new bike lanes and features

"...When Central Austin streets become crowded and traffic-snarled and the spring weather is fair, zipping around by bicycle becomes..."

March 12, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

LIGHT RAIL 101: The Facts, Figures, & Terms You Need to Know

"...Light Rail: According to the experts at the American Public Transport Association (APTA), the..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature

A New Transportation Funding Strategy: CNU

News from Congress for New Urbanism

"...At fascinating back-to-back sessions here at CNU17 – the 2009 Congress for New Urbanism big meet-up in Denver..."

June 13, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

The First Earth Day, 1970

Austan Librach remembers

"...On its 40th anniversary, Earth Day has become a rather warm and fuzzy event. But at its inception in..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Public Notice: More to Be Thankful For

An overdue (if tentative) win in Southwest Austin

"...As if our cover feature and the defenestration of the orange one weren't enough to give..."

Nov. 27, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Developing Stories: Greening the Neighborhood

Mueller development wins LEED for Neighborhood Design

"...not just hometown pride – on a national level, the Mueller neighborhood is now certifiably special. That's the word..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Opinion: Bring Back East Avenue – Downtown Is No Place for a 20-lane Death Machine

The case for running freeways around cities, rather than through them

"...As the state plows forward with its plans to widen I-35..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Column by Chris Riley

City, AISD Look for School Fixes

A vow to work together

"...City is city, and schools are schools, and never the twain shall meet. That statement has proven pretty reliable..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Parting Plan for Austin's Downtown Parks

Dunkerley pushes new plan to preserve Austin's open spaces

"...retiring Mayor Pro Tem Betty Dunkerley will place on the council agenda today (Thursday) a resolution to create a..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

All Aboard: Shake-Up on the Cap Metro Board

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

"...If critics think the recent problems at Capital Metro are due to poor..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Both Sides of the Tracks

Pro and Con on Rail

"...Independent groups publicly supporting the city of Austin urban rail proposal include: Alliance for..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature

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..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 8/31/10

Get Austin Moving - to the ballot box

"...Leffingwell and business, development and community leaders kicked off the campaign to “Get Austin Moving,” rallying support for the..."

Aug. 31, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...two different transportation plans. Which are really parts of the same plan. Though the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority's..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Developing Stories: The Promise of Planning

Can the city deliver on East Riverside?

"..."I truly believe this can be the next 'SoCo' – even the history of S. Congress..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The Making of Downtown North

The Domain may sound like just another fancy mall – but planners say it's the seed of a second Austin

"...Central Austinites as a strange, upmarket interloper, more suited for the tonier districts of Dallas or Houston. But if..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Aerobic City

Ideas from "Rx for Healthy Places"

"...Council Member Chris Riley was among those excited by the theme at this year's Congress for New Urbanism: How..."

June 9, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

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