Crestview Neighborhood Development Buzz

North Lamar Transit-Oriented Development Zone changes and proposals abound at North-Central neighborhood meeting

"...Transit-Oriented Develop­ment Zone abounded at a meeting of the Crestview Neighborhood Association last week. Well, not so much rumors..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Crestview at the Crossroads

Near north neighborhood faces redevelopment transformation

"...If any neighborhood might serve as a case study for the accelerating..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Neighborhood Watch

Sustainable Neighborhoods group advocates 'family-friendly' north side development

"...the concern – slightly overstated – voiced by Sustainable Neighborhoods of North Central Austin, a nonprofit citizens group that's..."

March 22, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Benzene Questions at Crestview Station

Benzene discovered in groundwater under portion of former Huntsman chemical-testing facility property, potential snag for Crestview Station developers

"...the former Huntsman chemical-testing facility in North Austin into Crestview Station, a mixed-use development adjacent to the planned Capital..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Crestview Wall of Welcome: Art bringing neighbors together

Neighbors cheered the dedication of the Wall of Welcome, a community mosaic five years in the making

"...of Welcome celebrates those who created the Brentwood and Crestview neighborhood and those who continue to create it now...."

April 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Kendle Wade

The Train's First Stop: Crestview

Developers try to capitalize on the Transit Oriented Development Ordinance in Crestview neighborhood

"...the zoning law are taking shape in the north-central neighborhood of Crestview. The ordinance – put into motion shortly..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Land Trade in Crestview Not Happening

"...The proposed land swap between Austin Energy and Crestview Station LP is off. AE owns property adjacent to..."

Oct. 25, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

It's Our Neighborhood, and We Care About Its Future

"...Dear Editor, I am a Crestview resident and have been for more than seven years...."

Dec. 4, 2006 Postmarks

MM Pack on the 10 Best Austin Neighborhood Stores

"...our 'hood" – aptly captures the spirit of Austin's neighborhood food markets that tailor themselves to the unique character..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

Crestview Charter Consternation

"...Why are they putting a charter school in my neighborhood during a pandemic? I live in Brentwood/Crestview, and I..."

April 24, 2020 Postmarks

Crestview Residents can Stay Home

Item postponed.

"...the City Council meeting to weigh in on the Crestview Station/Austin Energy land swap, don't bother. The following was..."

Sept. 27, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

Photo Preview of MetroRail and Crestview Station

The train comes to my neighborhood

"...got back from the MetroRail open house in my neighborhood. It gave my neighbors a chance to check out..."

Feb. 21, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Then There's This: The House McKown Built

The emotional fight to save 'the crown of Crestview'

"...for many years," McKown's granddaughter, Marilynn McKown Goode, told Crestview neighbors researching her family history...."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

"...• The Crestview Neighborhood Association has called for residents to show up..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...As a resident of Brentwood/Crestview for the last 11 years, I have to express..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Column

Naked City

Crestview Lather Over Liquor

"...Many residents of North Central Austin's Crestview neighborhood are acutely aware that April is Alcohol Awareness..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Mixed Use, Mixed Emotions

An anniversary review of Austin's vertical mixed-use program discovers a range of responses to density, change, and planning

"...was an 11th-hour addition to the ordinance: giving individual neighborhoods a voice. Citizens – through their official neighborhood planning..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...• The proposed land swap between Austin Energy and Crestview Station LP is off. AE owns property adjacent to..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature

Riding the Rail

The challenge for Capital Metro: convincing voters that the new light rail isn't the old light rail that they rejected last year

"...such as the businesses along South Congress and the neighborhoods near the Eastside railyard -- argue that the A-Train..."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sadness at Inevitable Changes

"...Dear Editor, As a resident of Brentwood/Crestview for the last 11 years, I have to express..."

Oct. 9, 2006 Postmarks

More Developing Stories

A calendar of upcoming urban planning events

"...town.Transit-Oriented Development Is a rail station coming to a neighborhood near you? The city has kicked off its public..."

April 13, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

All Aboard the Rails With Trails Plan

If MetroRail ever arrives, trails could follow

"...3, running from the Highland Mall station through the Crestview neighborhood to Morrow Street...."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Is "neighborhood planning" the tool for the job Austin needs done?

"...The usual disclosure: I can't write "objectively" about neighborhood planning, because I chaired the Central East Austin Neighborhood..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Here Comes the Train

Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?

"...effect in each case should be quite dramatic: Existing neighborhoods in the central city – now mostly composed of..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Developer Not Making Good on Wal-Mart Moratorium?

Responsible Growth for Northcross says Lincoln no Honest Abe

"...project would be put on hold to allow for neighborhood concerns to be addressed." Indeed, in an update to..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Sidewalk Fail!

"...stretches in Austin – and who knows your own neighborhood's failures better than you do? So send us photos..."

Aug. 28, 2014 Photo Gallery

Beer Convenience

Finding great craft brew selections in unlikely places

"...first noticed this trend when I moved to the Crestview neighborhood in North Central Austin 14 years ago. I'm..."

June 24, 2011 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

RTP: Been There, Haven't Done That

The Rapid Transit Project tries to win voters over with its workshops.

"...which relies on "area teams" of community representatives in neighborhoods adjoining Cap Met's proposed starter line -- is "effective,"..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...City Council, and its draft recommendations (currently in the neighborhood of $614 million overall) are the subject of a..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature

Estate Sale Roundup: July 31-August 3

You could be swimming, but you'd rather be rummaging

"...Crestview Estate Sale This well-kept home in the Crestview neighborhood..."

July 31, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

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