Not So Hot TODs

Sputtering rail, sputtering economy – the uncertain fate of Red Line development

"...transit – more or less – so where's the development?..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Stratus Flows Downhill

A description of the Stratus Properties / City of Austin development negotiations, and the historical precedents (Freeport-McMoRan)

"...fighting with the city of Austin over how much development should be allowed on the property...."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Breaking the Code

Plain English Is the Goal for Land Development Rules

"...citizenry and our staggering bond debt, Austin's onerous Land Development Code has become the stuff of local folklore. Unlike..."

May 15, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Looking Back on the Champions Tract Rezoning

Does this development belong in this particular corner of the Hill Country?

"...adds to locals' long-held list of grievances with the development, including unmanaged traffic, risks to water quality, environmental degradation,..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Development review gets flattened by budget steamroller

"...are that such a dull bit of government-ese as "development review process" can get people all inflamed. Of course,..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Here Comes the Train

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

"...ambitions – and when one studies the proposed Transit-Oriented Development Ordinance pending before the City Council, it's clear that..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Hays County Hell

Elgin Bank Victory May Mean Colonia-like Development

"...Elgin Bank, he was forced to approve this colonia-like development. photograph by Jana Birchum A couple of miles east..."

June 27, 1997 News Feature by Bob Elder

Finding the Sweet Spot

For Austin's 'density bonus' development program – what's on our wish list?

"...toward adoption in Austin. For those concerned about how development and rapid growth are changing Austin – for better..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Public Notice: Slouching Toward CodeCRONK

City manager gives Council a multiple-choice quiz for the land development code redo

"...and propose a new process leading to a Land Development Code" rewrite. In the past seven months, Cronk has..."

March 22, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...growth mode, Austin values its natural places. As infill development heats up and the central city densifies, neighborhood parks..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Little Hotel on the Prairie

Proposed hotel and golf course would be constructed on city-owned parkland.

"...question: What will it take to make the Desired Development Zone desirable? Do we need development engines like Prairie..."

March 24, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

As Council Works to Improve Affordability With HOME, How Will Displacement Factor In?

Research shows small lots boost affordability though concerns linger

"...to pass the most substantive changes to Austin’s Land Development Code in more than a decade, tensions over who..."

Dec. 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: Neighbors Push to Limit Size of Austin Opera House Project

Traffic concerns clash with midsize venue vision at 200 Academy Dr. development

"...envisioned music venue has become the sticking point. The development hopes to revive the former Austin Opera House club..."

April 29, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

When the Bough Breaks

In 1993, the Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center hired a teacher who proved to be a little 'rough' with the children. Now the church is being sued for ignoring alleged child abuse.

"...with her son, Parker. The Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center, run by the Hyde Park Baptist Church, seemed..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Council Watch

Council shrinks Champion development at Loop 360 and RM 2222; taxi drivers want to raise fares, Gary Bradley development agreement doesn't provide enough information.

"...a neighborhood group's recommendation on the proposed Champion Tract development, giving the Champion sisters, the owners of the property,..."

Dec. 10, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Austin City Council Shows Surprising Interest in Upzoning

Mayor throws a curveball in advance of Monday's new Land Development Code revision report

"...Council met Monday, Nov. 18, to discuss the Land Development Code revision and offer recommendations to staff as it..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

News Roundup: Cops, Church, and Council

Six arrested Saturday during a Black Lives Matter rally

"...last privately owned, undeveloped Downtown block for a mixed-use development; Council fails to negotiate regulations on short-term rentals; and..."

Sept. 21, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

News Roundup: PDRD Splits; Bill Filing Ends

Council carries on

"...In this week's News Roundup, the Planning and Development Review Department splits in two, Council gets through a..."

March 16, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Public Notice: Making Plans for Planning

Planning and Development Review Department is under the microscope

"...conviction that things are seriously awry in the city's development review process...."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

All Over Creation: Site Specifics

Fusebox Festival helps the community envision a new kind of development with thinkEAST

"...just one of the winning aspects of thinkEAST, a development project in East Austin that aims to create a..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Arts Column by Robert Faires

On The Lege

Development Devils

"...The vaunted development agreement forged in recent months by the Save Our..."

April 23, 1999 News Column

The Changing Face of Mueller

A burst of development marks the latest phase of the central city neighborhood

"...of rapid expansion and infill. The most readily visible development is the new retail center taking shape at 51st..."

May 10, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Developing Story

AFF honors Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz

"...TV, then you know the name: Hurwitz created Arrested Development. Remember Arrested Development? Here's a refresher course:..."

July 6, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Seaholm Powers Ahead, Amid Questions About the 'Public Interest'

Oft-delayed development getting serious at City Council

"...historic power plant to be transformed by a private development team into a mixed-use mecca – should move one..."

Dec. 12, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Compact & Connected

All aboard for Transit-Oriented Development

"...with it the community's ticket to help shape the redevelopment of the neighborhoods that will play host to the..."

June 22, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Five Good Reasons Las Manitas Deserves a City Loan

Exploding some of the myths regarding the city's loan to the Downtown restaurant.

"...be a tiny taco joint, but as an economic development engine for Austin, it packs an outsized wallop. The..."

June 6, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

SOS Files for Bankruptcy

The stalwart defenders of Barton Springs reorganize in face of court loss.

"...Barton Creek, and Lake Travis from the misnamed ‘Sweetwater’ development. And we need the community’s continued support to resolve..."

April 10, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Big Picture Map

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

"...are both city projects on public land (A-G) and developments on privately owned land (1-24). Projects noted on map..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

Fitzhugh Neighbors Still Furious About Proposed 5,000-Seat Concert Venue

Enviro groups say development will pollute creek and aquifer

"...up to a Monday night meeting to protest the development...."

Feb. 1, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

After Long Day of Testimony, Council Votes to End Single-Family Zoning

New rules will allow three homes on every lot

"...to Austin’s Property Maintenance Code. It was the Land Development Code that was changed. We regret the error...."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

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