Developing Stories: Driving in Two Directions

CAMPO's trends vs. centers debate is shaping our future

"..."sustainable" projects. (That is, projects that support density over sprawl and that create alternatives to driving – in the..."

Nov. 27, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Toll Roads Promote Sprawl, Spending

"...Envision Central Texas. The toll-road plan is based on sprawl-growth patterns and the traffic they generate continuing unchanged for..."

July 21, 2004 Postmarks

This Is Who We Are #9: Mary Moody Northern Theatre's bobrauschenbergamerica

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...many sharing art online – which speaks to Austin's driving spirit of creativity. In tribute to that spirit, this..."

May 18, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Save as We Pave?

The latest trend in environmentally sensitive planning tiptoes into Travis County

"...pressures in rural Travis County are the real issues driving the Travis Co. Conservation Development Ordinance. For residents of..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Film News

Paranoia runs deep-fried; plus, 'Elvis and Annabelle,' Troublemaker's future, and more

April 21, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

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"...and defeated to look for alternative ways to stop sprawl and save our aquifer, then you're too tired and..."

July 19, 2002 Column

What I Want to do With My Life

Mike Krusee on New Urbanism, Smart Growth, toll roads, and why Bobby Kennedy is his hero

"...listening to Duany explain what New Urbanism was, what sprawl really was in terms of design and its impact...."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: The Convert

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

"...urban neighborhoods as the antidote to decades of metropolitan sprawl. "That's probably my greatest thrill in public life now,..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Compact, Climate-Friendly, Competitive

To restart the economy while saving the planet, the Congress for the New Urbanism advocates traditional neighborhoods for all

"...in Denver. The planning organization has stepped up its no-sprawl message, lobbying in D.C. for new federal law that..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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Readers' last gasps on light rail.

"...noise, longer and more frustrating commute times and more sprawl. In short, a city that resembles Houston. If we..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Column

Infill On Trial

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

"...and... over the Edwards Aquifer.... [Government] policies unevenly promote sprawl, rather than redirect growth to the inner city."..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature

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Interfaith's Socialist Agenda

"...one to say no to the the socialist agenda. Sprawl at Your Own Risk..."

April 23, 1999 Column

Road Shows

Are County Bond Proposals Good for the Long Haul?

"...illustration by Jason Stout Driving west out of Austin, it used to be easy..."

Oct. 17, 1997 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

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Our readers talk back.

"...Chronicle respectfully declines to issue a correction.]Toll Roads Promote Sprawl, Spending..."

July 23, 2004 Column

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...all trips taken will be by means other than driving alone, the overarching goal of the ASMP...."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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Benefits of Frankenfoods

"...Challenge Sprawl..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Column

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Shuttle Carnage Looms

"...the backs, doors, quarterpanels, and head on at you driving there in already fever-pitched traffic. The potential for increased..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Column

Page Two

The unprecedented outcry over toll roads ignores a larger problem: We want more government services than we can pay for

"...them. Sometimes they are environmentalists or anti-growth activists or anti-sprawl, pro-urban-density advocates who see the campaign against tolls as..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Forget the little boxes -- it's the big boxes we need to knock down

"...think a subsidy deal is Austin's only option for driving the Beast off the aquifer, and neither do the..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Corridor Conundrum

The Truth Is Out There on the Highway

"..."We must learn to grow with grace," or "Urban sprawl must be curtailed," or "We may not have colonias..."

May 8, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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Park and Ride

"...number of people, and will contribute immediately to urban sprawl. Additionally, SH45 will require yet more construction over our..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

Arcade Fire – Deep in the Heart of Texas

Bobble heads, confetti canons, and the official afterparty

"...and extra percussionists, delivered a tight hour-and-a-half of pure driving rhythm that rarely stopped to catch its breath...."

April 11, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

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Our readers talk back.

"...their own little "barton springs" from Houston-style high-density residential sprawl following LCRA Pied Piper, Joe Beal, as he plays..."

May 5, 2006 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...they will generate designed to serve and fund more sprawl. More than half of the "priority" toll projects totaling..."

May 14, 2004 Column

Two for the Road

Larry McMurtry's New Books Continue His Journey

"...Roads: Driving America's Great Highways by Larry McMurtry..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Books Feature by Mark Busby

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SXSW Diary

"...central business district within our current pattern of low-density sprawl, and cheap downtown parking perpetuates the problem, but in..."

March 20, 1998 Column

Mind the Bullock

"...resources within the city rather than just creating urban sprawl. But I really feel that this particular project, on..."

March 28, 1997 Column

Costly Benefits?

"...congestion on other roads, air pollution, energy consumption, urban sprawl, etc.) should be a cost of congestion reduction projects."..."

Oct. 11, 1996 News Feature

Cool City: The Leffingwell Lens

One council member's view of the Austin Climate Protection Plan

"...LCRA fully conforming to ACPP goals – and fighting sprawl by ending the practice of freely providing water to..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Oh, Build Me a Home

Architects Espouse "Traditional Neighborhood Districts"

"...American city life: We don't need to worry about sprawl if we don't sprawl. If we lived smaller, didn't..."

May 23, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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