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"...strong, obvious evidence that brain damage always occurs from electroconvulsive treatment, I am writing from a very personal and..."

July 12, 2006 Postmarks

ECT Envisions the Legislative Session

Will the Lege grant more regional planning authority to local communities this time around?

"...communities the planning tools and powers to get major projects planned and funded by voters. Referenc­ing the updated 2035..."

Nov. 28, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The ECT To-Do List

"...preservation of open space, a top priority in the ECT process..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

The final (but not really) fruits of the regional-planning effort's labors

"...taller and denser in places, greener throughout, and more connected – while keeping its unique sense of place and..."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Transportation board responds to activist calls for more compact-city planning

"...every five years, and CAMPO reports it is currently subject to a June 12 federal deadline to adopt the..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

The Best-Case Scenario

After years of work, Envision Central Texas goes majorly public.

"...to find local leaders who don't have particularly high expectations for whatever comes out of Envision Central Texas' regional..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: The Results Are In ...

The Envision Central Texas planning survey confirms a popular vision that the power brokers just don't want to see.

"...community survey this last fall -- findings that overwhelmingly rejected sprawl, auto-addicted land use, and environmental mismanagement -- the..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Envision Thing: Clearing the First Hurdle

Envision Central Texas begins the long, slow journey toward implementation

"...takes for the region's population to double. Said vision, reflecting the input of tens of thousands of citizens in..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

For regional planning, it's a great day to go back to the future

"...mayor's brave and/or foolish Wal-Mart gambit -- raising the specter of tax rebates to buy the Beast off the..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The Envision Central Texas project is an opportunity for the citizens to plan our own destiny.

"...the regional community-driven planning effort now under way. The object of ECT is, simplistically put, to figure out where..."

Sept. 27, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Envision Next Session

Having lost its two big battles at the Lege, Envision Central Texas retrenches to win the war

"...Reps. Valinda Bolton, Eddie Rodriguez, and Patrick Rose. While ECT had two advocacy groups working its twin legislative objectives,..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

How Green Grows My County?

'Greenprints' aim to protect our most precious natural lands

"...is among the TPL's most detailed and large-scale greenprint projects to date. The final report was completed and publicly..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin @ Large: The Writing on the Wall

If neighborhoods don't embrace Smart Growth, the city as a whole will get stuck with stupid growth.

"...residential density -- and wrote that neighborhood leaders who object to such change should "read the writing on the..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Envision Cycle Texas?

"...planning process, currently under way? Texas Bicycle Coalition Legislative Director Robin Stallings, himself a member of the ECT board,..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Best-Laid Plans

How does the patchwork of separate plans for the future of Central Texas fit together? No one knows.

"...it's worth making sure that we truly endorse the collective course set by all of these long-range plans. Just..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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Our readers talk back.

"...employees except firefighters, and we urge voters Saturday to reject the issue. Our organization supports and appreciates firefighters generally,..."

May 14, 2004 Column

Where's the Vision?

"...and noting the commitment of its 73-member board of directors to work with local decision-makers to encourage implementation ["ECT..."

May 12, 2004 Postmarks

Regional Planning

Lack of county coordination inhibits regional planning

"...March 31 event was the first of four in ECT's 2010 series. Partici­pants heard a common message from about..."

April 9, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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Our readers talk back.

"...there have been significant problems in the efficient and effective rollout of IEES, which have caused severe delays with..."

July 14, 2006 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...conducted regarding the future of Central Texas: How can ECT say anything about what "desires" were voiced by most..."

May 28, 2004 Column

Envision's Vision Doesn't Reflect Me

"...conducted regarding the future of Central Texas: How can ECT say anything about what "desires" were voiced by most..."

May 20, 2004 Postmarks

Riding the Vision Bus

"...Envision Central Texas, the former Regional Vision Project, took its act on the road this week with..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Shocking Truth

"...brain injuries secondary to consenting to the procedure called electroshock/ECT. This is being used for many conditions and no..."

Aug. 17, 2020 Postmarks

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...use and transportation planning is essential," noted the nonprofit. ECT commissioned the study to update its Regional Vision, a..."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature

Community Stewardship Awards

"...This year's awards, announced May 18, "honor visionary people, projects and processes that are helping to ensure the region's..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Here Come the Transporters

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

"...system and Capital Metro's commuter-rail-and-bus proposal originate from different directions in the local political landscape, they're aiming for the..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Mission: Grow Smart

"...The Envision Central Texas project -- an attempt to produce a conceptual plan for..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Is Austin Getting Left Behind on the 'Livability' Front?

'Sustainability' is much more than a 14-letter word

"...Awards luncheon, Poticha is a leader of the HUD-Environmental Protection Agency-Department of Transportation integrated funding initiative, which is built..."

May 14, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

To Bond, or Not to Bond?

Bonds dominate the immediate City Council horizon

"...the newly unanswered questions hanging over the Great Bond Election of 2006 – like, when's the damn thing scheduled,..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

If You Don't Participate, Don't Complain

"...that Envision Central Texas appointed itself as regional caretaker. ECT was invited by numerous civic leaders (the true regional..."

June 3, 2004 Postmarks

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