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July 13, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Suburban Blight
Austinites' Escape to the 'Burbs Backfires
"...in Round Rock the fences get tagged, cleaned, re-tagged, and re-cleaned at a clip that wouldn't be shocking except..."
March 27, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin
Rose (City)-Colored Glasses
"...It is unsurprisingly cold and..."
Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Reinventing Airport Boulevard
Can 'form-based zoning' transform a suburban drag into walkable neighborhoods?
"...trying to see it with a newcomer's eyes – and it's hard to disagree with Council Member Chris Riley's..."
Jan. 8, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Exiled From Main Street
Can Austin's stock of affordable housing keep pace with high-speed growth?
"...Last month, The Office ended its nine-year run on NBC with what was..."
June 28, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano
Naked City
"...going in our neighborhood." – Jason Meeker of Responsible Growth for Northcross Headlines Forget "Must-See TV"; today's best TV..."
Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature
The Entertainment Economy
As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity
"...decades of existence, Austin has been a government town, and from nearly the beginning, local leaders have wanted it..."
March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
"...TXU has been exaggerating the need for these plants, and I think the speed with which they abandoned the..."
March 2, 2007 News Feature
The Best-Case Scenario
After years of work, Envision Central Texas goes majorly public.
"...them on the 74-member ECT board itself -- though, understandably, they try not to sound too pessimistic on the..."
Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Infill On Trial
What's the Verdict on the Latest Central-City Boom?
"...Tomorrow, you may know, is the city's official comprehensive growth and land-use plan, adopted in the mid-1970s, still in..."
Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature
Mapping the Future
Seven longtime Austinites talk about Smart Growth, neighborhood planning, and the future of Central Austin in an October roundtable discussion.
"...a Friday afternoon just before Halloween to talk about growth, Smart and otherwise, and how to keep the central..."
Dec. 3, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
A Colossal Wreck
The Intel Building and its discontents
"...Ozymandias..."
Nov. 16, 2001 News Feature by Michael Erard
Under One Roof
Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?
"...time we discarded this term "affordable housing"? Raise your hand if you think your rent or house payment is..."
July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Going Vertical
The new VMU zoning could transform your neighborhood – and you have 90 days to help decide how
"...central-city density. Yet the prospect of adding more people and cars and high-rises to one's own central neighborhood –..."
Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive
City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide
"...six-lane boulevard flanked by strip malls, fast food joints, and enormous parking lots. Hit it at the wrong time,..."
Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King
May 12 Municipal Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements
"..."editorial board" – in this instance, the News staff and the publisher – have considered the records, campaign statements,..."
April 27, 2012 News Feature
The Changing Face of Downtown
"...worse, there's still a heap of new downtown buildings and municipal projects well under way, with several set to..."
April 20, 2001 News Feature
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...how much good the company does in the community and how much good [founder-CEO Michael Dell] does in the..."
Dec. 19, 1997 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...takes its own sweet time. See "On the Lege," and "Capitol Chronicle."..."
May 14, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
The Lay of the Land
Timing Is Everything
"...You've heard of this thing called Smart Growth, right? At that point when the entire Central Texas..."
Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Economics From the Bottom Up
A profile of Accion Texas, CDC, and other microlenders
"...It was about a year and a half ago when the cash-soaked entrepreneurs who were..."
Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...here, right in this room, found in the pride and skill of the American work force." – President Bush,..."
May 21, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
The Making of an Endorsement
"...we need: dense, mixed-use projects that integrates retail, workplaces, and housing (including subsidized affordable housing) into compact "town center"..."
Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature
Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight
A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes
"...Fourteen months after the Land-Development-Code-rewrite-that-shall-not-be-named went down in flames, amid squabbles over parking requirements..."
Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...a woman – how cool is that?"– District attorney candidate Mindy Montford, after her resounding loss to new Travis..."
April 11, 2008 News Feature
Page Two
"...Monday morning after SXSW (Film, Interactive, and Music conferences and festivals), after the Austin Music Awards,..."
March 26, 1999 Column by Louis Black
Casting Votes Against Development
"...No. 24]. I live in the 78751 zip code and would like to cast a vote against this development...."
Feb. 21, 1997 Column
Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
The roots of the Seton and CSC conundrums
"...City of Ideas, the marriage of city-owned Brackenridge Hospital and the Catholic Seton Healthcare Network, and the ceding of..."
