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Why Does Everyone Hate CodeNEXT?
Can a polarized Austin reach consensus on land use by next spring?
"...the necessary redevelopment of exclusively single-family neighborhoods for the housing supply needed to accommodate Austin's growing population...."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Eastward Expansion
Surfing the wave of gentrification on the Eastside
"...ordinary walls throughout the downtown area into large public works of art for the Austin community."..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

The Mayor's Story
Three contenders try to write a personal tale that will convince the voters
"...been to point particularly to her work on affordable housing – taking primary credit for a successful bond campaign..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Bigger, Better, Smarter
San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?
"...parade of bravura deals, policy shifts, and big-ticket public works to transform itself, from the urban core outward, into..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Wrench Is Back
The Return of Brigid Shea
"...resumed her role as the council's wrench in the works...."

Jan. 26, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Canvassing the City for ECHO’s Point in Time Count
Nina Hernandez takes to the 4am streets for annual survey
"...provide a precise number of those in need of housing, it's a proven method of hearing from real people..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Action's in Place 3
Shade, Tovo, Nofziger race most watched and closely contested
"...services – "clean, safe neighborhoods, a park system that works, libraries" – will be her budget priorities this season,..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors
How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin
"...We find out from MHMR and from our Galveston Housing Authority, which is also on the list. "Are there..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Mixed Use, Mixed Emotions
An anniversary review of Austin's vertical mixed-use program discovers a range of responses to density, change, and planning
"...etc.), a development team must stack several stories of housing atop shops, cafes, and small offices and follow the..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Another Side of Travis Heights
In a South Austin apartment complex, residents organize for change
"...The complex fits the stereotype of Section 8 subsidized housing, critics say – an unattractive, graffiti-scrawled complex with maintenance..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks
East Timor. Campaign Finance Reform. Napster. Living Wages. Little Richard.
"...Housing-Market Hell..."

May 26, 2000 Column

Mapping the Future
Seven longtime Austinites talk about Smart Growth, neighborhood planning, and the future of Central Austin in an October roundtable discussion.
"...of our growth -- the traffic, the price of housing, the widening gap between rich and poor. But even..."

Dec. 3, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?
Project Connect looks to help make connections
"...by car, more expensive) commutes in exchange for cheaper housing...."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

It’s Baker Center, Not Baker Homes
What’s 25% of zero? To the Alamo Drafthouse, still zero.
"...few weeks ago when Richard Weiss, whose architecture firm works for the Alamo, asserted that the company hadn't necessarily..."

March 23, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Section 8 Reopens
Hurry up ... and wait!
"...voucher program known as "Section 8." This month, the Housing Authority of the City of Austin is opening its..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

What's Your Occupation?
Targeting July Fourth and the Capitol, Occupy Austin considers its future
"...continue to foreclose upon in the aftermath of the housing bust...."

June 29, 2012 News Feature by Adam Wasch

Postmarks
Neighbors relate their own housing crunches in response to last week's cover story.
"...also true that under New Urbanism the mix of housing and industry (read: jobs) is what we are aiming..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column

Home, Sweet Home
(Or Slum, Slum, Slum?)
"...desperately needs the product the work will provide: affordable housing. The Meadows could provide more than 200 homes to..."

Feb. 16, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Saving Sidewalks and Streets: The Transportation and Public Works Department has announced a plan to renovate 810 miles..."

June 7, 2024 News Feature

Austin’s Animal Shelters Struggle to Uphold No-Kill Reputation in the Face of Overcrowding
How overcrowding and mismanagement of Austin Animal Center and Austin Pets Alive! have them struggling to keep up
"...and APA!, along with the worsening of the city's housing crisis for humans who'd take care of animals, have..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

City Ends Contract With Operator of Austin's Downtown Homeless Shelter
Front Steps has run the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless since 2004
"...the move to cut ties has been in the works for months, and besides that, Front Steps has fallen..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

People Experiencing Homelessness Brace for More Changes in Support Systems
Where are they supposed to go?
"...For those without permanent housing who are living in a temporary shelter, like the..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

CodeNEXT’s End Is Near, in Theory
What fate for our five-year, $8.5 million rewrite?
"...argue the final draft doesn't do enough to generate housing density. They too warn of increased gentrification, caused by..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Council on CodeNEXT
Four CMs lament inequitable land use standards throughout city
"...land use code revisions that have been in the works for years. Tuesday morning at Blazier Elementary School, in..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

A Team Approach
Program to aid homeless seeks more funding
"...program is aimed at proactively connecting homeless people to housing, social, and medical services in order to divert them..."

July 1, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

Future Uncertain for Cactus Rose
Zoning change may be postponed for mobile home park, but remains on the horizon
"...in her view contributes to the depletion of affordable housing in Austin...."

March 25, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

From Occupation to Co-operation
Co-op Think Tank organizes to expand member-owned movement
"...co-ops in Central Texas. Conference organizer Kim Penna, who works at College Houses, says the project involves both regional..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Then There's This: Bond Election Crib Sheet
Here's a thumbnail of the seven bond propositions, from transportation to film
"...open space (and thus watershed protection). The program also works with landowners wanting to purchase conservation easements...."

Sept. 21, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Growing Pains Hit West Campus
Area's utilities systems weren't built to support rapid development taking place
"...is not the kind of thing most West Campus housing developers want to hear. The problem is not so..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature by Andrea Grimes

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...collection, an even larger assortment of more than 100 works, which will be on display until next February. –..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature

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