Austin Police Consider Community Reforms

After a year spent making headlines APD prioritizes policing equity

"...opinion of Police Mon­it­or Margo Frasier that APD's provided traffic data in particular is imperfect. While the department documents..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Playing the Dozens in District 3

Media forum takes on affordability, rail, city farms

"...for innovative policy. (He wants to cut taxes and traffic, and increase affordability.) He said he opposes city policies..."

Sept. 16, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Headlines

"...father and his 13-year-old son became Austin's first two traffic fatalities of the year Jan. 1. Police say the..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature

Life in Prison for Hemp

José Peña brought some roadside weeds home from Kansas. Cops decided it was reefer, and a Texas court sentenced him to life in prison – without the evidence. It took a decade for Peña to get back some of the pieces of his life.

"...he was driving more slowly than the rest of traffic in a van caked with mud; when the van..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Can't Get There From Here

While suburban rail spends and stumbles, Cap Metro's transit-dependent riders wait at the end of the line

"...get in my car and bitch about air pollution, traffic, and the price of gasoline and Downtown parking. And..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Cyclist's Own Words

Pedal-pushers share tales of their run-ins with the law

"...absolutely love it. I understand if APD would target traffic violators, but targeting cyclists only does not seem fair...."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature

10 Reasons to Love a Streetcar

The 'streetcar effect' – offering Austinites far more than a free ride

"...we now celebrate for being handsome, walkable, mixed-use, and human-scaled. These central-city neighborhoods remain popular because people are drawn..."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Not Giving Up on Biking

"...giving up. I'm certainly not going to sit in traffic jams in a smelly car and risk killing someone..."

June 27, 2006 Postmarks

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Our readers talk back.

"...is in very poor taste, not to mention completely inhumane (yes, even where Republicans are concerned). The piece you..."

May 5, 2006 Column

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"...March 11] regarding the pols' only appearing to solve traffic problems...."

April 15, 2005 Column

News Top 10s

"...into Crockett Center accompanied by supporters chanting "No more traffic! No more traffic!" It was just too precious. We're..."

Jan. 3, 2003 News Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...of the favorite shills of the anti-growth faction, the "traffic effect." Whether it be the alleged congestion and safety-related..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Column

Council Contest Primer

A rundown of the upcoming Austin City Council election

"...hasn't given up on her past planks, either: reducing traffic, providing regular health care to low-income Austinites, and creating..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...a fine work simply because it is all too human?..."

March 8, 2002 Column

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"...been completely ignored. Instead, we have built sprawl and traffic inducing roads faster than any other metropolitan area in..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Column

Subsidizing Smog

A new report from the Sierra Club shows that while new roads may get traffic moving, air quality will continue to suffer.

"...Sierra Club shows that while new roads may get traffic moving, air quality will continue to suffer. According to..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...loved ones, but in the grocery stores and in traffic and in the work place and in places of..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

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The libraries hit the books, and environmentalists speak out.

"...be found in the Sustainability Fund of Health and Human Services budget...."

Aug. 10, 2001 Column

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...Wanna do something about the horrible traffic on the highways? Light rail ain't it. Wanna do..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...decades. He was a charter member of the 1967 Human Relations Commission during the Civil Rights movement. In 1972,..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Letters at 3AM

How broadband technologies will affect modern life.

"...much about the progression of our perception of the human image. To get perspective it may be helpful to..."

March 3, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Field of Dreamers

Two dems, five gop candidates vie for district 48 race, but the seat is expected to remain Democratic.

"...Valley, which has seen phenomenal commercial growth, and accompanying traffic, in the last two years. The configuration creates, as..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Letters at 3AM

What does a Dark Age demand of a good person?

"...parent's and elder's job, to speak for the entire human heritage. In my case, that night, less to speak..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

The Other Sister

Multiple Personalities

"...to US 183 at one of the city's worst traffic bottlenecks, verily defines what many mean by "sprawl" and..."

July 2, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Turner Is Worthy

"...beside Palmer Auditorium in Town Lake Park - severe traffic jams will result within a few years. If the..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Column

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Home Is Where the Tax Credits Are

"...that every culture, everywhere, has seen something divine in human beauty. We loved DiCaprio for his beauty, but also..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Column

Rattling Our Stage

A Survey of Austin's Rebel Theatre Scene

"...while its productions often examine the darkest parts of human nature, they typically end with a feeling of hope..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

Sci-Fi Book Reviews

Deeper: My Two-Year Odyssey in Cyberspace

"...it. He truly believes that this machine will save humanity, that it will unite all people into one communal..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Feature

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Brown Right To Fight

"...way to my daughter's orthodontist appointment, driving through work-hour traffic, just like everyone else, a little too fast and..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Column

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Extremists Not Righteous

"...you punish it or how scary you make it, humans are sexual beings and will express it. You would..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Column

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