City of Dreams

Visions in Earlier Austin Plans Not Unlike Our Own

"...unpredictable creeks, and hills and "fertile and gracefully undulating woodlands" whose beauty was remarkable even then, and General Burleson's..."

Dec. 1, 1995 News Feature

Council Takes Long Day's Journey Into Night

"...with another long night of policy-making. From billboards to landfills (see "Solid Waste Land," p.26), it was an endurance..."

March 5, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Point Austin: What to Do About CodeNEXT

Opponents offering plenty of fear but precious few solutions

"...The anti-CodeNEXT circus made a whistle-stop in my Windsor Park neighborhood..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Beside the Point

Looking ahead to the City Council's agenda

"...planning team for the planned overhaul of the city's land development code – a protracted process last accomplished in..."

July 8, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Council Seeks Consensus as It Eyes Affordability Crisis

A lot is not enough

"...who have consistently voted since 2018 against proposed comprehensive revisions of the city's 40-year-old Land Devel­opment Code, continue to..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Two More Years!

What’s the one thing missing from Steve Adler’s resumé?

"...in Adler's résumé: the failure to pass a revised Land Development Code. It's the issue Council has spent the..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: LDC Developments

Suit set; ZAP zinger; ashes for ASH?

"...As Austin wakes to the new year, the Land Development Code rewrite process moves on in all its..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: All You Can Eat!

Council gets stuff done

"...the Decker Lake golf course proposal and the pending CodeNEXT revision – both land-use questions that have bedeviled the..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Adler Kicks Off

Steve Adler tells supporters “together we will win this campaign!”

"...by state Rep. Celia Israel; former Housing and Urban Development Secretary (and former San Antonio Mayor) Julián Castro; Meme..."

Jan. 15, 2018 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: Getting to Affordability

Council sweats the small stuff

"...disdain for the current round of talks about the Land Development Code rewrite, in their impatience to get on..."

April 12, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

A Look at the City Council Races for Districts 2, 4, & 7

As Garza moves on, Pool and Casar seek to stay put

"...The Nov. 3 election includes five City Council races...."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Budget Forged in Crisis Looks Toward Long-Term Opportunities

Resilience, rethinking, recovery

"...only have a small impact on a months-long budget development process that had already been shaped by the ravages..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council's Got ... Talent?

At intermission, we talk to the headliners

"...things we're doing. It took seemingly forever [deciding] on parkland dedication fees; hundreds if not thousands of units slipped..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Austin At Large: Voices In Our (Old) Heads

OK Boomers, do you now regret pushing for 10-1? Where do you think it went wrong?

"...either transit or active transportation (i.e., road warriors), opposes revision of Austin's land development code, and opposes any efforts..."

July 10, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Doomed?

Looking forward to the November ballot

"...week trying to force a November election on the CodeNEXT land development code rewrite (see "Headlines," April 6), but..."

April 6, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: The City's Day in Court

Plus: $100 million buses; $0.00 fares

"...of the injunction that put a stop to its Land Develop­ment Code revision process last year is finally moving..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Speed 2, Trust 0

AISD board, City Council give up on consensus-building

"...a spate of some 275 proposed changes to the Land Development Code first draft to pass, on first reading,..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

APD Asks City Council for Financial Help With DNA Testing

And more news from the dais

"...session, April 23, hashing out details on its planned Land Develop­ment Code revision votes (Item 11 on Thursday's agenda)...."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: No Fireworks, but a Bombshell

City Council, AISD Board adjourn for summer with work left to do

"...meetings, work sessions, and briefings on various aspects of CodeNEXT, the land development code rewrite: You know all that..."

June 30, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election

Our picks for the local, state, and national races you'll see on your ballot

"...Tesla "gigafactory" and other major projects spur a Southeast development boom. District 4: Greg Casar..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Public Notice: More Unintended Consequences

If you build it ...

"...earners. (Such a building boom does raise construction and land costs, though, and that effect is felt equally in..."

Jan. 31, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Steve Adler Mounts Second Bid to Run City

Mayor shares his vision for Austin's next four years

"...had Sunday, Adler said he and his wife, Diane Land, had decided to take on another campaign because they..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Summer Stock Agenda

The heat arrives with a litany of work for Austin and Austinites

"...official items – the 2018 city budget and the CodeNEXT revision of the land development code – inevitably draw..."

June 30, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Mayor Presents Creative Stimulus Policy

Addressing music and arts survival in this “affordability crisis”

"...including the “Agent of Change Principal” into the upcoming revision of Austin’s land development code, meaning whichever party changes..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...today). Even with slow yet steady changes in both land use policies and real estate market preferences, this rate..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Public Notice: Where’s Our LDC Rewrite?

Back into the looking glass with your City Council

"...Portland, Ore., has been in the news a lot recently..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Council Considers the Convention Center

Plans big and small for the city center

"...Placemaking," the report prepared by UT-Austin's Center for Sustain­able Development, a division of the School of Architecture (with help..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Adler, Council Prepare for Abbott's Siege on Homelessness

Texas gov. continues to hammer city leadership on its response to homelessness through misinformation and fearmongering

"...focused on homelessness following the release of a draft revision to the Land Development Code on Friday, Oct. 4..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

CodeNEXT Clarification

"...on an initiative for a voter approval requirement for CodeNEXT ["About That CodeNEXT Petition ...," News, July 20]. I..."

July 19, 2018 Postmarks

Is the City Council Changing the Rules?

"...rules when they stymie a favored constituent. These ordinance revisions are put on a fast track by staff and..."

April 2, 2008 Postmarks

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