Biking Is Key for a Livable City

"...business in Austin means to make Austin a more livable and convenient city. I think the main question when..."

May 6, 2010 Postmarks

“Minimum Wage Is Not Livable”

Workers get paid, but the fight for fair wages is far from over

"...a raise, obviously," she said. "Minimum wage is not livable." While she is able to live with her family..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Jack Craver

Have Pen, Will Travel

A tale of two cities, Italian-style

"...Bolzano and Verona. The two cities are just 80 miles apart, about the distance from..."

July 30, 2010 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Off the Beaten Track

Can Light Rail Build Livable Communities?

"...me gathered in St. Louis for "Rail-Volution '97: Building Livable Communities With Transit." The premise of the conference was..."

Nov. 21, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Developing Stories

Citizen passion against city-approved site plan for redeveloping Northcross Mall continues to run hot and deep

"...up-to-date on competitive trends in shopping-center development incorporate sustainability, livable cities, and community as overt project goals. Those established..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Letters at 3AM

No country gets two centuries anymore. The 21st will be China's century. That's what $4-plus a gallon means, and nothing can stop it. We're heading for a modern Dust Bowl.

"...in such numbers – places like Phoenix and Vegas, unlivable without air conditioning and water transport (energy prices will..."

April 29, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...without having to lay asphalt. A workshop on "Building Livable Communities Through Transportation" will take place Saturday, Oct. 26,..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Walk the Walk Magazine polls ranking the country's most livable cities often overlook one important factor -- the pedestrian..."

Nov. 15, 1996 News Feature

Randall Stephens: 'I Can Handle the Job'

"...been all over the world, and I know that cities that work – livable cities, the size of Austin..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Kite vs. Crenshaw

Golf pros Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw agree on a lot of things, except the future of Lions Golf Course

"...Central Texas ZIP codes, similar to those in other cities across the U.S." This increase in fees, he argues,..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Three True Tales of Urban Infill

Believe It, or Not...

"...military barracks. Or Lakeway. The utopian designs for garden cities of the turn of the century, the megastructure concepts..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

The Luv Doc: Be Patient

What next? People with “Baby on Board” stickers?

"...we started making all the top 10 lists of livable cities? Please note that none of those articles ever..."

April 5, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Five.Foot.One 2 'Five.Two.Ten'

Tiny dynamo Andrea Ariel works up short dances

"...at keeping Austin one of the most lovely and livable cities in the country. "We performed at their volunteer..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Reining in the Mother of All Big Boxes

Local activists seek community-wide benefits analyses of big-box proposals

May 27, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Here Come the Transporters

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

"...nothing too fancy to start – would, in many cities, be an easy, boring, low-risk strategy. But in this..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Pondering Downtown Condos

Frequently Asked Questions

"...residents have previously lived in the heart of other cities and liked it. "We have a broad spectrum of..."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Take the A-Train

Mike Clark-Madison discusses 10 years covering light rail, and urges voters to support it.

"...Austin for 15 years or more, and which in cities across the globe has been a political deal of..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

It's a Wage Shortage – Not a Labor Shortage – and It Disproportionately Affects Women and Persons of Color

It's a complicated economic situation, but one easy solution is increasing pay for restaurant workers

"...McDonald's workers are gaining picket line support in multiple cities, employees from several stores in Austin mini-chain JuiceLand are..."

May 28, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Compact, Climate-Friendly, Competitive

To restart the economy while saving the planet, the Congress for the New Urbanism advocates traditional neighborhoods for all

"...driving by half – a goal feasible only if cities provide ample transit, walkable-bikeable districts, and live-work-play neighborhoods. In..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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?

"...a tourism and entertainment powerhouse, and a model of "livable" and "sustainable" policies, with a city center where people..."

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

Naked City

"...three Travis County commissioners; the mayors of four smaller cities, including Round Rock; the Hays County judge; a Williamson..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature

Planning a Compact City in the Midst of Urban Sprawl

"...the inner city decay that has plagued other American cities where freeways have paved the way for flight to..."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

Faces of Homelessness

Another Downtown attempt to find answers

"...currently have about 17 of these trucks in six cities around the U.S., including New Orleans and Nashville."..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Marc Savlov

What's Wrong with Public Housing?

The remarkable turnaround of the city's Housing Authority

"...Perhaps it deserves a shot at your house as well.Livable Meadowbrook One expects to find the Projects in the..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

10 Reasons to Love a Streetcar

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

"...turned to the recently published Street Smart: Streetcars and Cities in the 21st Century. Rich in well-documented case studies..."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Conventional Wisdom

Is It Wise To Expand Austin's Convention Center?

"...eradication of what makes Central Austin unique, special, and livable, and the advent of plastic, generic "destination" development, keyed..."

Jan. 30, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Preaching to the Converted

"Troubling Era"

"...the conference: "We talk about what happened to the cities, about their wholesale abandonment, as if the citizens' reasons..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Density + Livability = Sustainability

"...sustainable and green city. We talk about creating a livable and affordable city. Density-bonus options are all about the..."

Oct. 31, 2007 Postmarks

Developing Stories: Private Projects, Public Benefits

Could developers become Austin's new benefactors?

"...have been expected to do in other leading U.S. cities). Until recently, the city hasn't required much of developers..."

April 6, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...giving a presentation titled Smart Energy Best Practices for Livable Communities, along with Austin Energy's Roger Duncan, who focused..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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