Mobility Committee Talks TNC Regs

TNC proposals now move to full Council

"...City Council's Mobility Committee met last week for preliminary discussions on what..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Council: Taking It to Committee

Council members talk TNC and STR regulation

"...Nevertheless, the work goes on – primarily in council committee meetings, of which there are several this week and..."

Oct. 28, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: Government by Committee

Tonight's Town Hall: First step in a "New Way Forward"

"...been the plan to double the number of Council committees, and shift much of the workload and public-hearing schedule..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Highways and Scooters and Impact Fees, Oh My!

Austin mobility plans are moving right along

"...down and standing still, things keep happening on the mobility front. Most expensive among them is the I-35 Capital..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Going Big

How to spend $720 million on mobility

"...ambition to "go big" on transportation, insisting that the mobility crisis continues to worsen in Austin because "we have..."

July 1, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: The EV/AV Club

Thinking big about planning and mobility

"...the world leader in automated electric vehicles." Sponsored by Mobility Committee Chair Ann Kitchen, the resolution directs the "City..."

March 10, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

While Austin Slept

City Council passes major bond package – & lots of other stuff

"...regs, and an expanded homestead exemption, his “Go Big!” mobility bond won initial approval...."

June 24, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Finding the Sweet Spot

Mayor, Council seek consensus on a transportation bond

"...week City Council resumes its discussion of a potential mobility bond for the November election. Judging from last week’s..."

June 21, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Council Considers Taxi Franchises

CM Kitchen gives cab co-op idea a boost

"...drivers – even if the method the City Council's Mobility Committee used to arrive at the terms caused some..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...A mobility system that depends so heavily on people driving alone..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Big, Bold, and Costly: Austin’s Makes a Third Try at Rail Transit

The train is here

"...its last? – to get onboard with a big-city mobility system. Cap Metro and the city of Austin have..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mayo-Tary Pete Takes The Train to Saltillo, SXSW

Buttigieg tips his cap to Austin's massive mobility investments

"...talk about the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the future of mobility, and our city's massive investments in that future...."

March 17, 2022 SXSW Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Changes...

Can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ’em

"...in recent weeks about both the city's Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, and Capital Metro's Project Connect; the concurrent planning..."

April 5, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Back to Work!

Police, Fire, Water top a slim agenda post-election, pre-Thanksgiving

"...adopted its final set of rules for the dockless mobility industry, ending the months-long process that several errant dockless..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

How Do You Get to 100%?

Council seeks consensus on a transportation bond

"...the $300 million proposal endorsed last week by Council's Mobility Committee and presented by the committee chair, CM Ann..."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: How Smart Are We?

Council ponders a bond that voters will swallow

"...discuss and likely vote on whether to place a "mobility" bond proposition on the November ballot. Today's meeting is..."

June 24, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Public Notice: Can Uber and Lyft Play Nice?

"If a business acts like it is above the law, it will pay a heavy price."

"...PAC Spending," April 15), the Austin Sierra Club Executive Committee voted last week "to oppose Uber and Lyft's attempt..."

April 15, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Choosing Sides

An estimated 9,000 lots will become eligible to build ADUs

"...Member Greg Casar, who chairs the Planning and Neighborhoods Committee) would have covered much more of the city and..."

Nov. 27, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Spreading the Crazy

Council eases granny flats … and Zimm zaps refugees

"...introduce it at the Nov. 30 Council Public Safety Committee, which he chairs.) Mayor Steve Adler noted that Austin..."

Nov. 19, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: Think Globally, Act Locally

Planning for mobility, hoping for democracy

"...Do you have opinions about mobility in town? With a range of planning efforts going..."

March 18, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Road to Prop 1

"...October: Council Mobility Committee, chaired by Council Member Ann Kitchen, proposes new..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature

Council: Can You Uber to Your Short-Term Rental?

Ride-for-hire regulations reach the dais

"...company regulations, previously considered by Council, sent to the Mobility Committee, and now returning for final consideration and, presumably,..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: I Get Around

On Birds, byways, and bridges

"...several members bemoaned that the process for regulating dockless mobility – including bikes and scooters and whatever else these..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Public Notice: Clowns to the Left of Us, Jokers to the Right

The overwhelming hubris and audacity of Uber continues

"...Mobility Talks (and does show-and-tell). The city of Austin is..."

June 10, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Crash Course

Cabs try to survive in the era of Uber

"...entered into the year with expiring contracts. City Coun­cil Mobility Committee Chair Ann Kitchen made clear before opening an..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Public Notice: Transit, Then and Now

A lingering desire for streetcars

"...refreshments, and fittingly, a visit from the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan team, talking about their latest draft plan; read..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Your City at Work

"Shaping policy for generations to come"

"..."The Austin Strategic Mobility Plan and Project Connect are working together to help..."

March 23, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Jimmy Flannigan Kicks Off Reelection Campaign

Northside council member promises "uncommon approach" to policing, mobility

"...every part of this community in pursuit of safety, mobility, and health."..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Council: The Bird Is the Word

Rollin' into City Council, invited or not

"...Transportation Department, which is already working on a dockless mobility pilot City Council approved in February. Aside from a..."

April 13, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Herding Council Cats

City Council takes on 103 items ranging from bonds to staff review

"...4) the meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation (committee of the whole), scheduled for 3pm. These are on..."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

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