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

Public Notice: Only Two Episodes Left

Plot twists and cliffhangers as Council approaches season finale

"...to daily necessities including transit stops." Tuesday afternoon's Council Mobility Committee meeting served to illuminate those differences, but probably..."

June 17, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Not Speed-Readers

Council awaits a nearly 90-item agenda on Thursday

"...to the interim rules regarding Trans­port­a­tion Network Companies (see "Mobility Committee," Oct. 16), plus the second and third readings..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

News Roundup: Anti-Choice Work Is Never Done

Ken Paxton is an anti-abortnik

"...process of considering certain safety provisions. On Wednesday, the Mobility Committee met to begin hashing out how it will..."

Oct. 12, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

News Roundup: Jail, Traffic, & Politics

Video visitation under fire, again; traffic experiments

"...District 5 Council Member Ann Kitchen (chair of Council’s Mobility Committee) announced a new “comprehensive traffic management plan” that..."

March 30, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Mayor Appoints Council Committees

10-1 Council members begin to take their places

"...On Monday, Mayor Steve Adler announced his City Council committee appointments, which are subject to Council approval this Thursday..."

Feb. 10, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Council: Back in the Groove

Budget done, Council trudges on

"...to a Tuesday morning briefing on the city's dockless mobility pilot program, the city has seen 3,271 scooters (along..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Public Notice: Opening Up Pandora’s Box

A look inside the Land Development Code revision progress

"...started Tuesday morning at the Council's Housing and Planning Committee meeting, where staff gave a presentation on "zoning, as..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Council: How Big Is Just Right?

Council moves forward on Mobility Bond, “Smart Corridors”

"...couple of Big Ideas: Mayor Steve Adler’s “Go Big” Mobility Bond and an attempt to lessen the burden on..."

Aug. 15, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Sign Right Here

TNC petition and Kitchen recall election recipes for pointless public expense, voter cynicism, and lousy government

"...Member Ann Kit­chen, by an unregistered local political action committee calling itself "Austin4All," and lately assisted by Texans for..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Leave No Fingerprints

Council’s last 2015 meeting looks both ways before crossing

"...press conference hosted by Mayor Steve Adler and featuring Mobility Committee members Ann Kitchen, Delia Garza, and Sheri Gallo..."

Dec. 22, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Uber On the Offensive

APD is investigating claims that seven Uber and Lyft drivers sexually assaulted their riders between April and August

"...The news, which broke Friday, came just before Council's Mobility Committee readied a Monday conversation concerning the future of..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Public Notice: April Is the Coolest Month

Council staffs up, swings into committee action

"...Council action shifts to the newly empowered City Council committees, all of which have now met at least once,..."

April 10, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Democrat, Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, to chair a Senate committee. Some conservative activists wanted to ban Democratic chairs entirely..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature

Public Notice: Making Better Plans

Code, even more NEXT

"...few weeks with meetings of the Housing & Planning Committee on Aug. 13 and the Mobility Committee on Aug...."

July 26, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Recap: A Dissent Into Satanism

Things get devilish with Zimmerman’s satanic amendment

"...that limits public testimony time at City Council and Committee meetings to 90 minutes for each agenda Item and..."

April 19, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Council: "Sharing" Showdown Arrives

Plenty of contentious business for the first Council meeting of the year

"...shown little enthusiasm for the mayor's earnest efforts, with Mobility Committee Chair Ann Kitchen responding that Adler's "badge" is..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Getting From Here to There

Will the driver-eat-driver "free market" imposed by billionaire corporations rule the day?

"...to defy them. Adler persuaded a visibly reluctant Council Mobility Committee majority – Chair Ann Kitchen, Delia Garza, and..."

Dec. 25, 2015 News Column by Michael King

News Roundup: Buehler, Bikes, & Uber

Uber hates City Council; bicyclists love it

"...news, which broke on Friday, comes just as Council's Mobility Committee readies a Monday afternoon conversation about the future..."

Nov. 16, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Hundreds Rally Against I-35 Expansion

TxDOT’s pricey project proving unpopular with Council members, congressmen, and regular Austinites

"...like Paige Ellis, who serves as chair of Council's Mobility Committee and on the board of CAMPO, urged tangible..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

With State Police Leaving Austin for the Border, APD Calls It a Success

But when will APD show their work?

"...Two things about the City Council’s recent Public Safety Committee meeting: Austin police are very pleased with the Texas..."

May 23, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Concerns About Equity and Worker Safety Push Project Connect Negotiations Into Overtime

Council to pass the joint (powers agreement)

"...proposed by CM Paige Ellis (chair of the Council Mobility Committee) would direct each agency to engage in "supplemental..."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lege for Sale?

Uber and Lyft splurge on lobby to deregulate themselves

"...get for their money? This week, House and Senate committees will be considering several bills that would prevent Austin..."

March 14, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: On and Off the Rails

Debating a Downtown rail station, AISD land purchase

"...Austin Transporta­tion Department. The plan they presented to Council's Mobility Committee in October has two salient features: first, moving..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Breaking Down the Bond

The basic numbers of the mayor's mobility bond proposal

"...million, which Adler proposes go to the bond advisory committee for next year's deliberations...."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Changing Lanes

Taxi industry braces for big changes

"...offered Council Member Ann Kitchen, who chairs the council's Mobility Committee. "People have a lot of different interpretations about..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

City Council Picks Up the Pieces

"...a vote for "sticking with fingerprinting as a requirement." Mobility Committee Chair Kitchen agrees that fingerprinting must stay. She..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Cab Drivers Look Toward the Future

"...Urban Transportation Commission on June 6, and to Council's Mobility Committee on June 14. He's hoping to get the..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Prop. 1 Campaign Switches Into High Gear

As more take sides on the Uber / Lyft debate, allegations of being bought out are traded

"...recall City Council Member Ann Kitchen – who as Mobility Committee chair has led the charge for more regulations..."

April 8, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

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