Mueller: The Art of the Deal

Will the City Give Away Mueller Airport to Save Barton Springs?

"...land deal that would give Stratus the city-owned Robert Mueller Municipal Airport in exchange for some of Stratus' land..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mueller: Landing, or Just Refueling?

The Mueller deal is done, but that doesn't mean the process is over

"...As expected, the Mueller master development agreement between the city and Catellus Austin..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Will Seton Touch Down at Mueller?

The old airport may become home to a new Children's Hospital.

"...Seton Healthcare Network both agree that the old Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, closed since 1999, would be an ideal..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Who Will Rule Mueller?

Can the city keep the Mueller redevelopment project on course?

"...well. If that's the rule, the redevelopment of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport is the exception that proves it...."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Bumpy Landing at Mueller?

The generation-long airport saga enters a critical phase

"...generation of wishing, hoping, planning, and deal-making, the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport redevelopment project enters a critical decision-making phase..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Building Utopia

After years of pipe dreams, politics, and planning, the new Mueller Neighborhood is rising at last

"...In its master plan, the new Mueller neighborhood in near East Austin offers the gratifying headiness..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Prepare for Departure

Mueller Airport Redevelopment Project Inches Toward Council Approval

"...redevelopment project that increases the tax base, enriches the neighborhoods around it, and puts flesh on the bones of..."

June 30, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Rethinking Robert Mueller

"...by, the grass is growing tall around the Robert Mueller fences, and the ambitious plan to turn Mueller into..."

Sept. 17, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Taking Off

Balancing Priorities

"...So the mantra of the Mueller Neighborhoods Coalition may well be: "Do it now." This..."

Feb. 26, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

On a Short Lease

"...They say people still go to Robert Mueller Municipal Airport to catch flights. But at the current..."

Oct. 5, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

RomaDesign Group prepares to present its revised redevelopment plan for Robert Mueller Airport to theCity Council; now the ex-airport just needs some tenants.

"...popping up all over the shuttered confines of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport. Which is exactly what neighborhood leaders and..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Interim uses for Mueller Airport now include film production facilities, in addition to the city departments that have already relocated there temporarily from downtown.

"...the ticket! Suddenly, the daunting task of redeveloping Robert Mueller Municipal Airport has gotten a whole lot sexier. But..."

Dec. 10, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

City council lingers over matters including the fate of the Austin Music Network, the city's media system as a whole, and the proposed Mueller Airport swap.

"...Well, the impetus here is the adjoining neighborhoods (Northfield, Brentwood, Skyview) and their seemingly endless battle with..."

Jan. 26, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Studios Takes Flight

The past year has been witness to an amazingly cooperative tag-team project between the Austin Film Society, the Austin City Council, and the Mueller Neighborhood Coalition that -- as of now -- has resulted in a superstar studio setup that could well change the very fabric of filmmaking in Austin.

"...Austin Film Society, the Austin City Council, and the Mueller Neighborhood Coalition that -- as of now -- has..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Downtown de-vitalization, flying Ron Wilson, Hyde Park flood & Ed Herman speaks

"...has again filed a bill to reopen the former Mueller Airport as a state-owned facility for small plane owners..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Postmarks

Hey, who put a vegetarian in my aquifer?

"...of excitement about film studio and production uses at Mueller, I appreciate the recognition given the neighborhoods involved in..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...And now, your Robert Mueller Municipal Airport (RMMA) update:..."

June 4, 1999 News Feature

Crossing That Bridge

Council approves a separate bike and pedestrian bridge over Town Lake near the existing Lamar Street Bridge, and hears neighborhood concerns about moving central booking to the new criminal justice center downtown.

"...allowing booking and release to be done in the neighborhoods where people are arrested, as Council Member Willie Lewis..."

April 21, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City

Neighborhoods get together for a workshop to discuss how to deal with Smart Growth, redevelopment, and neighborhood empowerment.

"...about how the city is ignoring and abusing the neighborhoods," said Cherrywood NA and Mueller Neighborhoods Coalition leader Jim..."

May 26, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The PAC

Not ready for prime time

"...yet to contact either the developer (Catellus) or the Mueller Neighborhoods Coalition to discuss the proposal – something that..."

Feb. 8, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...door for gasoline to begin flowing through South Austin neighborhoods by late September. The city of Austin and other..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...hangars and an office space at the now-defunct Robert Mueller Airport to the cause of local (and out-of-state) filmmaking...."

Feb. 4, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Naked City

The Austin Peace and Justice Coalition is coordinating the bus trip to Georgia for the mass demonstration calling for the closure of the School of the Americas, TxDOT's Web site gets hundreds of new visitors curious about I-35 improvement projects, and the Austin Design Commission completes its proposed set of downtown design guidelines.

"...an activist's activist with the Austin Peace and Justice Coalition, is poring over his database of people signed up..."

Nov. 5, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

'All Systems Go!' ... Very, Very Slowly

Cap Metro proposes a rail plan that is much less than meets the eye

"...rail service) – most notably, to or through the Mueller site, and across Downtown from the Convention Center to..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...Also today, the Mueller Neighborhoods Coalition is holding a celebration in recognition of..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Signed and Sealed

With Bradley Out of the Way, Council Turns Attention to Stratus

"...quality [degradation], we don't care whose fault it is."A Mueller-Stratus Swap? There's no rest, however, for the weary Council..."

March 31, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Count Me In

there's power in numbers with the census 2000 data.

"...Austin's committee is chaired by Cherrywood Neighborhood Association president, Mueller Neighborhoods Coalition leader, and all-around man-on-the-scene Jim Walker. "If..."

Feb. 11, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Totally PC

When it comes to city planning, nothing's constant but change.

"...planning commissioner Maggie Armstrong, a leader in the Austin Neighborhoods Council and close associate of Griffith? Or should efforts..."

Oct. 6, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Contenders

Place 1

"...Convention Center, the new airport, downtown development. Inner city neighborhoods face being taxed out of our own neighborhoods. We..."

March 26, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Speaking of campaigning, the Mueller Neighborhoods Coalition will host a candidates forum March 22..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

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