Density? Bonus! (Programs.)

Planning Commission briefed on CodeNEXT affordability incentives

"...release of CodeNEXT version 2.0 draws near, city commissioners (and residents) continue sorting out how the land use code..."

July 24, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Downtown Austin Plan: Why Do It?

At least three council members question cost

"...In a time of economic gloom and city budget-slashing, the Downtown Austin Plan was almost a..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Public Notice: No Fireworks, but a Bombshell

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

"...And so the doldrums begin. Both City Council and the..."

June 30, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: PUD Doesn't Get ZAPped

Zoning Commission works through Council hiatus

"...City Council and its committees are on hiatus throughout this month of..."

July 10, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

War of Words

Hays County planning battle turns into a war of words.

"...the raging bull of new development by the horns and went to work enacting some of the state's most..."

July 7, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...after a recent setback dealt by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Lavernia was convicted of several sexual assaults..."

June 8, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

News Roundup: Covering the Waterfront

Council, more Council, and more

"...In this week's News Roundup, Council and the Mayor stay busy, certain House Republicans aren't quite..."

April 27, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Hallucination Village

Reynolds and Mitchell Dream Big

"...come true. The real mayor had slipped out early. Second-in-command Gus Garcia was ill. So the gavel went to..."

Nov. 29, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Riverside Development in Crosshairs of Activist Troupe

Defend our old domainz

"...Neighborhood activists Defend Our Hoodz have identified a few new..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: New Math

Can CodeNEXT get to eight votes?

"...process by which they'll try to make sense – and hopefully consensus – out of the years-long land development..."

May 25, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Shooting Blind

City needs more economic analysis of density bonus programs

"...Last week, the Planning and Neigh­bor­hoods Committee took a first look at a..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Ya Gotta Have Friends

"...than a year ago, the Friendship Alliance -- a neighborhood coalition in northwest Hays County -- was pegged as..."

April 19, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Volente debates incorporation as a means of escaping Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction, and its development rules.

"...Village is not the old hippie hamlet we know and love, but rather a master-planned community of the future...."

Sept. 22, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council: From Kitty Hawk to Hornsby Bend

The Grove, Oaks, and Austin Water in between

"...in a fully self-driving car." Mahan is legally blind, and rode (on an unspecified route somewhere in North Austin)..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

The A-Word

Affordable Housing Plan Lacks Bricks and Mortar

"...Austin is in a housing crunch. photograph by John Anderson When Mayor Kirk Watson announced from the city council..."

April 10, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Council Preview: Marriott Pays Up

Thursday ends fee dispute, broods contact teams, and welcomes torment

"...at least want to note aloud the city’s legal and political victory. According to the backup, Council approval will..."

Sept. 29, 2015 News Post by Michael King

The Road to 10-1 … Is Interactive

Austin Reddit enters the candidate discussion, and Meeker makes 8 in 10

"...Among the challenges facing City Council candidates in the new single-district system is simply getting the..."

June 3, 2014 News Post by Michael King

City Budget Crunch

Our discount 'menu'

"...the General Fund, which pays for core city services, and in most departments, we've tried to highlight the most..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Money Don't Buy Everything, It's True …

City Council plows through housing, energy, and budget hearing

"...speakers, trimmed the hours as it had last week, and what might have been several hours became a manageable..."

Aug. 21, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Naked City

"...Goodman, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, state Rep. Elliott Naishtat, and other dignitaries will discuss the Bush budget and its..."

April 26, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Chips Are Down

Budget balancing picks up speed – and it's anything but fun and games

"...Ott's recently released "menu" of some 240 proposed cuts and fee increases to the city's fiscal year 2010 budget...."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Headlines

"...Greg Guernsey, director of the beleaguered Planning and Zoning Department, has announced that Jerry Rusthoven will..."

July 22, 2016 News Feature

City Council Notebook

What's up for Thursday?

"...could this prove mildly controversial. Item 9: "Authorize negotiation and execution of a 12-month lease with Perry Lorenz for..."

Feb. 27, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Crunching the Numbers

"...include property taxes, sales taxes, transfers from Austin Water and Austin Energy, and miscellaneous fee income (development, permits, etc.)...."

June 10, 2016 News Feature

Council: Where There's Smoke, There's Barbecue

Council takes on barbecue smokers, and smoke gets in their eyes

"...(April 2) threatening to take on a much larger and more entrenched local constituency: barbecue fans. Item 15 on..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...race at www.austinmayor.com, a blog that seeks contributions from candidates' campaigns. Voters can also join in the hot online..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature

Georgetown Smackdown

Suburbanites Wrestle Over Managed Growth, Smart Growth, and "Stupid Growth"

"...It's just after 10am on Monday, July 30, and the Georgetown City Council chambers are thick with tension...."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Betty Baker Rules

Love her or fear her, Austin's land-use queen rules the city her own way

"...tiny, 71-year-old woman who has survived two heart attacks and a history of anemia-related illnesses, and her fading vision..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...staff. I served on the Smart Growth Task Force and the Corridor Planning Committee and have spent countless additional..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Column

Imagining Austin

Austinites begin a new comprehensive plan for the city's future

"...plan that has a profound influence on our generation and the next."..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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