Council Watch

Too Big for Our Bridges: Will Pedestrians Take Back Seat to Traffic? That's an Easy One

"...some of the old baggage is still hanging around; and the Lamar Pedestrian Bridge, to consider one example, is..."

April 14, 2000 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

Council Watch

Peace at Last? City, Gary Bradley Strike the Deal to End All Deals

"...an agreement ending legal hostilities between developer Gary Bradley and the city of Austin -- could come to pass...."

Feb. 11, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...filed building permits. Preliminary analyses show the bill could "grandfather" three downtowns' worth of development over the Barton Springs..."

May 21, 1999 News Feature

Just Say No

Council Draws on Tomorrow Plan to Redirect Growth

"...councilmembers dusted off the tenets of the long since abandoned Austin Tomorrow Plan, the 20-year-old vision statement that called..."

May 22, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Coming soon to a neighborhood near you, the city planning department is starting to make house calls. At a..."

June 6, 1997 News Feature

The EUD's Last Good Years

We're Gonna Party Like It's 1997...

"...topics such as liability for the city's housing corporation, and its citizens fighting the traditional zoning battles. But a..."

Feb. 23, 1996 News Column by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Breaking Down What the HOME Initiative’s Passing Means for Austin

Council approves HOME phase one, looks ahead to phase two

"...will permit three housing units on most single-family lots and the usage of tiny homes on those lots. It..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin City Council Shows Surprising Interest in Upzoning

Mayor throws a curveball in advance of Monday's new Land Development Code revision report

"...City Council met Monday, Nov. 18, to discuss the Land Development Code revision and offer recommendations to staff as..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Destroying Some to Save Others

City, Austin ISD look for similar changes in similar places

"...in the name of salvation. As both the city and the Austin Independent School District are poised to embark..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: A Toy Store Full of Puzzles

The mayor’s Downtown Puzzle proposal returns to Council this week

"...finally hitting (with addenda) 103 Items. Nearly 30 are zoning matters (with their own procedural land mines), but the..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

'Landmark' Lawsuit Rises Again: 'Broken Promise'

The city changed its rules after the last suit, but the plaintiffs argue nothing changed

"...Dominic Chavez, Michael Levy, and Ed Wendler Jr. are not about to surrender. Their..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Council: From Energy Management to Domain Rezoning

After this meeting, we'll all need a drink

"...Council agenda is Item 55: "Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance establishing revised electric rates and charges..."

June 8, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Where Are the Facts?

"...to support Ms. Gregor's statement that retaining single-family compatibility standards "could have gutted the density necessary for the new..."

March 12, 2010 Postmarks

City Hall Hustle: He's Making a List ...

The Hustle checks in on the mayor's campaign agenda

"...Council" – the agenda portion generally covering policy prescriptions and usually a handful of initiatives – stretches 17 items..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Battle Over This Old House

When property rights collide with the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association

"...last year, both parties in a historic Hyde Park zoning dispute have agreed to take six more months to..."

June 12, 2009 News Feature by Amy Smith

Res Publica

Your good-citizen calendar for July 31-Aug. 7

"...scheduled to open in 2010 at 1200 W. Braker, and share your input with the folks from the Travis..."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature

Beside the Point

Welcome Back ... to an All-Nighter

"...Renaissance Market on the Drag could conceivably be cashiered. And with Mayor Will "Fog of Profanity" Wynn's proclamation of..."

July 25, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

To Opt, or Not?

How one neighborhood-planning team carefully weighed VMU's power to change its surroundings

"...on vertical mixed-use provide a window into how one neighborhood-planning team carefully weighed VMU's power to change its neighborhood,..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...referring to attempts at democracy-building in the Middle East, and apparently unaware of his own Orwellian irony Headlines• The..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature

The Rise of McMansions

Those large-scale "starter castles" on postage-stamp plots of land bring two of the Austin City Council's most cherished ideals into direct conflict.

"...of the McMansions issue was swift. Council directed, considered, and passed an interim moratorium on the overstuffed houses at..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...on President Bush's Supreme Court nominee Harriet MiersHeadlines• Many thousands of people were killed in a powerful earthquake that..."

Oct. 14, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...city officials – perhaps including APD Chief Stan Knee and City Manager Toby Futrell – may have tipped off..."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Can Walgreens Be SNIMBY?

Even Maria's Taco Xpress might not make the chain 'something nice in my backyard'

"...Drawing on a city initiative to upgrade local design standards for national chain stores, a South Austin group continues..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...as 450 teaching positions through attrition, larger class size, and direct cuts (e.g., the proposed elimination of 99 art,..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Feature

Dawson in Danger?

The Dawson Neighborhood plan was the first out of the gate, but now could be in danger of failing.

"...-- the first of its kind in Austin -- and held it up as a model for other neighborhoods..."

Nov. 16, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Bennett There, Done That

"...the City Council will soon rezone the Bennett Tract and plant a SmartGrown seed firmly on the east side..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hitting the Pavement

Building SH 130 is still being considered in terms of costs, routes, and whether it will be a toll road.

"...feasibility study for an I-35 alternate route between Austin and San Antonio." Thus begat Highway 297, which then lay..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Jenny Staff Johnson's piece on the proposed historic zoning of the Castleman-Bull House ["This Old House," Dec. 24]..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

The 'conditional' Lineup

"...the following uses became conditional in the CS, CS-1, and LI tracts in the district (and were already prohibited..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature

Postmarks

Barrientos Misrepresented

"..."And back when S.B. 1704 was accidentally repealed during the..."

May 7, 1999 Column

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