Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...process was completed Dec. 10 with the distribution of Roma Design Group's "Opportunities and Constraints Report." From here Roma..."

Dec. 19, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...of directors will approve a contract enabling San Francisco-based ROMA Design Group, consultants for Mueller Airport redevelopment and the..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Changing Face of Downtown

"...look for in the coming days, weeks, months, years, grouped by function (commercial, residential, civic) and whether each is..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

How Does TDR Work?

"...height) are transferred from one property – in a designated "sending" district – to one or more other properties,..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

More Voices: Sinclair Black

"...aerial drawing of Downtown) has never gotten built. His redesign for I-35 as it moved through Downtown Austin had..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature

Delay of Game

Seaholm, Block 21 challenge the Downtown Domino theory

"...three teams bidding for Block 21 and the four groups angling for the Seaholm project splashed their visions all..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...The near-ubiquitous ROMA Design Group -- the California consultants who've advised the..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...-- at least according to U.S. Public Interest Research Group's (US PIRG) 1999 Congressional Scorecard. The Dallas Republican's voting..."

June 4, 1999 News Feature

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...morning work sessions at City Hall. The Transit Working Group convened by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Big Picture Map

A comprehensive map of Town Lake Corridor public and private development projects

"...new urban plan for Downtown Austin being developed by ROMA Design Group, to be completed by the end of..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

Austin Bergstrom's Continuing Expansion

New terminal restores some 1950s glamour to the airport

"...Midcentury modern is all the rage. Turn on any design show, open any home improvement magazine, and it's chrome..."

May 5, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Green With Ambition

Why we need a master developer – not a project developer – to mastermind Seaholm East

"...goals established for the roughly 6-acre redevelopment: first-rate urban design and architecture, public spaces, sustainable/green building, pedestrian/bike/transit connectivity, ample..."

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

No Concord for Northcross?

RG4N directs its ire at the city manager's office

"...for Northcross (RG4N), dissatisfied and disheartened by what the group sees as city management's failure to appropriately respond to..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

City Hall Hustle: Sounds like a Plan ... of the Plan ... for the Plan, or ...

A budget's work is never done

"...the other cheery corporate emissaries of city planning – ROMA Design Group – tasked with drafting the similarly temporized..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Top 10 Developing Stories

Lessons Learned

"...density-bonus initiative, affordable-housing fees-in-lieu, expanded park-dedication fees, stronger urban design standards, etc. Lesson learned: Economic development alone no longer..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Top 10 Developing Stories

Lessons Learned

"...density-bonus initiative, affordable-housing fees-in-lieu, expanded park-dedication fees, stronger urban design standards, etc. Lesson learned: Economic development alone no longer..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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.

"...is dead right now, and I can't remember the designs," said Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Goodman, before reiterating her..."

April 21, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

City Hall Hustle: CURE-ing the Density Bonus Gridlock

Planning Commission wants more time to sort out public benefits

"...called for a plan in late 2005. It selected ROMA Design Group nearly a year later. And ... cut..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

More TODs to Come

"...Ordinance, which officially became law on May 19, 2005, designated six areas of Austin as TOD zones. Leander established..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Density Bonus

Key issues

"...of our goals up to Downtown Austin Plan consultant ROMA Design Group? If not, who will define which core..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Pushing Skyward on West Seventh

Another supertall condominium tower seeks to push envelope of what Austin accepts as Downtown

"...within the core Downtown area defined by the Downtown Design Guidelines, is surrounded on three sides by Central Business..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...both the bridge and the master plan, crafted by ROMA Design Group. Downtown-area groups generally supported the master plan,..."

May 17, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

City Council Notebook

It's a Valentine's Day Massacre at City Council.

"...they're going with the plainer (and cheaper) "composite" tank design, and saying sayonara to the spire. Item 64: Presentation..."

Feb. 13, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Seaholm and Green District: Changes Afoot

Proposed and favored location for new central library is current Seaholm substa­tion site

"...McCracken, will accelerate the project's schedule – with a design competition now slated for 2008. "They're a huge winner..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Seaholm Powers Ahead

Plan to transform historic power plant into mixed-use mecca should move one step closer to fruition at City Council Thurs­day

"...binding Master Development Agreement being struck with Southwest Strategy Group. Outside legal counsel helping the city to craft the..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: 'L' Is for 'Lake' – and Legal and Ludicrous

The Waterfront Overlay has an intricate history

"...in a special diagram in the 2000 study by ROMA Design Group for this subdistrict of the Town Lake..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Variances From Recommendations Aren't in Anyone's Best Interest

"...residential neighbors, current landowners, and prospective developers. Although these design standards drafted by Roma Design Group in 2000 were..."

Nov. 9, 2006 Postmarks

The Downtown Dominoes

The headlines are about Block 21 and Seaholm, but the long-term questions are about what the city of Austin should be

"...the aegis of Heritage Austin); a Downtown Development Advisory Group to weigh and coordinate the possibilities for cool and..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Arts-Park Plan

"...of that, the University of Texas put local performing-arts groups on notice that its facilities would be unavailable for..."

Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature

Seaholm Powers Ahead, Amid Questions About the 'Public Interest'

Oft-delayed development getting serious at City Council

"...binding Master Development Agreement being struck with Southwest Strategy Group. Outside legal counsel helping the city to craft the..."

Dec. 12, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

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