Roaming the Corridors

"...bus lanes, and urbanists barking when that idea got shelved. What is happening is a northbound "contraflow lane" reserved..."

June 8, 2018 News Feature

Headlines

"...3pm. Participants are asked to bring canned goods or nonperishable items for donation at UT or H-T...."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature

Not Betting on Fair Chronicle Coverage

"...19], who is having a hard time swallowing the diminishing influence of his newspaper (I say this as a..."

Dec. 18, 2014 Postmarks

Austin City Election

Endorsements for mayor and Council

"...will appear on any particular voter's ballot. He or she will make a choice among the eight candidates for..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Council: Rehab and Reuse

Will TNCs make it back to the agenda?

"...what to do about "transportation network companies" (media-euphemised as "ride-sharing") – i.e., Uber and Lyft, the headline subjects of..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Vested Interests

Council agenda considers grandfathering, incentives, and parking

"...seem like a mini-vacation. Last week, Council took on ridesharing (still trying to figure out how best to enable..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...› After plenty of heavy lifting last week – rideshare wrangling, Onion Creek buyout plan, SH 45 opposition..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature

Headlines

"...hiring, a resolution to resist regional plans to build SH 45, and a step toward approving rideshare systems for..."

May 16, 2014 News Feature

Council: Fire, Flood, and Men on Horseback

Contentious issues fill this week's slate

"...hiring new AFD cadets until the claims of discrimination – more specifically, "adverse impact" on minorities in the qualifying..."

May 16, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council: The Budget Starts Buzzing

Vested interests on the dais

"...first reading only, 5-2 (with Leffingwell and Spelman dissenting) – where it may well die aborning, as the designation..."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Millions Spent Just to Circumvent Environmental Impact Studies

"...County Commissioners Court vote to spend $15 million on SH 45 [“Then There's This: Dangerous Path,” News, March 21],..."

March 25, 2014 Postmarks

Headlines

"...• It's SXSW time at City Hall, too – the next regular City Council meeting is March 20,..."

March 14, 2014 News Feature

Headlines

"...recommendation to the Central Corridor Advisory Group, and advocated – surprise! – the central corridor, more specifically the East..."

Nov. 22, 2013 News Feature

Biscoe Chose Poorly

"...the unexpired term of County Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt as she resigns to run for county judge [“Then There's This:..."

June 11, 2013 Postmarks

Point Austin: Reasons To Vote

Take the time to take responsibility for your own community

"...Damn the naysayers – it's getting late, and there remain plenty of excellent..."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Column by Michael King

City Council: 'All Free Men ... Have Equal Rights'

Gay rights, public school finance, cab franchises, endangered species, and more

"...the state of Texas. Sponsored by Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and co-sponsored by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and Council..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...handling of the KeyPoint report on the May 2009 shooting of Nathaniel Sanders II, much of which was kept..."

May 21, 2010 News Feature

Indie Pizzas II

The return of indie pizzas!

"...Corvina is a new spot in a shopping center on the east frontage of I-35, just south..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Naked City

"...country radio dumped the Chicks when Maines criticized President Bush four years ago. Headlines• Neighbors of the beleaguered Northcross..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature

Endangered Spider Spooks the Feds

Fish and Wildlife Service declines to add rare cave spider to federal endangered species list, saying C. cueva doesn't exist; critter's supporters cry foul

"...The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced this week it will not..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor

Slusher's Reasons for Voting 'No' on Toll Plan

"...every highway in the region except I-35. A mad rush to approval is after all a boondoggle indicator. The..."

Aug. 4, 2004 Postmarks

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Nothing to See Here..."

July 23, 2004 Column

Road Foes: Down, But Not Out?

Fallout continues from last week's toll-plan vote

"...toll road plan was met with much wailing and gnashing of teeth – as well as promises to unseat..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Austin @ Large: Toll Roadkill

The dead armadillos are on the sides of the highway, not in the middle

"...common cause among diverse constituencies, and that such efforts should not be hampered by tired tribal politics. Indeed, I..."

July 23, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Give Credit for Toll Disaster Where Due

"...Toll Road" (Loop 360), "Brewster McCracken Environmentally Insensitive Turnpike" (SH 45 South), and "Gonzalo Barrientos Already Paid for With..."

July 21, 2004 Postmarks

Toll Plan an Attack on Austin Taxpayers

"...just the people driving MoPac. Case in point, the SH 45 extension to 1626 will require additional lanes to..."

July 20, 2004 Postmarks

Look Closely at This Toll Road Project

"...["Toll Road Bingo: Pay to Play!" News, June 18]. SH 45 S., for instance. This road will run from..."

July 6, 2004 Postmarks

Naked City

The CAMPO board sticks up for fiscal equity on the highway front

"...Texas toll road plan, but Circle C Ranch residents shouldn't cheer too loudly. The CTRMA's largesse comes with a..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

City Bets the Farm on Robinson Ranch

Austin prepares to enable a new city on a huge chunk of Williamson County

"...plans to annex the 6,000-plus-acre Robinson Ranch, a roughly diamond-shaped patch of land between Parmer Lane, FM 1325, and..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Headlines..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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