Near-Term Downtown Transportation Plan

"...Tomorrow's Projects" on the facing page.Downtown Access and Mobility Plan (D.A.M.P.)..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Death Waits for No Plan

Austin works on making its cemeteries more accessible to the public

"...local monument. The city has just completed a 542-page master plan, describing in detail every aspect of Austin's five..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

I Plan, Therefore I Am

A Downtown Planning Timeline

"...Goddess of Liberty statue in front of the Capitol..."

Jan. 30, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Great Streets 2025 Plan

"...The Great Streets Master Plan identifies six different types of Great Streets in..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature

Then There's This: Pool Plan Panned and Lauded

Council to consider grounds for improving Barton Springs

"...The good news? A grounds improvement plan for Barton Springs Pool that got a thumbs up..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Council and Cap Metro Prepare to Hand Transit Plan to Voters

City's big plan is nearing the station

"...stop as they steer the Project Connect transit system plan toward Election Station. At a joint meeting Monday, the..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Where the Sidewalks End

Austin's patchwork sidewalk system has a history – and just maybe a better future

"...Dead ends. Orphan sidewalks, with a walkway in front of one house, but..."

July 11, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Bike City

In time for SXSW, Austin rolls out miles of new bike lanes and features

"...1998 and more from the 2006 bond referendum. The sidewalks program, which focuses on accessibility improvements, had a similar..."

March 12, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Implementing the Mobility Bond and Corridor Construction Program, if You Can Wait for It

Going to take a long, long time

"...road projects; $137 million for local mobility initiatives, like sidewalks, urban trails, and bike lanes; and perhaps most important,..."

June 8, 2018 News Feature by Jack Craver

Point Austin: November Mobility Bond Begins to Take Shape

Consensus on the proposed $720 million bond remains a work in progress

"...ago (June 23) to split the $55 million in sidewalk project funding, and to distribute $27.5 million by district...."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Plans in Play

The Big Eight

"...resource provides a comprehensive list of all current long-range planning efforts in the region. (No agency we contacted had..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Texans With Disabilities Physically Barred From Policymakers

The inaccessibility at the Capitol is emblematic of the city at large

"...elevators that do not audibly announce floor numbers, city sidewalks that are cracked or that simply end in impassible..."

July 28, 2017 News Feature by Taylor Jackson Buchanan

The Next New Neighborhood

City and residents plan a sustainable Colony Park

"...that right now, the city was working on a master plan for 208 acres of vacant land a hundred..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Developing Stories: 'Every Day It's Getting Worse'

Strategic Mobility Plan marks a way out of permanent gridlock

"...had plenty of leisure time to reflect on transportation planning in Austin (and to wish I were traveling by..."

March 12, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Devil in the Details

After 10 years, the Great Streets master plan runs into controversy over two-way streets.

"...Guidelines, echoing more than a decade's worth of policy, planning, and promises about the Central Business District (CBD). This..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Amnesty Now!

Council expected to tackle the issue of small-lot amnesty

"...City Hall, a good bit of it is about planning, density, and affordability. This is City Council's week to..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Pedestrian and Cyclist Advocacy Information

How do we make Austin's streets safer for everyone?

"...has acknowledged a serious need for better infrastructure. But sidewalks and bike lanes are not the only need. Pedestrians..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Adrienne White

Nonconsensual

City Council wrestles with itself over bonds, spending

"...$720 million November transportation bond package, weighted toward “corridor plans” (seven major corridors – Riverside, Lamar, Burnet, Airport, etc.)..."

June 15, 2016 News Post by Michael King

The Daily Hustle: 3/29/10

A Hustle a day keeps the haters away

"...when we had over 100 applicants in the Comprehensive Plan process even coming up with three African-American" candidates, she..."

March 29, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Will COVID-19 Strike the Census?

How Austin is adjusting its strategy to ensure every resident gets counted

April 3, 2020 News Feature by Michael King and Austin Sanders

Gone and Quartered

Stiffed on Capital Metro money, the city scrambles to fund another $51 million in transportation projects

"...Road is a corridor the city of Austin has planned to improve for at least a decade. At long..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

On Sidewalks, Cap Metro Speeds Past City Hall

Capital Metro improves its reputation with its Community Connections workshops.

"...Citizen Fund, the program resembles the Envision Central Texas regional-planning process, incorporating small plastic tokens and "point" values assigned..."

June 13, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

City Hall's Bumpy Road

Can Austin planners and the City Council ever bring an end to the local transportation wars?

"...Every morning at 7:10am, Katie Larsen, a senior planner in the city's Transportation, Planning, and Sustainability Dept., catches..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Delay of Game

Seaholm, Block 21 challenge the Downtown Domino theory

"...short-sighted to move forward ... without a broader geographic plan and vision and some semblance of collaboration and synergy...."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...soul music. – Raoul Hernandez Cilantro Boombox ft. Kalu James, "Master Plan"..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

What Would $720 Million for Transportation Buy?

City Council mulls the "Go Big" bond in preparation for the November ballot

"...highlighted here, which have (or will soon have) corridor plans prepared by the Austin Transportation Department. Amid the several..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Austin's Waterloo

Taking a Walk along Waller

"...it's a drainage ditch, it's an eyesore. It's a sidewalk, a hike-and-bike, a shopping arcade, and a shooting gallery...."

July 7, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Thanks for the level-headed report on the so-called Seaholm Master Plan ["You Call This a Plan?" June 14]...."

July 5, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Thanks for the level-headed report on the so-called Seaholm Master Plan ["You Call This a Plan?" June 14]...."

June 28, 2002 Column

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...consultants for Mueller Airport redevelopment and the Seaholm District Master Plan, to develop the Saltillo District Redevelopment Master Plan..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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