The Lay of the Land

Timing Is Everything

"...You've heard of this thing called Smart Growth, right? At that point when the entire Central..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mobile Home Motif

Channeling Time Warner

"...the community that allows them to make those profits." Smart Growth Challenged..."

Oct. 9, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Changes on the Table

"...a lot longer than five months - the fast-track Smart Growth time frame - to fix all that needs..."

May 15, 1998 News Feature

Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics

"...piece on affordability, I say we've got to spend smart, because we don't have an unlimited supply of money...."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Everybody Loves a Wynn-er

Will Wynn is his own flavor of ice cream -- pure vanilla, but mixed with nuts

"...without question a booster who speaks the language of growth. On the other hand, we want to keep Austin..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

It's time to look more intelligently at economic development

"...the highest of any major Texas city, and our growth in income during the 1990s was among the fastest..."

Aug. 16, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Changing of the Guard

"...* Growth and growth management: Like it or not, Travis County's..."

Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature by Amy Smith

Point Austin: The Convert

Mike Krusee on New Urbanism, Smart Growth, toll roads, and the importance of regional planning

"...just literally but in terms of land use and Smart Growth. Krusee was skeptical. "We all look at things..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Battle of the Big Box

Enviros and Southwest neighbors find a common cause: fighting Wal-Mart and its plans for a Supercenter on the aquifer

"...has drawn fire for promoting the potential for "tremendous growth" over the Edwards Aquifer. Endeavor plans to develop 14..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Gus Garcia on the qualities of the next mayor

"...to do to the Watson juggernaut. Regarding the dreaded Smart Growth Initiative, for example, "We have to stop and..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Vignette's incentive package to move downtown wins easy approval; East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan moves forward despite loud and lengthy protests.

"...Smart Growth. Downtown revitalization. Cleaning up Waller Creek. The City..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Page Two

Cities can manage their destinies.

"...is changing every day are overwhelming. Some rail against Smart Growth, as though the idea of the plan is..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

Mirroring those on the state and national levels, current city budget battles reflect the fact that we are not willing to pay for the quality of government we demand and expect.

"...programs to take care of the sprawl created by growth and then annexation. Imagine how much bigger those budget..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

All hail Leslie Cochran, Austin's queen of political soul.

"...shouldn't Leslie have it in the bag?No More "Greedy Growth" "You've got to take care of the foundations first,"..."

March 14, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: A Bad Precedent

The courthouse deal is another chapter in Austin's same old sad Downtown saga

"...conceive of a downside – Austin excises an unsightly (Smart) growth attached to Downtown's posterior, and the feds get..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Remember Sixth + Lamar?

"...to reauthorize what's left of the $2.1 million in Smart Growth incentives awarded to the previous incarnation of Sixth..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...a pungent landfill. The so-called liberal white gentlemen provide "Smart Growth" instead. Smart Growth has taxed blacks and Hispanics..."

April 25, 2003 Column

Seven of Five

Brewster McCracken, Margot Clarke lead the pack in a crowded open-seat City Council race

"...Wynn cares most about -- Downtown development, revitalization, and Smart Growth, including such specifics as Waller Creek and Great..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Endorsements

The Chronicle endorsements

"...just locally, and he had the best answer on Smart Growth (the three disastrous projects -- Intel, CSC, and..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature

Endorsements

The Chronicle endorsements

"...just locally, and he had the best answer on Smart Growth (the three disastrous projects -- Intel, CSC, and..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature

Secret Ballot

Iranian film is sharply observed and resoundingly funny, and tackles such heady topics as feminism, democracy, the voting process, communication, external and internal impediments to personal growth, and more.

"...voting process, communication, external and internal impediments to personal growth, and more. Not in any direct or pedagogical way,..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...More Dumb Growth..."

July 26, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...$80 million in corporate welfare under the guise of Smart Growth. Jackie didn't listen to her friend, whistleblower Richard..."

May 3, 2002 Column

Subsidizing Smog

A new report from the Sierra Club shows that while new roads may get traffic moving, air quality will continue to suffer.

"...according to local Sierra Club representatives, despite the city's Smart Growth initiatives, planners have not done enough to encourage..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Dawson in Danger?

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

"...a trial-and-error probe into how a neighborhood plots its Smart Growth destiny...."

Nov. 16, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Deconstructing Downtown

The Economy Sneezes -- and Austin's Central Business District Catches a Cold

"...people were starting to question the true spirit of Smart Growth incentives. Eventually, Save Our Springs attorney Bill Bunch..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

The Austin City Council is back from their winter break, and they have a full schedule ahead of them.

"...the one of the city's most prized and pampered Smart Growth initiatives -- will be occupying even more time..."

Jan. 19, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Prepare for Departure

Mueller Airport Redevelopment Project Inches Toward Council Approval

"...around it, and puts flesh on the bones of Smart Growth. But now, after 15 years of gestation, comes..."

June 30, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Land Lock

from east to west, land use a hot topic

"...seem to some like an ideal focus for a Smart Growth-type installation of a major employer, which is what..."

March 24, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Downtown by Design

Downtown design guidelines provide a blueprint for the future of the central city.

"...updates ("Now bundled with CSC!" "Now part of the Smart Growth Suite!"), and the design guidelines seemed like yet..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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