South Central Waterfront Initiative Wants You

To view plans and provide feedback for proposed designs

"...the end of the year, the city of Austin’s South Central Waterfront Initiative will be formulating a master plan..."

Sept. 2, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

Council Slows Staff's Roll on South Central Tax District

Hold back the TIRZ (Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone)

"...public amenities (including streets and open space) at the South Central Waterfront – the 118 acres of land near..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Storms Along the Waterfront

How much should the city invest in the Statesman PUD? Zero, or $400 million?

"...the developer may buy up existing apartments in the South Central Waterfront district and make those affordable, so it..."

July 29, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Then There's This: Reimagining the South Waterfront

South Central Waterfront Init­i­ative creates a long-term development vision

"...buildings and parking lots that spill out from the south shore of Lady Bird Lake to Riverside Drive. We're..."

July 11, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

News Roundup: Covering the Waterfront

Council, more Council, and more

"...• Mastering the Waterfront: On May 6, the city will host architect and..."

April 27, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...urban-planning issues once again shaping up on Town Lake's central south shore, that battle is worth a quick 2007..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Follow South Austin Master Plan

"...Dear Editor, Along the south shore of Town Lake, from Zilker Park to South..."

June 14, 2006 Postmarks

Developing Stories: Protecting the Waterfront (Part 2)

Council vote to determine future of waterfront

"...Storm waters continue to swirl around the redrafted Waterfront Overlay Ordinance, set for a possibly lively public hearing..."

May 1, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Planning South Shore Central: The ROMA Report

2000 study of redeveloping the South Shore was a good first effort

"...worked with a citizen task force, the Town Lake Waterfront Advisory Board, to study the South Shore Central area..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Public Notice: On the Waterfront

The latest MoPac expansion plan is only part of the problem

"...past months, with little public input or awareness, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Auth­or­ity Board doubled that toll road..."

May 8, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Walk and Draw Along the Lake

Help create a people's field guide to the South Central Waterfront

"...The South Central Waterfront Initiative will kick off a “very intensive..."

Aug. 26, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

Opinion: Who Pays $278 Million: Austin Taxpayers or Private Developers?

Council should not vote to divert city tax dollars to the south shore property owners

"...developers of 118 acres of prime real estate just south of Lady Bird Lake (from South 1st to east..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Column by Bill Bunch

Public Notice: Bashing Austin Policy

From the Capitol to the Waterfront, via Wall Street

"...that's not the only Austin-bashing news). Then there's the South Central Waterfront district, the 118-acre tract centered around the..."

April 28, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin at Large: The Showdown at the Batcave

Part I: What's all this we hear about a $277 million developer handout?

"...of a tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ) for the South Central Waterfront district was an obvious boondoggle over which..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Plans for the Future

The CodeNEXT process is upon us

"...Not to be outdone, the South Central Waterfront Initiative folks want you under the south..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Save Our Springs Sues City Over Statesman Site Redevelopment

They claim city violated procedural rules and affordability requirements

"...development at the old Austin American-Statesman site on the south shore of Lady Bird Lake...."

June 7, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: Bikes, Toll Roads, TNCs

A miscellany of mostly transportation

"...other end of the transportation spectrum, the ridiculously developer-dominated Central Texas Regional Mobil­i­ty Authority board recently changed their vision..."

May 1, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin at Large: It's a Season, Not Just a Day

Showdown at the Batcave, Part 2: Isn’t this just lining the developers’ pockets?

"...financing (TIF) to pay for infrastructure needs in the South Central Waterfront planning area, stretching from South First east..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Civics 101

"...share your thoughts on potential transit projects in the "Central Corridor." 9:30am-noon. 6001 Airport. Free...."

Feb. 7, 2014 News Column

All Aboard the Soccer Train!

Major League Soccer and urban rail take city by storm

"...in a new urban rail line serving the entire Central Texas area. The train will cross the river between..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...GOP Suffering in South Texas: The Texas GOP is vowing to make a..."

Sept. 20, 2024 News Feature

City Council Grants Early OK to Statesman Property Plan

Batcave begins

"...the 118 acres of real estate known as the South Central Waterfront, for which Council adopted a high-level master..."

April 15, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Civics 101

"...South Central Waterfront: Design Workshop Help inform designers planning for..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Column

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Council is considering revisions to the plan for the South Central Waterfront District, the city’s effort to transform the..."

May 10, 2024 News Feature

Austin at Large: We’re Not Making More Land

Showdown at the Batcave Part 3: What’s the return on this $277 million investment?

"...populist activists who started this whole mess at the South Central Waterfront as "the law firm of Bill, Bill,..."

Jan. 14, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Civics 101

"...SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT INITIATIVE VISION WORKSHOP Help guide public and..."

April 18, 2014 News Column

Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?

Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs

"...has helped build a dozen affordable housing properties in Central Texas, owns three tracts of land in Hancock, near..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: A Tale of Two PUDs

It's not too soon to aim for green space

"...1.6 million square feet of high-rise development on the Southwest corner of MoPac and Spicewood Springs, which detractors say..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Taking a Look at the Neighborhoods That Will Be Changed the Most by Project Connect

Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign

"...the more challenging design features in the system. The Downtown/South Congress Tunnel..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: It’s a Wrap!

City Council ends the year by teeing up a couple of thorny issues for consideration in 2022

"...consider creating a tax increment reinvestment zone for the South Central Waterfront ­district, which is essentially the entire commercial..."

Dec. 24, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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