City Gets Street-Smart About Bikes

Local task force formed at behest of Mayor's Fitness Council and Urban Transportation Commission gets rolling

"...on finding new ways to make bicycling on Austin's streets safer and friendlier, a city-organized task force got rolling..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Homeless Sting Smarts

Some wonder if APD's Operation Out of the Box was less about clearing the streets of criminals than about cleansing them of the homeless.

"...argued that the sting was less about clearing the streets of criminals and more about clearing the street of..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Little Rascals

"...Petey, beating the bullies and rich snobs with their street smarts and will. The new kids are plenty appealing..."

Aug. 19, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

My Cousin Vinny

"...town justice and southern prejudice versus Italian-American cunning and street smarts. Macchio and Whitfield play two young men wrongly..."

March 13, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Trouble the Water

This film about the human toll of Hurricane Katrina is one of the best and most inspirational things to come out of the disaster.

"...bought a used Hi-8 camera for $20 on the street, which she used for the first time the day..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Layer Cake

A contemporary gangster film that both looks and feels like a Britnoir classic filtered through the Jam’s bang-on sense of style, Layer Cake takes a realistic approach to Britain’s criminal underclass.

"...ultracool ricochet backward to the swinging era of Carnaby Street and any number of exquisite King's Cross clothiers. A..."

June 3, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Revolution Will Not Be Motorized

Will the city create a path to give bicyclists a little respect?

"...recreation, and it is becoming very clear that the streets are not ready for it," said Kris Elkinton, a..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Training Day

"...seemingly sociopathic Alonzo as by the assorted gangbangers and street denizens the pair encounter. Jake, the idealistic rookie, and..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wheels Finally Turn on Bicycle Road Map

City releases updated Bicycle Master Plan

"...bike-progressive city. Having participated intensely in the city's yearlong Street Smarts bike mobility task force in 2007, the League..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

"...to remove the Capital Metro bus stop from 11th Street in front of the Capitol grounds. The busy stop..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature

Fast & Furious

This third franchise sequel doesn't have as much smarts as speed, but it's still an uncomplicated, undemanding lark.

"...Lapira. Back in 2001, when we first met renegade street racer Dominic Toretto (Diesel), he was jacking DVD players..."

April 3, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Men in Black II

"...Jeff and the Fresh Prince released “Nightmare on My Street,” is again a fount of yuks, but let's face..."

July 5, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tigers Are Not Afraid

Supernatural horrors are less terrifying than real life in this Mexican fable

"...her mother to disappear, suddenly Estrella is just another street kid, hanging out with Shine (López) and his lost..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Developing Stories: East Riverside: The Road Ahead

Let's capture the value – and federal funds

"...– a detailed "regulating plan" with a new form-based, streetscape-oriented code. Council Member Sheryl Cole emphasized that the city..."

March 5, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

APD vs. Cyclists

Cops are cracking down on law-breaking bicyclists

"...it's fairly common to see brakeless fixies on the street, another controversial topic. Fixies have become wildly popular within..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Sustainable Transportation Tidbits

A Yellow Bike Project update

"...Longtime volunteer Pete Wall updated members of the city's Street Smarts Task Force recently on Yellow Bike happenings. YBP..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Flipped

Rob Reiner's best film in a decade is another coming-of-age story set in small-town America.

"...blue-eyed Bryce (McAuliffe) moves into the house across the street. They're a very calculated study in opposites. She's messy,..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bicycle Master Plan Gets a Tune-Up

If it's May, it must be Bike Month

"...the work over the past year of the city-organized Street Smarts Task Force, which tapped representatives from several city..."

May 22, 2009 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Rise of the Bikes

Austin pedaling hard toward mobility improvements

"...part will come from recommendations made by the city's Street Smarts Task Force, which was formed in response to..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Justin Bieber's Believe

More self-promotion than a film, this doc shows the star in performance and confessing his inner thoughts offstage.

"...short space of time is only a kind of street smarts and should not be mistaken for wisdom. In..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

With a Friend Like Harry ...

Tasty psychological thriller from France (by way of Hitchcock).

"...of Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver, but without the street smarts; she is utterly believable as the flimsy but..."

May 18, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion

This may very well be the only time you will see Barney, Tinky-Winky, Winnie the Pooh, and Cher appear in the same 'After a Fashion.' What are you waiting for?

"...is on the Magna team (the one with book smarts), which lost to Net Worth (the team with street..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

New Bike City

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

"...When Central Austin streets become crowded and traffic-snarled and the spring weather is..."

March 12, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Treats of Laredo

Shopping South of the Border Guarantees a Feliz Navidad

"...district, which resembles Old Mexico with its quaint brick streets and the purposeful gait of women with children and..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Features Feature by Amy Smith

Top 10 Environmental Stories

"...10-year-old Bicycle Plan and finalizing the recommendations of the Street Smarts Task Force. In June, volunteers with Austin's Yellow..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

"...city's Live From the Plaza music series. Also, Second Street shoppers can get their parking validated, but if you..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...1.2-acre Shoal Creek-front site at the corner of Eighth Street, returned to council for a final vote at press..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature

Beyond City Limits

"...from the Big Apple, which this week announced Summer Streets, a program that will temporarily create a 6.9-mile car-free..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature

Bike Mobility Task Force Wheels Out Initial Recommendations

Final recommendations due by end of November, go to council in December.

"...from people is, "because I don't feel safe." The Street Smarts Task Force was devised precisely to address this..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 11-17

"...few resemblances to that stalwart hero. "I have the street smarts and survival skills of a poodle," she has..."

March 11, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

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