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APD Says DPS Is Doing Great, but Are They?
DPS won’t tell us where they’re patrolling or who they’re arresting
"...Three weeks into the Texas Department of Public Safety's informal partnership with the Austin..."

April 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: More to Be Thankful For
An overdue (if tentative) win in Southwest Austin
"...As if our cover feature and the defenestration of the orange one weren't enough to give joy ......"

Nov. 27, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Turn Your Yard Into a Wildlife Habitat
Preserving the environment by letting your lawn go wild
"...I came back, I thought, 'I want that feeling of being completely engulfed in vegetation all the time.'" She..."

April 21, 2017 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

Getting off the Road
Rail will help, roads will help – but so will your decision not to drive today
"...balance has sunk dangerously low. You have a couple of choices. Either you make more money: Take on a..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Reconnect Austin: Part Two
It's a beautiful vision, but could it work?
"...hike and bike trail." The Reconnect Austin proposal might offer Downtown the next best thing: an underground I-35 topped..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

City Hall Hustle: Big Thinkers
Council's pre-vacation litany looks toward the biennium
"...return to July 29, pregnant with a summer's worth of new items, actions, and major decisions on matters like..."

July 2, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Sounds Like a Plan
CAMPO's 2035 Plan reads like a dream of a different Central Texas
"...the Capital Area Metro­politan Planning Organization's latest draft 25-year transportation plan – the plosively platted "People, Planning and Preparing..."

April 16, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...either incarcerated or under community supervision at the end of 2007, according to new prison and jail statistics released..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature

Newsdesk
The Sunset Advisory Commission calls out TxDOT's lack of accountability
"...state agency, has released its staff report on the Texas Depart­ment of Transportation, and it's a pretty serious "could..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...Quote of the Week..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature

City Gets Street-Smart About Bikes
Local task force formed at behest of Mayor's Fitness Council and Urban Transportation Commission gets rolling
"...task force got rolling last week, with the backing of local cycling celebs Lance Armstrong and Mayor Will Wynn...."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...Quote of the Week "As we start down the stretch, Bell..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature

Toll Roads May Take a (Minor) Detour
Krusee contemplates changing strategy, but not retreat
"...State Rep. Mike Krusee (R-Round Rock), chair of the House Transportation Committee, says it is time to..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City
CAMPO undergoes the peer review study sought by anti-light rail activists, but the results turn out quite differently than the road warriors expected.
"...that wasn't so bad now, was it? After months of bitter wrangling, our local arbiter of transportation planning, the..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What's My Line?
Tracking the Freight Rail vs.Commuter Rail Debate
"...America's largest rail company -- looms large on Austin's transportation horizon. Without the cooperation of UP, or in the..."

May 22, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Heavy Pedal
Will City's Bike Plan Ever Hit the Road?
"...Texas is a wide open state. From the comfort of..."

May 15, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Oh No, It's Mr. Bill!
Do Bill Bunch's Tactics Hurt the Springs He Loves?
"...for a man whose whole being is the preservation of paradise when the loss of it seems inevitable...."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Tunnel Vision
The New Waller Creek
"...a flashback: "Many observers feel that, despite the years of dreaming about a new and improved Waller Creek, the..."

July 12, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Off the Desk:
"...The elder Epstein crashed his bike at the bottom of a hill on the city-funded bike path next to..."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Feature

Bonus Bad News: I-35 Expansion Will Be a Thorn in Austin’s Side for Years to Come
Expensive, environmentally destructive, and unpopular plan persists
"...Another big story of the year that unfortunately will be ongoing for the..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

What Does Austin’s Explosive Growth Mean for Capital Metro?
Big changes are coming, but it’s not clear yet what they will be
"...be. Like everyone else with a stake in Austin's transportation systems, Cap Metro CEO Linda Watson sees the problems..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Reconnect Austin: Part One
The Great Depression
"...The YouTube video begins with a black-and-white photo of tree-lined East Avenue in 1950. That image fades into..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Prevailing Wage Doesn't Always Prevail
Carpenters union says workers are getting stiffed on state project
"...Workers may not have many rights in Texas, but one big plus is that it is a..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Big Tex Budget Blues
The money debate begins: 'Every Texan for himself' vs. 'All in this together'
"...In his State of the State address to the Legislature last week, Gov...."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TxDOT Clocked for Toll Trafficking
Texas Department of Transportation gets tough reception at Sunset Advisory Commission
"...There's nothing like a good dose of public outrage to get state lawmakers tinkering with the..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Defending a 290 Toll
Engineer over US 290 West project through Oak Hill sticks up for future toll project
"...The Texas Transportation Commission's engineer over the US 290 West project..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

LCRA Express Spawns Hamilton Pool Traffic Jam
Despite plenty of reasons to go slow, the agency – and its developer friends – are in a big hurry
"...have an unlikely ally on the sidelines – the Texas Department of Transportation...."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Taking the Slow Road
The I-35 improvement project is running way behind schedule -- in part because it keeps growing.
"...Even by the Texas Dept. of Transportation's own standards, the I-35 improvement project..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Big City Blues
Although it has three of the 10 largest cities in the United States, Texas is still largely a state of home-rule cities. A brief look at the prospects for a real urban policy in Texas.
"...For decades, the state of Texas had a very straightforward relationship with its cities:..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Fast Track
The Capital Area Metropolitan Organization approved Capital Metro's light rail plans; now it's up to voters.
"...Capital Metro did make it through a rough patch of road, or rail, on Monday night, as the Capital..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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