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"...More Dumb Growth..."

July 26, 2002 Column

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Local news this week in Austin.

"...It started out as a joke. "Isn't Austin's Growth GREAT?" said the full-page ad, which ran in the..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Mystery Train

Light Rail's narrow defeat at the polls has probably spared Capital Metro an assault by legislators in January. But the agency is trying to figure out how to keep rail on track while satisfying Republican legislators who want sales tax returned.

"...what to do with, and revenue slipped away, often funding the strangest projects. This is how Cap Met got..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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A plethora of environmental concerns are argued in this week's letters to the editor.

"...were aware of the 15-year study performed by the Texas Transportation Institute of 70 metropolitan cities (Austin included) that..."

March 31, 2000 Column

Council Watch

Peace at Last? City, Gary Bradley Strike the Deal to End All Deals

"...It wasn't just Central Texas that got a cold snap last week. The gates..."

Feb. 11, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

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Off the Desk:

"...struggling. Union Pacific Railroad, which has a near-monopoly on Texas rail traffic, has taken a big chunk out of..."

July 9, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...over in 1987, Austin was a different city. Job growth was flat, unemployment was up, and the office vacancy..."

June 4, 1999 News Feature

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Plan for People, Not Cars

"...Smart Growth?!..."

March 26, 1999 Column

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"...K*EYE42 Television Lecturer in Weather and Climate, University of Texas, Department of Geography..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Column

Short Cuts

"..."Texas Writers, Texas Films" is the title of a panel..."

May 8, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...a turning point,” Porter said. “We elected a very pro-growth Council, and they were able to usher through a..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

Rebooted City Council Gets a New Chance to Fix Austin

10-1, take two

"...to really move the needle on how we manage growth and do it in a progressive way. I think..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

A Two-Horse Race for Mayor

Can Laura Morrison hope to edge out Steve Adler?

"...who caricature those worried about their neighborhoods as just 'anti-growth,' or opposing all change. That's not fair, and it's..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Council: It’s Always Something

This week's City Council, courtesy of CodeNEXT

"..."the CodeNEXT process will help us manage our explosive growth while preserving what makes Austin special." We've got at..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Follow the Money

City attempts to keep up with growing need for services

"...concerted effort to convince them to increase social services funding. Two of the most prominent were coalitions One Voice..."

Oct. 23, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Campaign Snapshots

City Council Districts 5 and 6

"...Ann Kitchen, an attorney and former Texas Rep. for Austin, offers her years of political experience..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

A Great Big Bundle of Rail and Roads

Council moves transportation bonds toward a November vote

"...Federal Transportation Administration is expected to match the city's funding for the project. Council Member Mike Martinez told the..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Point Austin: Of Caps and Handcuffs

At budget time, there's no substitute for wrestling the numbers

"...Daily that he would continue to press for a "growth cap" on city spending – that is, the city..."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Climate Consortium Denmark

Learning from Copenhagen, Post #4

"...(5 million people or so) and we’re big as Texas, right?..."

Oct. 5, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Cool Austin, Cool Planet

This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress

"...national effort. In an interview prior to a Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority presentation, Nickels compared Seattle's launch to..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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"...as I was walking back to my hotel, a Texas State Trooper car pulled up to me. Two officers..."

July 5, 2002 Column

Saturday Night Live

Mayor Kirk Watson takes his downtown vision to the streets

"...altogether, just like that woman did. Maybe it's just fundamentally complicated. I don't know...."

Oct. 2, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Pohl-Brown Town

Will the State Turn the Hog Farm into Edge City?

"...on December 20 be sold, by the State of Texas, specifically the Texas Dept. of Transportation (TxDOT), though the..."

Dec. 5, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Can This Really Be the End?

A look forward, a look back

"...later published by WikiLeaks – that at least one Texas Depart­ment of Safety operative was not only spying on..."

Dec. 28, 2012 News Column by Michael King

A Whiff of Prosperity

City's proposed budget reflects daylight beyond the tunnel

"...a protective and cost-cutting mode, trimming services, restricting program growth, and delaying staff raises to a better day. While..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Austin Comp Planning: A Brief History

Moving forward sometimes requires looking back

"...a brilliant solution for all land-use, transportation, and urban growth issues at once – has been a recurring one..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...the criminal justice system as of Dec. 31, 2007. Texas ranked No. 1 in the number of people on..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature

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"...criticism as the frontman on toll roads and the Trans-Texas Corridor...."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature

Council's Got ... Talent?

At intermission, we talk to the headliners

"...now: A most eligible Downtown resident, he's presided over growth altering Austin's urban fabric much more than the Nineties..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Born to be Reviled

Interstate 35's worst stretch is also its most politically organized -- and that's a problem for TxDOT.

"...the Bat Cave. Instead, they're found in a squat Texas Dept. of Transportation office building, stacked with dozens of..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

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