Seaholm Powers Ahead, Amid Questions About the 'Public Interest'

Oft-delayed development getting serious at City Council

"...posted, before council approves rezoning of the site to Downtown Mixed-Use, Central Urban Redevelopment overlay. DMU-CURe allows building heights..."

Dec. 12, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Downtown's Tall Order

Where can we put 20,000 new residents?

"...Austinites startled by the height of the latest downtown residential towers – now shooting up with bamboolike propulsion..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...entertainment purposes on Tuesday, June 25 at 7pm at Town Lake Center, 808 Barton Springs Road, Room C... Christian..."

June 21, 1996 News Feature

Public Notice: I-35 Cap(ital Express) and Stitch

Pondering the future of a road with so much baggage

"...putting the main lanes underground, rebuilding the bridge over Town Lake, and "potentially accommodating a deck plaza in the..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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"...both for the well-written tributes. I was out of town last week at the funeral of my father-in-law, also,..."

June 23, 2006 Column

Civics 101

"...FUND DEVELOPMENT TOWN HALL Nonprofit leaders discuss the challenges facing professional fundraisers..."

May 2, 2014 News Column

Top 8 Reasons to Vote for a New Main Library

"...and services at Central. Library users who never go Downtown are, nonetheless, constantly drawing upon the many resources housed..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Governing Post-Boom Austin

Now that the lawsuits are over, we hope the council campaigns will turn to issues.

"...dirty feel something stronger than just antipathy toward shipwrecked downtown subsidy deals. They feel their city -- their unique..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...1992: [SOS Ordinance] is a costly mistake [; a] Study shows that AISD will be hit hard with a..."

March 24, 2006 Column

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Barrientos Misrepresented

"...along and around the Congress Avenue light rail transit corridor will "raise land values (and taxes) ..."..."

May 7, 1999 Column

Hitting the Pavement

Building SH 130 is still being considered in terms of costs, routes, and whether it will be a toll road.

"...Known as the Highway Department to "conduct a feasibility study for an I-35 alternate route between Austin and San..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Waller Creek Comes to Life

Conservancy seeks radical makeover east of Downtown

"...to a radical makeover of the east side of Downtown. The flood-control tunnel that will lift 28 acres out..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

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

"...because I'm concerned we won't have enough water in Lake Travis for it to function properly. Or we'll be..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...I would have rather heard more on how this study demonstrated that recent biological trends match climate change predictions...."

March 21, 2003 Column

The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap

Future of Hill Country waits on Authority's decisions on water plan

"...longevity of the Hill Country landscape, its network of lakes and creeks, and, of course, Barton Springs. These goals..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Big, Bold, and Costly: Austin’s Makes a Third Try at Rail Transit

The train is here

"...local funds) in light rail in the Lamar/Guadalupe/South Congress corridor (the Orange Line) and along East Riverside to the..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

"...leading many Austin civic and nonprofit organizations all around town. We can't look backward and rely on how we've..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...the Austin Neighborhoods Council, the city of Aus­tin, the Downtown Austin Alliance, Clean Wat­er Action – he stressed: "We've..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Suburban Blight

Austinites' Escape to the 'Burbs Backfires

"...behind - the tract home, the highway strip, old towns swallowed by sprawl - isn't amenable to the sorts..."

March 27, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Road Shows

Are County Bond Proposals Good for the Long Haul?

"...90-mile-long freeway that would run parallel to I-35 from Georgetown down to Seguin. Although this highway is still being..."

Oct. 17, 1997 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Naked City

Hyde Park lawsuit sutra, Glen Maxey's retirement dilemma, parking lot battle in Judges' Hill neighborhood, Sixth Street recycling, and the anti-growth blues

"...because its old one is full -- a city study of the church's garage usage settled that question several..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature

Res Publica

Your good citizen guide for Nov. 13-20

"...OPERATION CALL HOME Lamb's Goodyears around town are accepting phone-card donations for soldiers deployed in Iraq...."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature

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"...District I have been part of a team of downtown business operators working to build rapport with the APD..."

May 14, 2004 Column

What About the Traffic?

"...produce 80,000 additional car trips in the Bee Cave corridor. (In 2000, there were roughly 65,000 cars/day through this..."

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