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

The train is here

"...unveiled their recommended Project Connect (2.0) plan for high-capacity transit in Austin – an investment of nearly $10 billion..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Developing Stories: Compact & Connected

All aboard for Transit-Oriented Development

"...of Austin is following international best practices for planned transit-oriented development around urban transit stations. Council policy – codified..."

June 22, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Here Comes the Train

Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?

"...metropolitan ambitions – and when one studies the proposed Transit-Oriented Development Ordinance pending before the City Council, it's clear..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Working on the Railroad

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

"...It's a come-to-transit moment...."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Reinventing Airport Boulevard

Can 'form-based zoning' transform a suburban drag into walkable neighborhoods?

"...and sustainable as those promoted for Downtown – walkable, transit-oriented, dense yet human-scaled – with its own unique neighborhood..."

Jan. 8, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...headline items suddenly foundering: A lingering proposal for single-member districts is doomed for lack of a fourth vote, and..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature

City Hall Hustle: The End Is Near ... Not

The Hustle turns his gimlet eye on Prop. 2

"...Lane, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and Plaza Saltillo transit-oriented districts, along with several accompanying neighborhood plan amendments (word..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Differences Between Denver and Austin

"...major activity centers without requiring transfers. You don't get transit-oriented districts around a rail line that makes everybody transfer..."

July 2, 2009 Postmarks

A Land Use Lexicon

"...under the current code – largely a mix of transit oriented districts, planned unit developments, neigh­bor­hood com­bining & conservation..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Tool of Racism?

CodeNEXT fears aired; hopes expressed

"...• Neighborhood Conservation Combining Districts and Transit Oriented Districts will be left in place..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Pocket Parks Popping Up All Over Town

Miniparks stake out green space in a crowded city

"...call their own. Station area plans adopted for three transit-oriented districts around rail stops and the draft East Riverside..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Urban Planning Buzz

"...draft Station Area Plan for two of Austin’s future transit-oriented districts – MLK and Plaza Saltillo – is ready..."

March 12, 2008 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Tied to the Tracks

"...the tracks, as a congested city and its beleaguered transit authority inch toward an apparently final decision on light..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

New Urbanism Comes to East Riverside

Tranforming car-heavy Riverside into a pedestrian-friendly place to live and work

"...draft master plan hinges on the premise that rail transit will run down Riverside Drive, between I-35 and Ben..."

July 3, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories

Connect-the-dot conversations heard around town

"...Dittmar pointedly extolled the virtues of urban rail transit, noting, "A circulator is really implicated for Austin –..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and happening from Austin and beyond

"...time, the City Council postponed any decision on the Transit-Oriented Development Ordinance for one month; the new discussion date..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Developing Stories: Council holds line on TODs and affordable housing

Council holds line on TODs and affordable housing

"...hanging tough on their 25% affordable housing goal for transit-oriented develop­ment districts. That's good news for Austinites who want..."

May 2, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...anyone outside of southeastern Williamson County.) Even the most transit-friendly cities are still crowded and soiled. Metro areas of..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Plans in Play

The Big Eight

"...Scope: Land use and development patterns, transportation, mass transit, traffic/congestion, water/wastewater, solid waste, energy, utilities conservation and environmental..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Building From Scratch

It Takes a City and a State to Raise a Village

"...Mueller into a progressive "urban village" -- mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented, green, diverse, affordable, sustainable -- was first advanced by..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Tracking Cap Metro's Eastward Proposal

The Green Line takes conceptual shape

"...whether the tracks can become lined with dense new transit villages developed around passenger stations...."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

10 Reasons to Love a Streetcar

The 'streetcar effect' – offering Austinites far more than a free ride

"...more time than most at the busy intersection of transit, land use, money, and local politics...."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...broad purpose is to raise awareness of how public transit can improve the quality of life in the region...."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature

Mixed Use, Mixed Emotions

An anniversary review of Austin's vertical mixed-use program discovers a range of responses to density, change, and planning

"...streetscapes. Projects must be sited on major roads ("core transit corridors") within the VMU Overlay District. Most innovative for..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Charting the TODs

Some visual samples of the neighborhood plans for Transit Oriented Development

"...TOD Ordinance lays out four different kinds of TOD districts (examples pictured), though none of the currently proposed stations..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature

Compact, Climate-Friendly, Competitive

To restart the economy while saving the planet, the Congress for the New Urbanism advocates traditional neighborhoods for all

"...– a goal feasible only if cities provide ample transit, walkable-bikeable districts, and live-work-play neighborhoods. In a lead session..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Activists to push for stronger affordability language

"...The proposed Transit-Oriented Development Ordinance, which would allow higher-intensity development around stops..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

A New Council With New Energy Aims to Get City Hall Unstuck

Change is coming, but how much?

"...Feb. 23, Council is set to adopt an Equitable Transit-Oriented Development framework to guide the expected burst of infill..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 9 Municipal Election

"...on substantive issues (toll roads, the urgency of rail transit, etc.) has burned the trust of many former supporters..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 9 municipal election (early voting, April 27-May 5)

"...on substantive issues (toll roads, the urgency of rail transit, etc.) has burned the trust of many former supporters..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature

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