Going Public

A new Sunset Commission report recommends opening Texas' public lands to use by the public as parkland.

"...that makes so much sense that people slap their foreheads and say, "Duh. Of course we should do that."..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...weekend finally comes, Austinites head to their neighborhood parks for a green respite. On a sunny spring Saturday, public..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Greenprint Draws a Blueprint for Central Texas

A new tool sheds light on a path toward conservation

"...With money for conservation perpetually tight, which lands in Central Texas are..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Public Notice: November Song

Will Council make a golf course its parting act?

"...largest urban parks in the country, according to the Trust for Public Land? No, it's not Zilker or Auditorium..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice

What's better in Austin than its public service community?

"..."Best of Austin??" What's better in Austin than its Public Service Community? Here is a list of local volunteer..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

The Best Volunteers

"...Austin" week. And what's better in Austin than its Public Service Community? Here is a list of local volunteer..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

Volunteer Some More

"...No, not for SXSW, silly. You've already done your part. Let's hear..."

March 26, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

"...Last week, our "Features" section highlighted the efforts of six local service concerns and the volunteers and..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

Oops, Doh!, Duh

"...Two quick things before we slap down the first of our two-part Volunteer..."

March 13, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice: Break Out the Sharpies (or the Sharp Knives)

If CodeNEXT staff want community input, they need to be more transparent

"...the ongoing process to rewrite the city of Austin's Land Development Code; Sound Check is the upcoming, weeklong public..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

UT's Brackenridge Tract: For Love or Money?

West Austin readies for another battle over redevelopment

"...River in West Austin, are once again under consideration for massive new development. Neighborhood groups, university departments, graduate students,..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

What's Wrong with Public Housing?

The remarkable turnaround of the city's Housing Authority

"...see: "Unit 3016 at Santa Rita [had been] vacant for 262 days. Vandals had broken the windows and rear..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Hurry Up Please, It’s Time

We're late, we're late, for a very important date ...

"...the CodeNEXT code rewrite that commissioners have had pending for months now, after planning department staffer Jerry Rusthoven had..."

March 9, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Two Tales of One City

Land use commissions diverge; dogs

"...Commission and Zoning & Platting Commission both try to formulate their final recommendations on latest draft of the CodeNEXT..."

May 11, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: The Speed of Trust

Moving off dead center in the land use debate

"...Doug Farr as saying that when it comes to land use, "change happens at the pace of trust." Last..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Nonprofits and the City's Quest for Affordable Housing

Helping usher Austin out of a quagmire of inequality

"...In April, as part of its effort to combat the deepening housing shortage, the city of..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Land for Water

The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs

"...be following him into this small cave. Thuesen, a land manager for Austin Water Utility who loves to tell..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Public Notice: Old News on CodeNEXT

Scattershots, while waiting for Draft Three

"...council members answering a seven-item questionnaire about the CodeNEXT land development code rewrite effort. Taken as a whole, what's..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: CodeNextYear?

Reports, editorial, public all say CodeNOT

"...winding road to a comprehensive rewrite of the city's land development code, the process known as CodeNEXT. Two different..."

May 4, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...Okay, let's accept, for the sake of argument, that everyone in Austin wants..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Tatum Report Depicts Bleak Conditions for Accountability at APD

Is meaningful reform to address bias, bigotry “aspirational at best”?

"...of racism and sexism that has permeated the department for years, and that APD staffers did not expect to..."

April 22, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Developing Stories: Private Projects, Public Benefits

Could developers become Austin's new benefactors?

"...willingly, when asked – to help advance the broader public good. Developers of some high-dollar private projects in Central..."

April 6, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Public Notice: Happy New Year?

Hoping for new starts at each level of government

"...provide some balance to the insanity that has prevailed for the past two years. But don't underestimate the importance..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Death Waits for No Plan

Austin works on making its cemeteries more accessible to the public

"...while hunting bear in the part of the local forest that would eventually become Zilker Park. There's a limestone..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Two-Horse Race for Mayor

Can Laura Morrison hope to edge out Steve Adler?

"...the upcoming mayoral campaign between incumbent Steve Adler and former Council Member Laura Morrison, as reflected in their own..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

CodeNEXT's Delay, "Good for Austin"

Land-use rewrite gets punted to little complaint

"...CodeNEXT. The third and final draft was originally promised for release on Nov. 28, but that deadline is no..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: They’re Baaack!

Council faces a busy first week

"...next week, jumping back in with both feet, even before its first regular meeting on Thursday, Aug. 8. The..."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: On and Off the Rails

Debating a Downtown rail station, AISD land purchase

"...but could have major impacts. The first is fairly straightforward: an authorization to work with Capital Metro to establish..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Money for Nothing

Millions of Williamson County taxpayer dollars pour into a contractor's pocket, and no one seems to know why.

"...the state's Local Government Code affecting such contracts; about public officials suffering from conveniently poor memories; about millions of..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

City Hall Ready for Liftoff on New Land Use Rules

It's as easy as flood protection, affordability, parking, transition zones ...

"...of the three votes required to approve a new Land Development Code, the same conflicts that have animated land..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    16 »