Urban Renewal, Sustainable Development, and ... Fluoride?

Preview Pt. One of a crowded Council agenda

"...into their final meeting of 2011: water fluoridation, the Urban Renewal Board, the Austin Resource Recovery master plan, and..."

Dec. 12, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Steering Urban Renewal

Housing Director Bill Cook

"...administrator of what many are calling the city's latest urban renewal proposal, Bill Cook is facing one of Austin's..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

End of the Road for Eastside Urban Renewal?

Urban Renewal Board doesn't relish extending life of ARA

"...the tri-party agreement between the Austin Revitalization Authority, the Urban Renewal Board, and the city of Austin will survive..."

July 2, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Urban Removal?

East 11th and 12th Get Plowed

"...must be carried out by an entity called the Urban Renewal Agency (URA), a five-member board appointed by the..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Agency of Light

Tripping the Neon Lights Fantastic

"...seen. The new coat of paint wrought investors, and urban renewal took on a new look - or an..."

May 23, 1997 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

The 12th of Never

The dispute over one Eastside housing proposal reflects a larger Austin conflict

"...different properties: 1401 E. 12th – within the city's Urban Renewal zone – and 1157 Salina, about a block..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Deadlocked Over Density

Neighbors say ARA's development plans for East 11th Street would clash with existing homes and businesses, including the historic Victory Grill

"...Since its inception in the mid-Nineties, the nonprofit development agency created by the city to spur economic growth along..."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The ARA Faces the Music

For the Austin Revitalization Authority, Eastside renewal proves to be a long, slow dance

"...skids in the Sixties and was then decimated by urban renewal in the Seventies...."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Bigger, Better, Smarter

San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?

"...look to San Diego for ways to reweave our urban fabric? Because if you can do it there, you..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

ARA Gets a Dressing-Down

Private developer under consideration for completing redevelopment of East Austin's 11th and 12th street corridors

"...The Urban Renewal Board is considering letting a private developer finish..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

URA Votes Against East 11th Density Increase

A win (for now) for Eastside opponents of increased density around the Victory Grill

"...last month failed to produce any action, the city's Urban Renewal Agency this time voted twice against recommending the..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

City Hall Hustle: Top 10 City Council Stories

From the dais to the streets

"...code pilot program, the Waller Creek master plan, preliminary urban rail planning, and the unveiling of the years-in-progress Downtown..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

ARA 'Conversation'

Corridor discussion rings all the usual changes

"...the near Eastside; the ARA's Charles Urdy defended his agency – and no one's quite sure where we go..."

June 4, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...• Monday night's meeting of the city's Urban Renewal Agency board of commissioners did nothing to clarify..."

July 25, 2008 News Feature

Tweaking the ARA Plan

Seven years after its creation, the Austin Revitalization Authority hopes new revisions to its urban renewal plan can push Eastside redevelopment forward.

"...four years since the City Council blessed an ambitious urban-renewal plan designed as a guide for restoring what was..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Loss of Old Homes Fuels East Austin Debate

Juniper Street says goodbye to another old soul

"...have been lost to fire or demolition by neglect; urban renewal has never been the city's strong suit...."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

ARA All Up in the Victory's Grill

Unpopular Austin Revitalization Authority projects are threatening to crowd the Victory Grill

"...East 11th Street at a meeting of the city's Urban Renewal Agency Monday night. Most of the ire was..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Council Watch

"...Authority, the community group charged with implementing a 1999 urban renewal plan for East 11th and 12th streets. The..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

The ARA Steps Up

East Austin Redevelopment Money Approved

"...Austin since desegregation, which paved the way for a suburban exodus of the wealthiest black residents and solidified East..."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Column

Naked City

"...6-1 to renew the contract between the city, the Urban Renew­al Agency, and the Austin Revitalization Authority (formed in..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature

The B&C List

"...7pm: Austin History Center, 810 Guadalupe, or branch libraries Urban Forestry Board..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature

The Daily Hustle: 2/28/11

Council preview: Of parking, PUDs, and Project Recovery

"...43, 44: 10:30 am briefings include an update on urban parks, and a briefing on the “Imagine Austin Comprehensive..."

Feb. 28, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Daily Hustle: 9/20/10

Unpacking items from council

"...WHEREAS, cities throughout the country have revitalized and created urban parks through active partnerships with private conservancy groups including..."

Sept. 20, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Hurry Up and Wait (Updated)

Stop-start action at City Hall today.

"...whether to renew the agreement between the city, the Urban Renewal Agency, and the Austin Revitalization Authority (an agency..."

Sept. 27, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Off the Desk:

"...be asked to fill three openings on the city's Urban Renewal Agency Board at today's council meeting. Already serving..."

Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature

Council Watch

Housing Squabbles

"...Center for Child Care Professionals and Parents. The three-year-old agency also hopes to expand into nearby office space, and..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Column

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...The Urban Renewal Agency-controlled site sits on property owned by the..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

TDH: 9/19/11

Council considers legal contracts, election dates, Central Library

"...agreement between the city and central-east Austin steward the Urban Renewal Agency, for a year with several more annual..."

Sept. 19, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Headlines

"...home, at 905 Juniper, is owned by the city's Urban Renewal Agency, which obtained a demo permit one day..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature

The Daily Hustle: 10/18/10

Neighbors sick of the WTP4 shaft

"...The Urban Renewal Agency meets at the Street-Jones Building, Room 400A,..."

Oct. 18, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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