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Cab Drivers Look Toward the Future
"...decide how many permits to grant the co-op: The Transportation Depart­ment has recommended 150; the Urban Transportation Commission, which..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

They Shoot Movies, Don't They?
Heather Page on the state of the Texas Film Commission
"...the business – as director of the Texas Film Commission...."

April 22, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Being a Good Host
SXSW in full bloom
"...in SXSW Interactive's Mayoral Sessions, which ranged from the Urban Housing Challenge to Metro Mobility Revolution, along with plenty..."

March 18, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Rosewood Moves Forward
Nondiscrimination ordinance stalls
"...is based off suggestions offered by the Human Rights Commission in November...."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Council: Gasping for Air
Mayor Adler's search for a solution to the Uber/Lyft referendum fails
"...election to determine whether the "citizens' initiative" ordinance on transportation network companies – i.e., Uber and Lyft – will..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Amnesty Now!
Council expected to tackle the issue of small-lot amnesty
"...and long-range planning efforts. Late last month the Planning Commission batted around several permutations of the regs, but was..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

News Roundup: Petitions, Put-Downs, and Peeling Out
Council keeps its eyes on the road
"...Ann Kitchen, in response to her Council work on transportation network company regulations. Under the City Charter, petitioners will..."

Feb. 1, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Headlines
"...Take the Train ... Please: On Tuesday, the Urban Transportation Commission voted 8-1 to recommend to City Council..."

Jan. 15, 2016 News Feature

Point Austin: Still Waiting for the Train
Will Austin ever get a proper light rail system?
"...opposed, or only limply endorsed, Proposition 1 – the transportation bond that included urban rail. Among the winning candidates,..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Public Notice: A Tale of Two PUDs
It's not too soon to aim for green space
"...branch of our city government this week. The Environmental Commission, meeting at 6pm Wednesday, Sept. 2, is scheduled to..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Planning Is Doing
Eastside wins, Council struggles
"...It started at the Planning Commission Tues­day night with a couple of apparent wins for..."

June 12, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: And the Nominees Are ...
Council considers MoPac extension, and Zimmerman's nominees
"...of an "alternative" study requested in the resolution – Transportation Department head Robert Spillar suggested that could be compiled..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

News Roundup: Covering the Waterfront
Council, more Council, and more
"...(Katherine Hayhoe, Texas Tech); as well specific responses in transportation, wildfires, and economic and social resilience. – Michael King..."

April 27, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Austin's Sustainable Secret
Student-founded Green Is the New Black makes renewable energy at Huston-Tillotson
"...lines of race. Famously, the United Church of Christ Commission for Racial Justice published a study in 1987 finding..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Austin City Election
Endorsements for mayor and Council
"...in experience through the thankless, necessary work on city commissions, and has Eastside history that has served him well..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

The Road to 10-1: D7 Ballot Boxing Forum Tonight
Join the Chronicle and the eight candidates at the Alamo Village
"...who also boasts considerable experience on various boards and commission, argues development must “keep our neighborhoods intact.” She also..."

Oct. 2, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

A New Deal for TNCs?
Questions remain as Riley pushes for agreement
"...summer fun of squabbling over the eventual fate of "transportation network companies" in Austin found its thermometer turned a..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Public Notice: Can I Get a Scheduler?
District 9 opponents need to be in three places at once tonight
"...is a series hosted by the City Ethics Review Commission and the League of Women Voters (televised live on..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines
"...meeting Thursday to consider Austin Energy reserves and a transportation bond resolution, and another on Friday to consider an..."

Aug. 15, 2014 News Feature

The Road to 10-1: Add One More …
Candidate pilgrimage grows, and a glance at District 4
"...as Highland Neighborhood Association president, on the residential design commission, on the state insurance commission, and said she recommended..."

June 30, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Navigating Rideshare's Course
City begins stakeholder meetings
"...terms of a pilot program for Austin's future with Transportation Networking Companies (TNCs): taxi cabs, Carma cars, mustachioed Lyft-mobiles,..."

June 20, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

City Plots Rideshare's Course
Stakeholder meetings begin on TNC pilot program
"...terms of a pilot program for Austin’s future with Transportation Networking Companies (TNCs): taxi cabs, Car.ma cars, mustachioed Lyft-mobiles,..."

June 12, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Need a Lyft? Rideshare Wars, the Sequel
New player brings rideshare back to city agenda
"...Transportation pandemonium kicked into high gear last Thursday, May 29,..."

June 6, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'
"...rights law – Title VII, EEOC [Equal Employment Opportunity Commission] law. I represented folks in administrative hearings, I was..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Todd Phelps: 'Creativity and Common Sense'
"...to put Austin on the forefront of technology, and transportation solutions, and an all-of-the-above approach to traffic...."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]
As May money season opens, candidates blossom
"...Andrew Bucknall Occupation: mediator; property manager Experience: city commissioner (urban transportation, urban renewal); health and human services administrator;..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

City to Review SXSW
Council directs staff to perform a 'post-event review'
"...aimed at improving city procedures – in “public safety, transportation, capacity” – for all major events...."

March 31, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Council: Have Ears, Will Hear
City gets 'Central Corridor Update' from Project Connect
"...morning briefing: the Project Connect "Central Corridor Update" on urban rail plans, mainly because of its ongoing importance and..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Here Comes MetroRapid
Cap Metro rolls out its big bendy buses, the next mode in multimodal
"...In 1992's ode to progressive Seattle, Singles, that's how transportation planner Steve Dunne sells the idea of commuter rail...."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 City Council Stories
Redistricting, affordable housing, and more
"...decision to move forward on Project Con­nect, a still-disputed urban rail plan to place before the voters next November...."

Jan. 3, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

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