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May 30, 2003 Column
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"...platform. I am very much in favor of less suburban sprawl and increasing urban pedestrian traffic, but running local..."
July 26, 2002 Column
Naked City
Local Austin news and gossip
"...working-class neighborhood east of downtown into a dense, mixed-use urban destination, but they bailed on the deal when Dunnaway,..."
Feb. 9, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett
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
Crash Course
Cabs try to survive in the era of Uber
"...commissioned by the city, Ray Mundy and the Tennessee Transportation & Logistics Foundation argued that 66 drivers (and only..."
Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Doing the Electric Slide
Electric cab item pulled from council agenda
"...during the Tuesday work session. Noting that the city's Transportation Department is scheduled to conduct a comprehensive review of..."
April 29, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Police Pushing Pedicabbers' Patience
Are pedicab regulations out of touch?
"...now faces as it expands; according to the city's Transportation Department, Austin now counts some 16 separate pedicab companies,..."
Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Bicycle Master Plan Gets a Tune-Up
If it's May, it must be Bike Month
"...to get more folks riding bicycles for fun and transportation, it's fitting that the city is just one step..."
May 22, 2009 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Streetcar Plan Takes Shape
Rail advocates hope a downtown circulator will help boost usage of the new commuter rail
"...it." Both Galbraith and Mark Yznaga, who focuses on transportation policy as chair of Liveable City – an activist..."
Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Taxi Lotto No Go?
Urban Transportation Commission searching for new system for approving taxi franchises
"...of several to be steered by members of the Urban Transportation Commission as they hope to come up with..."
July 21, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
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"...Seaholm neighbors met, and heard from city of Austin Transportation Planning and Sustainability Department (TPSD) Urban Designer Greg Kiloh...."
June 21, 2002 Column
Naked City
"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell remains committed to a November 2010 transportation bond election, which will include a vote on the..."
Aug. 14, 2009 News Feature
We Think It Can, We Think It Can ...
Capital Metro may have finally found a rail plan
everybody can … tolerate
"...other toys on that train. "Your vote for the urban commuter line is the first step in providing more..."
Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Taxi Report Hits Rocky Terrain
With transportation, it's hard to find the middle of the road
"...When Ray Mundy, the director of the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, came to..."
Sept. 23, 2011 News Feature by Mike Kanin
Bikes on a Road to Nowhere?
"...to advocate approval of a bikeway-related engineering-and-design contract with transportation consultants Wilbur Smith and Associates. Other cyclists will stay..."
May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple
City Hall Hustle: Riding the Riverside Rail
Which comes first, the train or the passengers?
"...signal the storied drive's importance to infill development and urban rail. While no route's been set in stone, it..."
Feb. 26, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Gondolas to the Rescue?
Austin considers long-shot urban cable system
"...examine Wire One, the latest iteration of a so-called "urban cable" system cooked up by designer Jared Ficklin. That..."
Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Caleb Pritchard
Austin City Election
Endorsements for mayor and Council
"...have campaigned on many of the same issues: affordability, transportation, education, and health and wellness. Sheppard's shown independent energy,..."
Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board
Project Connect Draws a Line
Group makes official recommendation to Mayor Leffingwell
"...River Street) sub-corridors as the top prospects for initial urban rail development. East Riverside was recommended because of its..."
Nov. 22, 2013 News Feature by Mac McCann
Our Bodies, Our Cars
Time to walk the walk on making cities healthy
"...Frank, captured the nut of the argument at New Urbanism: Rx for Healthy Places, the 18th national conference of..."
June 11, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
The Aerobic City
Ideas from "Rx for Healthy Places"
"...by the theme at this year's Congress for New Urbanism: How can cities be designed to improve public health?..."
June 9, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor
Here Comes the Train
Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?
"...tip of Austin, it's hard to believe the crazy-quilt urban sprawl of 183 North is only about half a..."
Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
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"...public is more aware of and supportive of public transportation than a decade ago...."
Nov. 5, 2004 Column
Shoal Creek Showdown
Neighbors and cyclists compromise on Shoal Creek Blvd. project -- but city staff has other ideas.
"...considering two designs for final approval, one devised by transportation consultant Charles Gandy's firm Livable Communities Consulting at the..."
Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann
Walk a Mile, Save a Tire
Pedestrian Coordinator
"...pedestrian interests in the Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT), it raised almost as big a storm in..."
June 14, 1996 News Feature
Redrawing the Road Map
CAMPO expansion may change the roles of the Central Texas transportation game.
"...Let's be honest; transportation planning can be rather dull. Most people tune out..."
Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature by Dave Mann
Sharing Concerns About Seaholm
"...by city council on Feb. 28) to study “Downtown transportation options.” I hope they can be convinced without [our]..."
March 14, 2008 Postmarks
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...and roadway training for bikers. Many cyclists applauded an Urban Transportation Commission resolution passed last week calling for council..."
Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature
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These letters spell highway violence, the environment, and a lost bracelet.
"...Metro. That study funded by the Texas Department of Transportation, CAMPO, Capital Metro, San Antonio's public transit system, VIA,..."
Dec. 29, 2000 Column
Naked City
The city is planning to plan
"...going on at the City Council's Land Use and Transportation Subcommittee. That is, if planning to plan and planning..."
