'Planning' but No Sense of Place

"...that epitomizes the very worst aspects of self-important, short-sighted "urban planners." We can thank the Trail Foundation for "fixing"..."

Sept. 5, 2012 Postmarks

Urban Farmers Celebrate Renteria Win

Springdale Farm's opponents not pleased, however

"...the farm will still have to return to the Planning Com­mission to secure a Conditional Use Permit...."

Dec. 19, 2014 News Feature by Anna Toon

"Three Incontrovertible Facts" About Urban Rail Line

"...On June 26th, the City Council passed Austin’s first urban rail line route. Public testimony was limited, but I..."

July 21, 2014 Postmarks

Urban Farm Distortion

"...composting body parts in the backyard. That's what the urban farm ordinance rewrite was about. As to compromise, Springdale..."

Nov. 15, 2014 Postmarks

Planning South Shore Central: The ROMA Report

2000 study of redeveloping the South Shore was a good first effort

"...Development Standards," was a first pass at a thoughtful urban plan for a chaotic, ill-designed, and underutilized part of..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

CAMPO Needs to Inject Quantitative Measurements Into Planning

"...Dear Editor, The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is predicting, in their 2035 Plan, how we..."

April 20, 2010 Postmarks

On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive

City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide

"...flying by on the corridor, the East Riverside neighborhood planning area is bounded by Lady Bird Lake on the..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Transportation Planning Briefs

"...Several important bits of planning news in the hopper this week:..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Beside the Point: Planning What's Affordable

The Downtown Austin Plan comes lumbering toward its official adoption

"...the ongoing debate over the future of CURE (Central Urban Redevelopment) zoning, and whether to eliminate it ... remains..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Pondering Planning in Southwest Travis County

Citizens try to balance development and conservation in sensitive Hill Country land

"...Bill 873. The bill, passed two sessions ago, gave urban counties the tantalizing possibility of a firmer hand on..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

The battle over NYC's urban planning

"...Urban planning becomes not just a subject for policy wonks..."

June 30, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

The city is planning to plan

"...There's a whole lot of planning going on at the City Council's Land Use and..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Developing Stories: What Would Andrés Duany Do?

The town-planning messiah fixes Austin.

"...Andrés Duany is the New Urbanist guru. So when he was in town recently, I..."

April 13, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The Road to Somewhere

Citizens' Planning Committee Draws a Map

"...world of Austin. That's the goal of the Citizens' Planning Committee, a group put together by the city council..."

Dec. 22, 1995 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

"...ago, Austin embarked on a complex experiment in populist urban planning known as "VMU." That's "vertical mixed-use," a new..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Bigger Picture

Planning comprehensively

"...comprehensive plan – plus a study of fresh long-range planning approaches – City Council has finally taken action to..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories

The Concordia redevelopment highlights the need for the city to do more than plan from the dais

"...In Austin, broad questions of land-use and planning policy typically get addressed, by default, through City Council..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Mart Growth

Will the city stand up for its neighborhoods and urban vision against Wal-Mart?

"...is wholly out of sync with the city's new-era urban planning efforts. But city managers and city legal seem..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Public Notice: Threading the Needle

Is this the year of urban planning?

"...million mobility bond, finding just the right balance of suburban roads, urban bike routes, and the redevelopment of major..."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

East Riverside

Master plan at Planning Commission tonight

"...briefing on the East Riverside Corridor Master Plan at Planning Commission tonight, or planner Tony Nelessen presenting it at..."

Feb. 9, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Austin City Election

Endorsements for mayor and Council

"...running in any of the 10 districts. Melissa Zone's urban planning experience has made her a powerful advocate for..."

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

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...For its relevance to the high-rise development pressures and urban-planning issues once again shaping up on Town Lake's central..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Reinventing Airport Boulevard

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

"..."I would absolutely welcome anything that's positive!" McGuire said urban blight in the area has affected his business, which..."

Jan. 8, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Finding the Sweet Spot

For Austin's 'density bonus' development program – what's on our wish list?

"...That negotiation lies at the heart of a planning tool known as a "density bonus," used by cities..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories

Citizen passion against city-approved site plan for redeveloping Northcross Mall continues to run hot and deep

"...– Peter Calthorpe, The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community, 1993..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...on different kinds of development: you know, mixed-use New Urban compact city-transit-oriented neo-traditional Smart Growth stuff...."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Communication Breakdown

Does the closure of HausBar Farms spell trouble for the urban farming movement?

"...asked to revisit what it means to be an urban farm. For everything from increased access to locally produced..."

April 12, 2013 Food Feature by Anna Toon

Tied to the Tracks

"...At this juncture, it appears near-certain that this planning process will culminate in a public vote on light..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Developing Stories

What can the City of Brotherly Love teach Austin?

"...Austin is finally getting serious about urban planning. Last week at City Council, a fresh comprehensive..."

June 27, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Their Reputations Precede Them

Run-off rivals Galindo and Morrison set the record straight

"...his developer plans in groovy green building and New Urbanist garb from his perch on the Planning Commission...."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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