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"...runs 11 to 4.   – Kat McNevins City Council-Planning Commission Public Hearing on Land Development Code Changes..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Theatre in Motion in Overheard on a Train

All aboard Austin's Red Line for Cheerful Secrets' interactive play

"...conversation with a friend with an interest in mobility, urban design, and public transportation. That's when Maag realized that..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...blocks of asphalt and nondescript buildings into a “vibrant urban dreamscape.” However, some commissioners voiced concerns over the lack..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

Council to Propose Resolution for City Co-Sponsorship of Free Live Music Events

Natasha Harper-Madison will suggest an initiative at Feb. 15 meeting

"...“Marketing staff, production setup, event planning, business planning, AV,” Harper-Madison said. “Those are real tangible..."

Feb. 14, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Council to Vote on HOME Amendments Increasing Housing Stock

Questions and concerns flagged ahead of Dec. 7 meeting

"...do anything to prevent that possibility in the city's urban core where the McMansion Ordinance applies (though in practice..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Opinion: Public Transit Alone Won’t Fix Traffic Woes. Is Congestion Pricing the Solution?

This lesser-known traffic control strategy encourages the diversion of traffic through ulterior routes, means, or times

"...is a high school senior who is interested in urban planning and working for sustainable and equitable development in..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Column by Aarnav Chitari

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...the idea that widening the highway will induce demand. Urban planning experts argue that adding lanes to highways incentivizes..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Tesla Updates Travis County on Community Investments, “Ecological Paradise” Progress

Massive workforce development, still no data on water usage

"...to go toward community partners like the Austin Area Urban League, Colorado River Alliance, and Del Valle ISD, as..."

Oct. 19, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...about me living in Austin. Every time I was planning to move back to New York, something ended up..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Austin’s Exclusionary Housing Policies Are Getting Revolutionary Rewrites

After decades of resistance doors open for less-wealthy Austinites

"...$40,000 per space); it takes away scarce land in urban areas that could be used for housing, parkland, or..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...to heavy workloads and short-staffing at the Housing and Planning Department, the Austin Monitor reports. While amendments including the..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature

Public Notice: Housekeeping News

Plus trying to slow the Convention Center expansion, code changes

"...but it's true: Density brings lots of benefits in urban life, but unless it's managed well, affordability is not..."

June 2, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

How a Small Town Has Fared as a Microchip Factory Brings in Billions

Has Taylor, TX, become Boomtown, TX?

"...foreign investment in Texas' history," said Amy Everhart, a planning and zoning commissioner in Taylor and co-founder of the..."

April 28, 2023 News Feature by Abe Asher

Takeover of Walnut Creek Trail Section for Self-Driving Cars Halted

Walnut Creek vs TxDOT

"...On April 6, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization postponed a vote that would have reclassified part..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Kate the Chemist Says, "Anybody Can Be a Scientist"

Kate the Chemist is on a mission to take over the world

"...How your favorite building game is teaching civic planning. Animal Influencers as a Way Out of Climate Fatigue..."

March 10, 2023 Features Feature by Katherine McNevins

Qmmunity: South by So Gay

Squeeze all the juice from these fruity events, both SXSW-adjacent and beyond

"...it comes to South by Southwest. I'm bad at planning two events in one day, much less trying to..."

March 10, 2023 Column by James Scott

Austin at Large: Canaries in the Shelter Line

Musicians are a useful proxy for the unmet housing needs in Austin neighborhoods

"...code the basics of how to make functional, resilient, urban mixed-use neighborhoods – which is not that hard, it's..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

"...Study and is now CAMPO (the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization). In the main body of the DEIS, which..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

We Have an Issue: Last Week to Vote in the Austin Music Poll (Plus Some Exciting News About the Austin Music Awards)

Tickets are now on sale, and a pretty stellar performer lineup is announced

"...passes? I'd say that's when our Austin Music Awards planning team kicks into high gear, but they've already been..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Austin Water Audit Zeroes In on Problems at Treatment Plant

Weak morale, understaffing contributed to four system failures in five years

"...Though the audit goes on to recommend further emergency­-scenario planning, stress testing, and increased preventive maintenance, it maintains that..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Cap Metro Wants Its Pre-Pandemic Groove Back

Everything’s in flux with new ridership, new leadership, new routes

"...Wei Li, an associate professor of urban planning at Texas A&M, can empathize with Brewer's transitless..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin at Large: Reading the Palm District

A new plan-of-plans puts the spotlight on Downtown’s hard, rough eastern edges

"...is now complete and ready for consideration by the Planning Commission on Nov. 8 and Council on Dec. 1,..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Nation’s Real Estate Pros Say Austin’s Still Pretty Hot

Nashville, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and Atlanta come out on top

"...report on the state of the industry by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers, being released today, Oct. 27,..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?

Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs

"...Words like "urbanist" and "preservationist" or acronyms like NIMBY ("not in my..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin FC Fans Prepare to Pack the Trains on MetroRail

The Red Line turns Verde

"...the project an interesting case study in mobility and urban planning. In addition to the Red Line, the 803,..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin at Large: Battle Lines Being (Re)drawn

The imperfect ways we try to describe what’s at stake when neighborhoods change

"...our framing of Austin's contemporary land use wars as "urbanist" vs. "preservationist," since in real life one can be..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Texas Tribune Festival Brings Star Power to Politics

TribFest resumes in person in Downtown Austin Sept. 22-24

"...by our friend Steven Pedigo, director of the LBJ Urban Lab at UT-Austin. Often, panels like this are just..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Race and Class Inform Disparities in Road Deaths

All crises are not created equal

"...Tara Goddard, an assistant professor of urban planning at Texas A&M, agrees that historical discrimination has..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Homelessness and Mobility Top District 5 and 8 Issues

A southwest state of mind

"...Watson from 2015 to 2020, calls for streamlining site planning and reducing fees to incentivize multifamily housing on larger..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Opinion: Can Project Connect Actually Meet Our Needs?

The question remains if Project Connect will produce a public transit system that people will choose over their own cars

"...Historically, urban planners (such as Jane Jacobs) argued that a diverse..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Column by Barbara Epstein

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