Austin Charts New Territory With Project Connect Anti-Displacement Fund

Bringing transit home

"...2020, they created along with it a $300 million anti-displacement fund, aiming to offset the increase in housing costs..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

People's Anti-Displacement Plan Gets Its Work in Early

Planning for the people

"...2020. On Monday, authors and supporters of the People's Anti-Displacement Plan gathered at City Hall to advocate for the..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Austin at Large: It Hurts When We Do That

As the old doctor joke goes, then stop doing that. Good advice for City Hall.

"...facing right now as it implements the Project Connect anti-displacement fund, the components are the same, and could have..."

May 21, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council Takes on a Safer Sixth Street, Project Connect, and More

Council tackles a 63-item agenda

"...million be appropriated from the Project Connect $300 million anti-displacement fund for affordable housing projects along transit corridors, along..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

New Transit Agency Takes Command of Project Connect

Let's get rolling!

"...forward. The city will manage the largest-in-the-nation $300 million anti-displacement fund that will seek to create and preserve affordable..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Opinion: Time to Retrofit Our City for the Transit System Voters Approved

Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper-Madison offers a manifesto of sorts for transit-oriented development

"...finally becomes a first-class service. The unprecedented $300 million anti-displacement fund voters approved as part of the Project Connect..."

May 14, 2021 Column by Natasha Harper-Madison

As Long As There's a Plan

Council, "people" co-exist on effort to create affordable housing

"...address displacement unveiled a budget rider to prove that funding for their plan is feasible. Currently, nearly half of..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Affordable Housing With CodeNEXT

Also starring the People's Plan and Housing Justice Agenda

"...that the zoning rewrite expand density bonus programs, create anti-displacement zoning to preserve existing affordable multifamily properties and mobile..."

April 13, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

City Council Gets Its Head in the Game

With only one first-term Trump-era vet and several rookies, Council squares up

"...the district, Harper-Madison said, that means a focus on anti-displacement measures that can help keep East Austinites in the..."

Jan. 31, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: This Train Will Leave on Time

But Project Connect's power structure bends a bit to help everyone get on board

"...their next­-level game-changing projects like UT's Dell Medical School (funded by Cen­tral Health to pay for services its new..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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

"...saying in February of 2021 that a $23 million fund from the transit tax meant "tenants [can] actually buy..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Column by Barbara Epstein

City Council and Staff Push and Pull Over Campsites and Transit Oriented Development

OK, how about here?

"...With clear guidelines about site requirements and funding levels by June 10, Grey said, her office can..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Proposed City Budget Cuts Police Funding by $8.1 Million

Decrease falls far short of $100 million activists called for

"...that cannot “reasonably be filled” at the moment, and funding for 30 new officers was set aside in last..."

July 13, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison and Austin Sanders

Council Recap: A Balanced Budget, Without Much Drama

But many hours of deliberation over two days on the dais

"...That’s the “all funds” total, which includes enterprise funds like the utilities and..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

As Budget Battles Begin, APD Takes a Minor Hit

Only a small change, for now

"...be filled" by the end of the fiscal year; funding for 30 new officers was set aside, over the..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...of Transportation. Plenty of other major road projects – funded by local, state, and federal dollars – will go..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

City, Cap Metro to Seal the Deal on Project Connect

Now the voters need to agree

"...transit plan should Austin voters agree in November to fund the system with city property taxes...."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Exiled From Main Street

Can Austin's stock of affordable housing keep pace with high-speed growth?

"...was frustrated by Coun­cil's inability to impose affordable housing funding requirements on a Downtown boutique hotel: Absent a change..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

On the Lege

Free to Be

"...month would permit municipalities to establish a tax to fund a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Ironically, the optional..."

April 2, 1999 News Column

Election Ticker: A Tale of Two Propositions

Prop A jostling amid record-breaking voting stats

"...and nay about the tax rate election that would fund the "initial investment" of Project Connect. On Monday several..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...code, the city can turn to bond programs to fund construction of affordable housing – such as the historic..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City's Racism Task Force Unveils Report

Group focuses on five issues to combat institutional racism

"...for public leaders, greater transparency with law enforcement, a fund to alleviate housing inequality, and the city government’s full..."

April 4, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election

Our picks for the local, state, and national races you'll see on your ballot

"...police contract and authoring the Council plan to reallocate funds from Austin's police force to better and more equitably..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

City Hall Ready for Liftoff on New Land Use Rules

It's as easy as flood protection, affordability, parking, transition zones ...

"...income-restricted units or contributing to the city's Housing Trust Fund. (Another amendment from Harper-Madison asks staff to also consider..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...the COVID crisis, underlying questions remain about whether something fundamental about the city’s character has changed: Whether a city..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

Art, Movies, Sober Partying, and a Majestic Ball in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Get out and get arty

"...poetry, with all proceeds benefiting the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund and Gaza families. Check Instagram for the complete schedule,..."

June 21, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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