Council to Approve More Ambitious Development Reforms, and Considers Displacement

City aims to lower housing cost, considers displacement risk

"...and to eliminate “compatibility standards” that have long blocked construction of apartment buildings within 500 feet of single-family homes...."

May 17, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Next Austin Bust

Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?

"...Austin's up-and-coming competitors for It City. "Opposition to home construction in much of the urban core in Austin is..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice – CodeNEXT: The Halftime Score?

If you view the code rewrite simply as a struggle between the urbanists and the preservationists, it's fair to ask, who's winning?

"...along the nine transit corridors included in the Corridor Construction Program adopted by Austin City Council in April. Geotechnical..."

July 6, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Section 8 Renters File Suit

Residents say ongoing construction made it impossible for disabled tenants to live safely

"...The owners began major construction on the property in March 2015 to improve the..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Making Reuse Mainstream

Austin needs a combo of government leadership, corporate responsibility, and individual commitment to meet reuse benchmarks

"...of its kind. The retail outlet sells gently used construction materials, fixtures, furniture, and home decor, with profits going..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Working Overtime, but Not Getting Paid for It

Labor laws: Just because they exist, doesn't mean they're enforced

"...three months ago, Alejandro Gut­i­er­rez Vega went to a construction site on the property of the Domain shopping center..."

Nov. 27, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Eastside Hotel, Round Two

Developers appeal permit rejection to City Council

"...the site of the hotel; guaranteed work stoppage during construction when the day care's children are scheduled for their..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Eastside Developer Promises $15/Hour Wage Floor, and More

Developer joins with Workers Defense to offer labor guarantees, but the neighborhood still has qualms about a new hotel

"...model for responsible development for an untold number of construction workers in the city of Austin."..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

A Concrete Solution

Should developers have to recycle?

"...to area landfills. Austin Resource Recovery staff estimate that construction and demolition (C&D) waste constitutes 20-30% of the materials..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Feel the Noise

"...You can’t live Downtown if you can’t sleep! Nighttime construction noise undermines the quality of life for Austin’s Downtown..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Postmarks

A Great Big Bundle of Rail and Roads

Council moves transportation bonds toward a November vote

"...transit riders to the system. In addition to the construction's $1.38 billion construction cost, Project Connect estimates an additional..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

All Aboard the Soccer Train!

Major League Soccer and urban rail take city by storm

"...the city of Austin is about to announce the construction of a new soccer stadium in the middle of..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Noise Over MoPac

Allandale residents look for alternatives

"...their front yards. Allandale resident Scott Ehlers notes that construction would require tearing out trees and creating a "much..."

Jan. 10, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

The Changing Shape of Austin Studios

"...there." However, the lease came with a coda: As construction continued at Mueller, the studio and the city would..."

May 10, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...At Fourth Street, a wooden fence lined a construction site, where the extensive tunnel project that will dramatically..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

The Birth of Formula One – Austin

Some welcome the new offspring, and some don't, but the high-speed newcomer is at the starting gate

"...out. What's happened in the interim has been the construction of the Circuit of the Amer­icas: In what was..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mayor's List: 30 Crucial Questions

"...4) How much will construction of phase one cost?..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature

Music Venue Owner Fights Lawsuit 'Blitzkrieg'

Multiple firms claim money owed for work on Backyard, Austin Music Hall

"...after settling the first of several suits for unpaid construction bills...."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Shoddy' and 'Rushed'

Spicewood neighbors blast WTP4 water line plan

"...While Water Treatment Plant No. 4 construction continues as long as City Council's current majority in..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Dumping the Water Pump

Should Austin's conservation success forestall WTP 4?

"...taken aim at WTP 4, asking council to halt construction. Though the fight is familiar, it's been freshened up..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

What About That 2004 Bond Election?

An update on bond proposals approved in 2004

"...projects have been designed, and the district has taken construction bids so they can break ground this summer. The..."

May 2, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...rush to judgment? Due to extensive site remediation needs, construction can't begin until 2010. For more info, see "Developing..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature

Frontera Residents Blast 'Frankenfence'

Hatred of feds' planned fence/wall hybrid for region is bipartisan, far-reaching

"...area): One Democratic precinct approved a resolution simply opposing construction of the wall; another approved a resolution calling for..."

March 14, 2008 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Cross-Border Craziness: Frontera Residents Blast ‘Frankenfence’

"...area): One Democratic precinct approved a resolution simply opposing construction of the wall; another approved a resolution calling for..."

March 10, 2008 News Post by Cheryl Smith

Watershed Redo

How redevelopment can save the springs ... or not

"...the new Home Depot and HEB Supercenter now under construction in Drip­ping Springs (where the SOS Ordinance does not..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Reissues

"...Construction Time Again (Rhino/Reprise/Sire/Mute)Depeche Mode..."

June 15, 2007 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...As condo-honcho Perry Lorenz notes, developers roll all such construction costs into the pricing of new homes – so..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Where the Money Goes

"...• Zachary Scott Theatre Center: $10 million toward construction of a new 40,000-square-foot theatre facility on the city-owned..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

More Toll Road Tremors

East Austin activists say toll road plan is unfair

"...that they got in "just under the gun" in construction. "We've already paid for these roads, and these tolls..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Beside the Point

City Council gets ready to wade in the water (treatment plant)

"...Manager to move forward on the design, engineering, and construction of a new water treatment plant." This new, permissive..."

June 23, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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