Climate, Meet Mobility

Copenhagen is all about green transport – and Austin should be, too

"...21st century's economic, moral, and political world leader. A Core Value..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin @ Large: The End of the Roads

The toll plan takes us down the right path, but there's still a long way to go

"...transportation – to live and work in the urban core. So my perspective reflects that...."

July 30, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...dismount into my observation deck of the city's kinetic core...."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Council Recap: Once-Sacred Neighborhood Protections Battered by Austin's Affordability Crisis

Are taller buildings with less parking the answer?

"...build housing on the city’s major commercial and transportation corridors. But its public discussion of the issue predictably highlighted..."

May 21, 2022 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Three Project Options

"...At the May 16 meeting of the Central Corridor Advisory Group (a committee of elected officials and local..."

June 13, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

The Downtown Austin Plan

The city unveils its Downtown Plan in progress

"...That core question informs the Downtown Austin Plan, commissioned by the..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...a real transportation solution for residents in Austin's urban core. We see the parking problem at the University of..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature

Page Two

"...Is there a transit component to the plan? Specifically, how does it accommodate..."

April 17, 1998 Column by Nick Barbaro

Council OK's Motel Purchase to Help Homeless

Also on the dais: parks, trains, trails, diapers

"...or Blue line in isolation,” referring to the high-capacity transit routes through the central city being examined by the..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT

The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle

"...show how many more folks we can get near transit so we can have a better bus system, hopefully..."

Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...a part of it has to be improved mass transit...."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The postponement of light rail means we should look for other forms of mass transit

"...acting too surprised -- or disappointed -- that the transit authority won't mount another light-rail referendum until 2004. But..."

June 7, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice

It's International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day and Discover Commute Solutions Month!

"...status" all but disappear from our vocabulary. The inner core of our city, especially, is so suited for alternate..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...support large-scale freeway and arterial construction that would render transit impractical by creating more low-density suburban development and automobile..."

June 21, 1996 News Feature

Bigger, Better, Smarter

San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?

"...big-ticket public works to transform itself, from the urban core outward, into a cutting-edge high-tech center, a tourism and..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Banking on Amtrak

Kay Bailey Hutchison's Been Workin' on the Railroad

"...to be contracted, but they have to protect their core positions...."

June 13, 1997 News Column by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Public Notice: Threading the Needle

Is this the year of urban planning?

"...roads, urban bike routes, and the redevelopment of major transit corridors, that could pass voters' muster (quite easily, as..."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Point Austin: Solid State

Leffingwell takes pride in his hometown ... and looks toward one final vote

"...curious preamble this time around is that a hard core of mass transit advocates – mostly associated with the..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

"...pole yard is the exact opposite of the dense, transit-oriented development city planners desire near transit hubs. Its proposed..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature

Mulling Over Mueller

"...square feet of office space that could form the core of the New Mueller...."

Oct. 31, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Project Connect: Three Rail Plans Mulled for CCAG

Advisory Group looks at three options, plus costs

"...instead, the team presented three different options for the core plan, all starting at Grove & Riverside on the..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...Consultants Experience: civic activist; city commissioner (Zoning and Platting, transition task force); North Austin Civic Association member Issues: transportation,..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Neighborhood Soup

"...Sabino Renteria, whose United East Austin Coalition is the core of the Cesar Chavez team, and Robert Donley and..."

Aug. 1, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Travis County

"...managed lanes that will allow the addition of mass transit. "Gerald sneers at bike lanes," said Holmes, "but we..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Green With Ambition

Why we need a master developer – not a project developer – to mastermind Seaholm East

"...first-rate urban design and architecture, public spaces, sustainable/green building, pedestrian/bike/transit connectivity, ample parking, affordable and work-force housing. All of..."

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District

Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway

"...Austin. Meanwhile, the blocks alongside I-35 in the city's core, which have been refashioned by city leaders as the..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Taking a Dive Into the Travis County Election Numbers

The biggest blueberry ever!

"...arguments to be made for and against investing in transit, Proposition A and Project Connect were endorsed by a..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Location, Location, Location

AISD is moving its administrative offices from West Sixth Street to Highway 290. Why would any government entity do that?

"...as roofs, electrical, and HVAC, came in with poor scores. Trading Location for Utility..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Which Way to CodeNEXT?

A conversation with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council Member Greg Casar

"...show how many more folks we can get near transit so we can have a better bus system, hopefully..."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Project and Program Map

"...The "project and program map" reflects both the priority regional/corridor/local mobility projects targeted in the bond, and those projects..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature

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