The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...of, anything done by the traditional forces of "economic development."..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Spring Training

Seasonal snapshots of the council candidates

"...Strengths: Righteous anger at bad development calls..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Reflecting on the Deal

"...against CSC proposal): "Last year, City Council created the Downtown Development Advisory Group (DDAG). The group's purpose ... is..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature

Bicycle Dreams

A closer look at the Downtown bike boulevard proposals

"...Nueces, creating an avenue through the west side of Downtown that 1) is safer than some other streets, 2)..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Bennett There, Done That

"...And partly, it's because the neighbors have fought the downtown-ization of the Eastside tooth and nail. That is, the..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Waller Creek Comes to Life

Conservancy seeks radical makeover east of Downtown

"...to a radical makeover of the east side of Downtown. The flood-control tunnel that will lift 28 acres out..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

City Hall Hustle: What Price Density?

Council tries to find an economic balance for dense development and its public costs

"...the dais all fall into winter: adoption of the Downtown Austin Plan, and more specifically, wrangling over that plan's..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Developing Stories: Compact & Connected

All aboard for Transit-Oriented Development

"...with it the community's ticket to help shape the redevelopment of the neighborhoods that will play host to the..."

June 22, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Council Watch

City plots downtown's retail future

"...million for more than 65,000 square feet of retail downtown -- plus an extra $978,500 to fund an additional..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

The Participants

"...was first mixed. He also led the ad hoc Downtown Development Advisory Group, charged with producing guidelines for downtown..."

Dec. 3, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...containing sediments and suspended solids from the Barton Creek Development construction site into a tributary of Barton Creek... on..."

Sept. 4, 1998 News Feature

Tiffing Over the TIF

Waller Creek Rages On

"...out. Included in the council's Nov. 6 package of downtown resolutions was a directive to the city manager to..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...agreement hammered out between the city and Milburn, the development will be allowed to build up to four times..."

May 16, 1997 News Feature

No One Way About It

Which Way for Our Downtown Streets?

"...One-way or two-way for downtown? After nearly a decade of debate over Austin's downtown..."

Aug. 2, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Vignette's incentive package to move downtown wins easy approval; East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan moves forward despite loud and lengthy protests.

"...Smart Growth. Downtown revitalization. Cleaning up Waller Creek. The City Council had..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Use Only as Directed

Patenting the Formula

"...efforts on other fronts (like transportation, water quality, and downtown renewal), got wrapped up with a big bow and..."

Aug. 20, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two

"...next issue. Meanwhile, as reported in "Council Watch," Seaholm redevelopment is in the news again, along with any number..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Column by Louis Black

Council Moves on Convention Center Plans

The 24-page resolution brings together many of the moving parts from last summer’s “Downtown Puzzle”

"...wide-ranging set of measures for the southeast quadrant of Downtown, dubbed – at least for now – the "Palm..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Slouching Toward CodeCRONK

City manager gives Council a multiple-choice quiz for the land development code redo

"...and propose a new process leading to a Land Development Code" rewrite. In the past seven months, Cronk has..."

March 22, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

Moving treatment plant draws both applause and scrutiny from enviros

"...political trinkets – a legacy in environmental issues and downtown development, two of the bookends of Austin politics. On..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...pitches to the Austin Board of Realtors and other development-oriented reps. Still, the political drama seemed to be missing..."

March 28, 1997 News Feature

The Daily Hustle: 10/14/10 (Updated)

Employee pensions, Downtown development dominate

"...to the city's pension and retirement program, and the development deal for Austin Energy's Downtown Control Center, just west..."

Oct. 14, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Great Streets, Not So Great Parks

Battle at the park over Riverside Drive

"...However, the city Transportation Dept.'s new Downtown Access and Mobility Plan (D.A.M.P.), a two-year project conducted..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Austin's Chambermaid

"...leaders by creating a city department to procure economic development...."

June 16, 1995 News Column by Alex de Marban

The Latest in Density Bonuses: New Teeth

"...In December 2011, City Council passed the Downtown Austin Plan, intended to act as a guide for..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Faster Than Sound: Inside a Competition to Become Musician-in-Residence at a Luxury Apartment Complex

Would you play 25 hours a month to live rent-free in Downtown Austin?

"...crisis for just one artist, as the musician-in-residence at Downtown luxury apartment complex Sienna at the Thompson. For a..."

April 15, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The New Republic

The Downtown square will get a face-lift and new management

"...sheltered patrons at the Sustainable Food Center's Farmers' Market Downtown...."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Point Austin: The Tree in the Way

Commission decision could lead to changes in tree ordinance

"...deliberating whether the tree should make way for a Downtown development. On Oct. 11, the panel voted 5-4 to..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, April 15-21

"...TRAVIS COUNTY CENTRAL CAMPUS MASTER PLAN MEETING on Downtown development over the next 25 years. 3:30-5pm. Travis County..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature

Homemade History

Las Manitas, the Pérez sisters, and a usable past

"...Vision." It addresses the precise issue raised by pending redevelopment of the Las Manitas block: How can we best..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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