Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...their questions on the agency's flip charts: What about Downtown and Seaholm? What about Mueller? What about UT and..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Shark Bites Back

Mitchell Says the Eastside Needs Sharp Teeth

"...city housing officials who are currently profiting from Mitchell's redevelopment plans. "He's got his little cronies that he works..."

April 18, 1997 News Feature

Postmarks

VanScoy's Agenda Part 2

"...see some positive media attention on the Mueller Airport redevelopment. Surprisingly, I do not have much to object to..."

March 12, 1999 Column

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

Their Reputations Precede Them

Run-off rivals Galindo and Morrison set the record straight

"...not true," says Morrison, rattling off a list of redevelopment projects she supported in her own Old West Austin..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Vignette's downtown plans are roundly applauded and approved unanimously at Planning Commission.

"...Austin's downtown crowd turned out Tuesday night to heap praises on..."

Nov. 17, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive

City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide

"...the corridor to be less of a highway from Downtown to Austin-Berg­strom International Airport, and more of a welcoming..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...before, I'd made the passage from Austin's Eastside to Downtown, crossing under the traffic-laden I-35 and entering the Red..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

Top 10 Developing Stories

Lessons Learned

"...2) Densifying Downtown The urban fabric became more tightly woven this year:..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Top 10 Developing Stories

Lessons Learned

"...2) Densifying Downtown The urban fabric became more tightly woven this year:..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

The city tries to combine historic protection, urban redevelopment

"...last December by then Chair Chris Riley and the Downtown Commission. The 33-page report now circulating among relevant commissions..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Can Dirty Sixth Be Cleaned Up?

City Hall, the bars and clubs, and now a big developer say, “Maybe?”

"...a public outcry to clean up and transform the Downtown entertainment district along East Sixth Street every decade or..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Austin at Large: Life Beyond the Cop Shop?

ULI-Austin members craft hypothetical – but plausible – visions for APD’s unloved HQ

"...lived long enough to see the substantial transformation of Downtown Austin from the semi-dereliction of the mid-Nineties and prior...."

Dec. 24, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Dec. 23-30

"...DOWNTOWN AUSTIN PLAN Recommendations on improvements related to historic preservation,..."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Feature

Three Steps Forward, One Step Back

Various projects slated for I-35, Airport Boulevard, and Congress Avenue

"...Street of Texas" – since Feb. 26, when the Downtown Austin Alliance held its "Enhancing the Congress Avenue Experience"..."

May 7, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Rockin' Solutions: A Four-Piece Combo

Highlights of solutions emerging from the four Live Music Task Force subcommittees

"...for bands, more low-cost studio and rehearsal spaces, even Downtown parking passes for gigs. Musicians desperately need savvy, professional..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Postmarks

Urban planning and noise in the Hood

"...sound like some interloping yuppie who recently moved into downtown and wants to make it over, tailored to her..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Column

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...All eyes downtown may be on Intel and CSC, but down at..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Art's Eastside Origins The East End by Mike Clark-Madison

"...Rosewood corridor, and quite visibly along Manor Road. While Downtown is still where a lot of local art and..."

Aug. 25, 1995 News Feature

Then There's This: Reimagining the South Waterfront

South Central Waterfront Init­i­ative creates a long-term development vision

"...and forethought goes into what's expected to be widespread redevelopment across 97 acres. In other words, we don't want..."

July 11, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Keeping Austin Green

The Parks budget finally got a boost, but the real job has just begun

"...advisory firm that also consults on city planning and redevelopment, and is headed by former Chicago mayor Richard M...."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Council: Time for a Beer

A short but packed agenda for this week's Council

"...potential role of the city in the planning and redevelopment of the Capitol complex and other local state properties;..."

Feb. 1, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

"...all conveniently located for the many soccer hooligans residing Downtown. While perhaps overly ambitious and without official support from..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature

Mixed Use, Mixed Emotions

An anniversary review of Austin's vertical mixed-use program discovers a range of responses to density, change, and planning

"...test case went to council Nov. 8: the mixed-use redevelopment of 5350 Burnet Rd., site of the Antique Marketplace...."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Planning South Shore Central: The ROMA Report

2000 study of redeveloping the South Shore was a good first effort

"...ROMA identified "two principal impediments" to redevelopment of the South Shore Central subdistrict, which it nevertheless..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...looking at Thurmond Heights as a site for possible redevelopment – and that would likely involve the demolition of..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature

Election Notes

Prop. 2 will shape the way the area develops at a time when the community is trying to decide for itself what sort of neighborhood it wants to be

"...kind of political jousting that kicks up dust storms downtown. Rather, it's personal because Prop. 2 will shape the..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Guadalupe Gets a Makeover

Heritage neighbors give mixed reviews to redevelopment north of the Drag

"...Guadalupe 31's brand of redevelopment is consistent with the City Council's proposed commercial design..."

July 22, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...its recommendation on the latest staff proposal for a redevelopment strategy for the Rainey Street neighborhood Downtown. After hearing..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The ARA Faces the Music

For the Austin Revitalization Authority, Eastside renewal proves to be a long, slow dance

"...Looking west, you can see construction cranes hovering over Downtown; but for East 12th, not one but two booms..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

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