There's Something About Mary

Mary arnold gets down to brass tacks on bradley deal

"...has served on both the Parks Board and the Planning Commission, has run for City Council, and is a..."

March 10, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Reflecting on the Deal

"...on some fast-breaking opportunities, it also guards against the planning for a critical district of downtown being driven by..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature

Postmarks

Slusher Kicks Ass!

"...What we have been begging for is neighborhood planning, and a break from lying, bullying, encroaching developers. If..."

March 13, 1998 Column

Postmarks

We Get What We Want

"...are valid. If you reviewed JPI's presentation to the Planning Commission in January 1997 or JPI's track record on..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Column

Page Two

"...the resultant negative effect on our natural resources, city planning is an imperative for sustaining Austin as a livable..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Column by Louis Black

How a Small Town Has Fared as a Microchip Factory Brings in Billions

Has Taylor, TX, become Boomtown, TX?

"...foreign investment in Texas' history," said Amy Everhart, a planning and zoning commissioner in Taylor and co-founder of the..."

April 28, 2023 News Feature by Abe Asher

Local Architecture Firm Opens $20K Grant Application for Nonprofits

Jump on it – applications close May 19

"...Consultation services could include site analysis, feasibility studies, master planning, site planning, conceptual design, and architectural and interior design..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Public Notice: The Housing Game

Council goes in search of the “lose-lose” solution

"...with no real benefit to citizens outside the real estate industry. Especially in multifamily housing (Type 3), which are..."

June 10, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Land Trust Homes Could Go to Displaced Austinites

"Right to return" preference policy to be used with sales of city-owned homes

"...the works at (what is now) the Housing and Planning Department since 2018. Prospective buyers who can show they..."

April 22, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date

So many more stories to tell

"...project, as Cara Bertron of the city's Housing and Planning Depart­ment describes it, has a deceptively simple goal. A..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Council Recap: Hey, Remember That Thing We Asked You to Do?

City Council revisits resilience hubs and Rainey Street density

"...assumptions both about LDC revision and the Downtown real estate market, which has been greatly impacted by the pandemic...."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Leans in Hard to Change TxDOT’s Mind on I-35

The road not taken

"...the NEPA process. Unlike in many cities, the real estate that flanks the CapExCentral is not really devalued much..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

CodeNEXT: Take Four?

When is an addendum really a new draft?

"...joint land use commission work session last Wednesday, where Planning Com­mission Chair Stephen Oliver implored city staff to tread..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Design for Living

Fusebox Festival creates a pop-up village as part of its thinkEAST Living Charrette

"...Fred Schmidt, the city's Cultural Arts Division, and architectural planning firm TBG Partners – launched their "living charrette," an..."

April 3, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

News Roundup: MLK, Chris Kyle, and the Lege

Get ready to celebrate "Chris Kyle Day"

"...precursor to the SEALs) Jesse Ventura successfully sued Kyle's estate for an apocryphal claim that Kyle cold-cocked him in..."

Feb. 2, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

A Development Project With a Silver Lining

The Rebekah Baines Johnson Center is about to be part of an ambitious master planned community for Austin seniors.

"...Johnson Center, located on 18 acres of prime real estate on the north shore of Lady Bird Lake, is..."

July 11, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

State & City Redevelopment? Hold That Thought ...

The TFC wants to redevelop state land in Austin – Austin's not so sure

"...a resolution to get more deeply involved with Capitol-area planning. "Whenever the state of Texas has embarked on a..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD: Open Embargo, Find Plan

Carstarphen's AISD reveals a process inside a plan inside an embargo

"...draft proposals for the 2012-13 school year (see "For Planning Purposes," below). Sánchez told reporters they could have a..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Place 3 War of Words: Historic Zoning, WTP4

Shade and Tovo battle over zoning and water

"...against general election front-runner Kathie Tovo – her challenger's Planning Commission vote in a controversial historic zoning case and..."

June 10, 2011 News Feature

City Hall Hustle: In the Zone

Land-use issues in all corners of the city dominate council agenda

"...and West Austin Neighborhood Group rezonings. Notably, the neighborhood planning group's hope that its future land use map would..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Suspended in Time

The community song of Wilson Street awaits its next refrain

"...condo/duplex project. Prior to the proposal reaching the council, Planning Commission Chair Dave Sullivan had cast the lone "no"..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Feature by Amy Smith

Developing Stories: Goodie Basket Development

The Grayco South Shore PUD proposal adds public benefits for height

"...Can it be? Austin's urban design and planning processes actually seem to be working, at least for..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Great Public Spaces Summit

Dancing in the streets, singing odes to streetscapes

"...the Congress for the New Urbanism and the American Planning Association. "We need to create dynamic public urban spaces..."

July 10, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Not So Cool

Austin's 2009 Climate Protection Program update confirms progress on energy – but reflects a feeble citywide effort

"...well short of its goals in transportation and land-use planning to reduce transportation-related emissions. The Austin plan is among..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...final-hour request from East Austin neighborhood groups led the Planning Commission to vote 7-1 on Tuesday to postpone discussion..."

May 30, 2008 News Feature

Bikes Missing From Domain's Mix

"...is often cast as a paragon of New Urbanist planning. With its retail and residential components situated between two..."

May 23, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Don't Forget the Children

AISD races and bond proposals

"...Brister is no stranger to AISD's planning processes. As a parent member of the Lanier Vertical..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dems Hunting Daugherty in Precinct 3

Dems Hunting Daugherty in Precinct 3, Voting Rolls Mystery Part 2: The County's Side, and Voter ID Bill Redux

"...series of jobs around the nation in the real estate industry (including, notably, ClubCorp – but not, she says,..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Developing Stories: The Long Capitol View

The Downtown Commission and Heritage Society of Austin square off over Capitol-view corridors

"...rationales," a failure to adequately involve neighborhood associations and planning teams affected by the proposed changes, and a concern..."

June 1, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Beside the Point: Time Is on Her Side

When it comes to zoning cases, perhaps less is more

"...has temporarily cooled (like saner quarters of the real estate world at large – everywhere but Austin). That's not..."

March 9, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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