Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT

The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle

"...you’ve sought out the full transcription of the Chronicle’s CodeNEXT conversation with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council..."

Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

Money for Nothing

Millions of Williamson County taxpayer dollars pour into a contractor's pocket, and no one seems to know why.

"...construction contracts; about changes to the state's Local Government Code affecting such contracts; about public officials suffering from conveniently..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Genius of the Crowd ... Source

Austin programmers look to create a public redesign of the city's website

"...technology movement advocating the public availability of programming source codes, so that any programmer with a great idea can..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...drug bust that threatens to unravel the police department’s code of silence. Cast List: Courtney B. Vance, Aunjanue Ellis,..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mapping the Future

Seven longtime Austinites talk about Smart Growth, neighborhood planning, and the future of Central Austin in an October roundtable discussion.

"...Much of what's in Austin's famously arcane Land Development Code aims to manage land use without biting the bullet..."

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

Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin

Rose (City)-Colored Glasses

"...on a weeknight to fine tune the zoning code might not be your notion of a good time,..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Good City, Bad City

City staff does some things right, some things wrong

"...Among all the city departments, Development Services and Austin Code are among the most frequent targets of citizen complaints..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

CodeNEXT Prepares to Rewrite Austin

Sound Check, a week of city development code-related events, kicks off Nov. 16

"...you haven't heard, Austin is rewriting its Land Development Code. CodeNEXT is the name for the ongoing process of..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Katie Matlack

Keeping It Together

You mean open source hasn't saved the world yet?

"...geeks spent 48 hours studying, writing, and revising computer code at Tek Republik in Austin, breaking occasionally for martinis..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

The Real Deal

"...site area, per the City of Austin Land Development Code provisions in effect on the date of this agreement...."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature

Why Wall Street Is Betting on Austin's Multimedia That Magic Touch

"...at FG Squared hoping to pick up a little code ... Everything That Rises ......"

March 5, 1999 Screens Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Mayor's Omnibus Resolution: A Year Later

Twelve months after Mayor Steve Adler rolled out his plan to save live music and the arts, what's happened?

"...as were tales of rough run-ins with the city's code compliance force). Listening to two communities that usually consider..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Complete Freedom

A profile of Bad Livers banjo player Danny Barnes

"...and again, and again -- over and over. A code by which to live one's life. A code that..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Public Notice: The EV/AV Club

Thinking big about planning and mobility

"...joint session on the embattled draft version of the CodeNEXT land development code rewrite – in particular, the rationale..."

March 10, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Car Croquet

Neighborhood leaders seek stronger code enforcement front-lawn parking.

"...sometimes hold "Bud Light beer parties where the dress code appears to be shirtless." Last year, a neighbor broke..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Here's How Austin's Last-Minute City Budget Battles Played Out

How advocates' calls for action were and weren't answered

"...to improving the city's permit review and Land Development Code amendment processes. [inset-1]..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Protect and Preserve

How can we keep Austin's cultural heritage authentic?

"...went out to fight on every front, from calling code enforcement to demanding action from District 9 Council Member..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Cop Code Conservancy..."

July 4, 2003 Column

Down the Rabbit Hole

The weird, ever-evolving world of ARGs

"...one was an A.I. promotional poster with an embedded code stating, "Jeanine is the key." After entering the rabbit..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

Mixed Use, Mixed Emotions

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

"...Northcross criticisms. It also lambasted the city for "using code changes to circumvent notice requirements [to adjoining private homeowners],..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Tied to the Tracks

"...rail line, no matter how you tweak the zoning code. (Ironically, a heavy rail system, which would likely require..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...endless civic disputes, this one over the Land Development Code (LDC) rewrite. That may sound boring, and it pretty..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...Tuma AUG. 9: City Council votes unanimously to scrap CodeNEXT..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...commit but must prove his innocence without breaking the codes of the samurai he holds so dearly. (Mar. 17)..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Front Steps Slips and Falls

As the nonprofit that runs the ARCH falls apart, the city's rush to replace it frustrates providers

"...standing," citing a section of the Texas Business Organizations Code that requires nonprofits "have at least three directors, one..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...the city's queer community by enforcing a "family-friendly" dress code. When a protester showed up wearing a cling-wrap tube..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Death of Ben Brownlee

A Rockdale teenager's suicide raises questions about official protections for gay and transgendered kids

"...According to the RISD Code of Student Conduct, students "shall not engage in harassment..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Good cops and bad cops, radio waverings and global warming warnings.

"...tell us is the maximum legally allowed under city code. The question is whether the city will enforce that..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Column

Oh, Build Me a Home

Architects Espouse "Traditional Neighborhood Districts"

"...design criteria for TNDs and proposed new Land Development Code language that would establish the TND as a separate..."

May 23, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Contradictions Exposed

"...of petit bourgeois by moving into the 78759 ZIP code. This is ironic considering that my family could not..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

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