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"...surprise, last night's council action saw approval of a historic district for Hyde Park, and the controversial Water Treatment..."

"...transit projects affected by proposed changes to regional transportation plans ends at 5pm. See www.surveymonkey.com/s/plantipoct2010. www.campotexas.org/programs_plan.php..."

"...meeting also dwelt in the past, including suddenly controversial historic district zoning for Hyde Park, recommendations related to the..."

"...special-called meeting tomorrow to go over the Downtown Austin Plan, and the slow trickle of re-election announcements, and we've..."

"...Folks from the National Trust for Historic Preservation are in town for their annual conference, but..."

"...Last week, Aug. 19, the most prescient discussion of historic zoning standards –and their property-tax-abating benefits – came not..."

"...A legal battle over the preservation of a Hyde Park home is headed for a..."

"...looked most discussion-stoking – Item 65, amending the city's historic landmark zoning standards – may be quieter than the..."

"...in Central Austin, listed on the National Register of Historic Places – has had numerous incarnations over the years...."

"...An item capping historic zoning for homes – and the property tax losses..."

"...city is revealing two parcels of the long-awaited Downtown Plan today, the Core/Waterfront and Northwest districts, in a town..."

"...The Historic Landmark Commission's Special Certificate of Appropriateness Committee takes over..."

"...How do you tell when a building is "historic"?..."

"...if granted a waiver by the director of the Plan­ning and Development Review Department; that waiver can only be..."

"..."forbidden words" from 2009 – oldies but not-so-goodies like "planned unit development," "vital logic," and "hunker down," painful locutions..."

"...through the November 2010 election. – J.S. Downtown Austin Plan Town Hall..."

"...and Colorado streets, within the Warehouse District recommended for historic preservation by ROMA Austin as part of the Downtown..."

"...single building has (or has even applied for) protective historic landmark status, nor is the district as a whole..."

"...the first challenge in crafting the city's new Comprehensive Plan. At its July 23 meeting, City Council authorized a..."

"...serving on the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Comprehensive Plan have a few more weeks to find a nominating..."

"...On the urban design, master planning, and parks circuit, May has been a public-meetings whirl..."

"...council action at 6pm today (Thursday, April 30). The Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a "hybrid" version of the Waterfront..."

"...of economic gloom and city budget-slashing, the Downtown Austin Plan was almost a casualty last week. When City Council..."

"...opposition to awarding the contract for designing a comprehensive plan at this week's City Council meeting. McCracken agreed, calling..."

"...time coming," Council Member Lee Leffingwell moved that the plan be adopted with several amendments, including directing the city..."

"...idealism and pragmatism: Crenshaw strongly backs Save Muny and preservation of the course at all costs; Kite has favored..."

"...Rep. Ann Kitchen: a separate new low-cost health insurance plan that bands and other music industry professionals could use..."

"...trustee Robert Schneider pointed to the strengths of the planned bond, saying, "As [AISD super­intendent] Dr. Forgione always tells..."

"...That core question informs the Downtown Austin Plan, commissioned by the city and now being executed by..."

"...including an $800 million mixed-use river walk development and preservation and upkeep of Savannah's historic homes and architecture. (He..."