Is Austin Getting Left Behind on the 'Livability' Front?

'Sustainability' is much more than a 14-letter word

"...Transportation integrated funding initiative, which is built around six "livability principles." She urged more than 200 regional leaders in..."

May 14, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Density + Livability = Sustainability

"...these elements. One simple idea is this: Density + livability = sustainability. Density-bonus options address the "livability" part of..."

Oct. 31, 2007 Postmarks

Lovable Livability

Love (and trophies) for Austin's leaders of livability

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Off the Beaten Track

Can Light Rail Build Livable Communities?

"...the only word they know. In Austin, the whole livability movement has been driven, for the most part, by..."

Nov. 21, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Anti-Rail for Austin

"...during the same period. Rail transit reduces so called "livability" by encouraging congestion in 16 of the fastest growing..."

June 9, 2004 Postmarks

No One Way About It

Which Way for Our Downtown Streets?

"...and suburban dwellers without destroying downtown's walkability -- and livability. Consensus will be hard-won in the coalition: Transit wonks..."

Aug. 2, 1996 News Feature

Sustainable Planning

"...planning – funding land-use plans and zoning that "incorporate livability, sustainability, and social equity principles." In addition, Congress is..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Gone and Quartered

Stiffed on Capital Metro money, the city scrambles to fund another $51 million in transportation projects

"...the city's website. The projects support goals for sustainability, livability, and economic health, in addition to mobility, and they..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Livability: Stories

Raymond writes life as it is lived – which is to say devoid of significant drama – and writes of it without recourse to stylistic flamboyance or narrative tricks

"...Livability: Storiesby Jon Raymond Bloomsbury USA, 272 pp., $15 (paper)..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Books Review by John Davidson

Take the A-Train

Mike Clark-Madison discusses 10 years covering light rail, and urges voters to support it.

"...the advent of Smart Growth (or New Urbanism, or livability, or sustainability, or whatever the hell you want to..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lasting Legacy

Kneeland Raised Standards

"...an article titled "Vision for Austin's economy: Study says livability is vital to growth." Wrote Earl Golz, in his..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin

Rose (City)-Colored Glasses

"...Austin, which claims to want the same badges of livability -- a vital downtown, an impressive mass-transit system, respect..."

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

The Next Austin Bust

Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?

"...model, in which Austin becomes an overpriced enclave of "livability" – what city demographer Ryan Robinson dubs "Monaco on..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Chronicle Endorsements

Dec. 11 Run-off Election; Early Voting Nov. 29-Dec. 7

"...anti-trans bathroom bill. We also commend his focus on livability and affordability in Southwest Austin, and his call to..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Public Notice – CodeNEXT: The Halftime Score?

If you view the code rewrite simply as a struggle between the urbanists and the preservationists, it's fair to ask, who's winning?

"...come at some costs in terms of affordability and livability...."

July 6, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

A Plea for Pools

"...pools in historically underserved neighborhoods would improve equity and livability. Please email your City Council reps your story about..."

June 4, 2018 Postmarks

The Luv Doc: Sacrifice

It's always best to seize the moral high ground

"...I know you two lovebirds might not even celebrate..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

CodeNEXT's Sound Check Gets Under Way

There's still (a little) time to tell city planners how you feel about the way Austin's designed

"...to evolve now, for the sake of traffic and livability for everyone in 10 years. Opticos Design, the lead..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Katie Matlack

SXSW Interactive: Bruce Sterling Closing Talk

The Internet of Things is here, Makers blew it, and you should go to Turin

"...space boasts furniture from OpenDesk and a seriously considered livability factor. “In Turin, ‘open source’ still actually means something...."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

What We Have Learned

"...in property taxes, the horrific traffic, and the very livability of this town. As for the idea that voters..."

Dec. 30, 2014 Postmarks

The Luv Doc: In Through the Out Hole

Like singing and dancing, everyone is a self-appointed expert when it comes to anal sex

"...I can’t fault him for that. Like singing and..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...and public safety; basic needs coordination Issues: transportation infrastructure, livability, simplified regulation, business/education volunteerism (FB) Erin McGann, Austin District..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

State of the City Highlights

Mayor Leffingwell's annual address encourages a 'yes and' attitude

"...our environment. It threatens our safety. It threatens the livability of our city and entire region."..."

Feb. 5, 2013 News Post by Monica Riese

Creating Sustainability

City plans Colony Park project as a long-term Eastside neighborhood

"...not alone in that concern. As part of its livability principals, HUD requires that a project support existing communities...."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Future Is Ours: A Timeline of Austin's Comprehensive Plan

"...on seven prominent themes identified through public input process: livability, sustainability, accessibility, prosperity, respect, creativity, and education...."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

The Daily Hustle: 8/4/10

What's your vision?

"...the dang thing here, which has separate sections encompassing livability, sustainability, mobility, and lots more. Moreover, the sections are..."

Aug. 4, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Green Light for CAMPO 2035 Plan

Long-range plan includes SH 45 Southwest project

"...D.C., Office of Planning; consulted on the Bay Area Livability Footprint in the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area; and developed..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Daily Hustle: 5/18/10

Org urges bond 'reconsideration'

"...Lack of alignment with recent federal transportation policies and livability principles; • Lack of broad community representation on the..."

May 18, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Acevedo on Dallas, Austin, and Ambition

"...in terms of places to live in the country. Livability, safety, and everything else. That doesn't happen by accident;..."

April 2, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Imagining Austin

Austinites begin a new comprehensive plan for the city's future

"...rather than broad discussions about how to synthesize numerous "livability" and "quality of life" issues into big-picture solutions. He..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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