Developing Stories

CAMPO's new executive director plans to get busy planning

"...the brand-new executive director of the Capital Area Metro­pol­itan Planning Organization, the affable and accomplished Cantalupo could be just..."

May 16, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The Traffic Report

Rail rolls forward, but toll roads encounter slowing

"...to persuade citizens to support Capital Metro's latest rail plan, local leaders on the toll road front – having..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Born to be Reviled

Interstate 35's worst stretch is also its most politically organized -- and that's a problem for TxDOT.

"...Given the controversy surrounding the plan to expand and revamp Interstate 35 through downtown Austin,..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

A World of Their Own

Growing Population

"...Texas, TEA was required to develop a corrective action plan to address statewide compliance issues. AISD developed corrective action..."

June 4, 1999 News Feature by Spike Gillespie

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...individual; environmentally, the whole community, and even the whole planet, pays a price. For a city like Austin that..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Lege Lines: The Score

How the 83rd did on water infrastructure, the budget, education, the environment, and transportation

"...the right places first. Unlike the state's five-year water plan, which simply lists every project, HB 4 "sets up..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Brandon Watson

Naked City

"...• AISD withdrew its plan to split Kealing Middle School into magnet and neighborhood..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature

Summit for the Aquifer

"...week's first regional environmental summit, Kent Butler, a UT planning professor, was asked to summarize the range of thought..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Point Austin: Buckle Up

The 20-year argument over SH 45 resumes apace

"...neighbors to the south, the long-delayed State Highway 45 plan is back on the front burner – a slimmer,..."

Nov. 4, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Developing Stories: Neighbor Power

Why neighborhood plans work better in Seattle

"...Austin's neighborhood plan process is grounded in the best of intentions –..."

May 18, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Bigger, Better, Smarter

San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?

"...light rail, downtown housing, a streamlined development process, growth-management plans to promote infill and combat sprawl, and institutional vehicles..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Why AISD Wants and Needs a $2.4 Billion Bond Program

Equity is not cheap

"...finally arrived at the right way to do that. Planning, Not Panicking..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Amnesty Now!

Council expected to tackle the issue of small-lot amnesty

"...City Hall, a good bit of it is about planning, density, and affordability. This is City Council's week to..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Back to the Trenches

AMD tightens its hold on Lantana – and the enviro opposition digs in

"...in India – all of which play into AMD's long-range goal of hammering arch rival Intel and claiming the..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Field of Dreamers

Two dems, five gop candidates vie for district 48 race, but the seat is expected to remain Democratic.

"...Texans, and the two even worked together on a Planned Parenthood committee. In fact, there doesn't seem to be..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Think Locally, Act Regionally

Regional Government's All the Rage - Are We Ready?

"...Pflugerville or Georgetown or Austin. We can work to plan the growth of the region together - so we..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Let’s Get Connected Again

What we can do now to prepare for the mobility future

"...what should I find upon my return but a long-range regional mobility plan, the very bone I've gnawed for..."

Dec. 21, 2018 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Planning for Affordability

Council tackles thorny zoning cases

"...from the "Response to CodeNEXT Prescrip­tion Papers" which the Planning Commission issued this week, largely praising the city staff..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Check's In the Mail: Grant Awarded to Austin

Region gets gov't grant for housing and development

"...surrounding area as part of HUD's Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program...."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

AISD: Matching Buildings to Kids, or Vice Versa?

AISD aims to resolve under- and overcrowding issues with its facilities master plan

"...Independent School District is working on a facilities master plan, intended to take stock of both the buildings it..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Plans for Webberville Land Cause Big Stink

Austin may use 2,800 acres of undeveloped land owned by Austin Energy for industrial purposes

"...Contentious plans are taking shape this week as to how the..."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...Transit Working Group convened by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is going boldly where the region has never..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

What I Want to do With My Life

Mike Krusee on New Urbanism, Smart Growth, toll roads, and why Bobby Kennedy is his hero

"...roads as they come up, developed a more strategic plan, saying our goal isn't just to build the roads..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Developing Stories

More lessons from Seattle

"...Following the 2007 Neighborhood Planning Conference held May 5, this column shared ideas from..."

June 15, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Letters @ 3AM

The widespread and richly deserved condemnation of President Bush's new Iraq "plan" has been high on rhetoric and low on specificity

"...and richly deserved condemnation of President Bush's new Iraq "plan" has been high on rhetoric and low on specificity...."

Feb. 2, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...and Raul Alvarez and Danny Thomas' Eastside revitalization incentive plan (see "Austin@Large")...."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

ECSD Plays Musical Chairs, but the Music Never Stops

Environmental Shuffle

"...More ECSD desks will be moving soon. According to plans now being developed by the city manager, 80 water..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Public Notice: Your City at Work

"Shaping policy for generations to come"

"..."The Austin Strategic Mobility Plan and Project Connect are working together to help shape..."

March 23, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

News Roundup: Jail, Traffic, & Politics

Video visitation under fire, again; traffic experiments

"...Council’s Mobility Committee) announced a new “comprehensive traffic management plan” that will attempt to identify short-term, mid-term, and long-range..."

March 30, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Developing Stories: Learning From Denver

More insights from the Congress for the New Urbanism

"...from, as it's further ahead on tackling the same urban-planning issues we struggle with in Austin. Touring the city..."

July 3, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

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