Revving Up for Slow Times

How local entrepreneurs plan to weather the recession

"...two-thirds are so confident that they have no contingency plan in place for what to do in an economic..."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Mixed Use, Mixed Emotions

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

"...Austin embarked on a complex experiment in populist urban planning known as "VMU." That's "vertical mixed-use," a new zoning..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...fast moving targets of Fix290 and Oak Hill neighborhood planning efforts make it difficult for reporters and readers to..."

June 16, 2006 Column

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"...within, you wrote something that is extremely important: "Carefully planning and building roads can drive growth in the most..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column

Austin @ Large: Wreck on the Highway

Why the dogs can't catch the toll road speed machine

"...really, at the meeting of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board on Monday night, nothing happened...."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Capital Metro Stays Its Course

All Systems Go!, but no extensions added, to a November commuter-rail vote

"...board meeting, that the transit authority's All Systems Go! plan – and especially its proposed commuter rail component –..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Preserving Planet Texas

Outdoor-loving Texans can thank the federal government for requiring the state to firm up its state parks planning over the next decade.

"...requiring the state to firm up its state parks planning over the next decade. Last week the Texas Parks..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Dan Oko

Public Notice: Life Goes On

Even while you’re not paying attention

"...CAMPO, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, is moving ahead with its $42 billion long-range..."

April 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: How Small Is a Small Area?

Out of the ruins of CodeNEXT and into the next round of city planning drama... CodeWHAT?

"...and into the next round of the ongoing city planning drama which, for now, we'll call CodeWHAT?...."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: It Never Rains but It Pours

How moving quickly on buyouts for the nearly 300 Onion Creek homeowners went unresolved

"...Council appears split on Item 33: the Convention Center Long-Range Master Plan, which includes a staff-proposed expansion. While the..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Project Connect Accelerates

As decisions near, controversy dogs urban rail plan

"...directors. Cap Metro is expected to vote on a plan June 23, with Council likely to follow on June..."

June 13, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Council To Imagine Imagine Austin

Plus SH 45, White Lodging, frat houses, and more

"...a 60-item agenda that includes the mother of all planning issues – the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan – which..."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

May 12 Municipal Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...On transportation, Leffingwell's led the move into multimodal planning and funding, and he's currently working with council and..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature

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"...reasonable alternatives for funding our transportation needs. CAMPO's 2030 plan to toll portions of existing highways such as 290,..."

March 3, 2006 Column

Point Austin: They Toll for Thee

Behind the toll battle is a long and bumpy road to the same old place

"...unacknowledged but discomfiting subtext of Monday's Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting, although the headline items concerned the rejection..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Column by Michael King

'All Systems Go!' ... Very, Very Slowly

Cap Metro proposes a rail plan that is much less than meets the eye

"...as it rolled out the final "All Systems Go!" plan it is expected to take to the ballot box..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Betty Baker Rules

Love her or fear her, Austin's land-use queen rules the city her own way

"...built on a 30-year career of crafting the city's planning and development process, is much, much larger than the..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...importance of Austin Studios can't be underestimated. These former airplane hangars have hosted more than a dozen film productions..."

July 11, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

Two historically opposed neighborhoods along Manor Road find a common enemy in plans to expand neighborhood arterials to make room for traffic into the redeveloped Mueller Airport site.

"...And then there's the official plan. Earlier this month, the City Council approved a transportation..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

Council Member Jackie Goodman believes ZAP is the answer to Planning Commission gridlock.

"...Whether you're looking to activate a neighborhood plan, or just hoping to change your lot from CS..."

June 8, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

Local Austin news and gossip

"...parts is supposed to adopt the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO)'s long-range transportation plan as its own, but..."

Feb. 9, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

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

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"...all sides as a historic step forward in development planning, and a significant precedent in having the city and..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Column by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

"...batik shirt and sitting in front of a potted plant, read from a prepared statement, saying that his report,..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature

Then There's This: Highway 45 Revisited

Except for the mayor, Council reaffirms opposition to 'aquifer toll road'

"...The more one considers the plan for State Highway 45 – its patchwork of moving..."

May 23, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Restaurants on the Road

Where to dine on I-35

"...to find out who's playing on the Sunday you plan to visit and order tickets online. Call Gruene Mansion..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City

Transit Transitions

"...dominant HOV users. The first phase of Cap Met's plan would coincide with HOVs along I-35 north of US..."

Oct. 15, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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The LCRA water deal with the city of Austin is suspicious.

"...an editorial attacking the SOS organization's opposition to the plan. Stockpiling water, as with buying land, seems to me..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Column by Louis Black

On the Rails

Bungling Bureaucrats, or Best Hope?

"...Metro board to implement a major new Transit System Plan and hold a public referendum on commuter rail. Instead..."

June 14, 1996 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...by The Texas Tribune. It’s part of a broader plan the Tribune has to expand beyond state-level stuff to..."

May 16, 2025 News Feature

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