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May 16, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Railing at the Rail Yard:

Capital Metro runs into (surprise!) angry neighbors as it contemplates redeveloping its Eastside rail yard.

"...Cap Metro's attempts at inclusion, and think the transit authority is putting the neighborhoods at risk. The setting, as..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...-- has now been dropped by the Texas Turnpike Authority from its list of Central Texas road projects, state..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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"...On Tuesday, March 5, Catellus Inc. and the Mueller Redevelopment Team, finalists to be Master Developer of the..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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"...review panel, and would raise the city manager's purchasing authority without council approval to $100,000. The previous Charter Revision..."

Feb. 15, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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Clean Campaigns heat wave, Alcoa's new problems, No Pipeline solutions at AAS, Personnel puzzles at AISD, City resignations, Mueller redevelopment candidates, Hyde Park meets again & Ed Herman's letter to the Times

"...can offer (Sunday, July 29) is to suggest handing authority over unregulated gathering lines to that legendary footstool to..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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The City Council moves forward with Austin's regional transportation plan, but assures neighbors of road-widening projects proposed in the plan that they, not the state of Texas, have the authority to decide what gets built and when.

"...Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), the regional transit authority that distributes Texas Dept. of Transportation funds -- for..."

June 15, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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The Austin City Council is back from their winter break, and they have a full schedule ahead of them.

"...The redevelopment of the former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, now the..."

Jan. 19, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

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This week at council: The city's proposed agreement with Stratus comes up for discussion; the Pedestrian Plan awaits approval; and Vignette's downtown deal is up for a vote.

"...over the aquifer for development rights at the former Mueller Airport site, the site of one of the city's..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

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RomaDesign Group prepares to present its revised redevelopment plan for Robert Mueller Airport to theCity Council; now the ex-airport just needs some tenants.

"...popping up all over the shuttered confines of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport. Which is exactly what neighborhood leaders and..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Crossing That Bridge

Council approves a separate bike and pedestrian bridge over Town Lake near the existing Lamar Street Bridge, and hears neighborhood concerns about moving central booking to the new criminal justice center downtown.

"...solution to the parking-garage dispute remains elusive.Swap Meet The Mueller Neighborhoods Coalition and the SOS Alliance wrote a joint..."

April 21, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Watch

Business as Usual: After Bradley, Council Moves on to Other Things

"...ARA Contract Renewed The Austin Revitalization Authority will live to build another year, due to its..."

April 7, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

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?

"...infill and combat sprawl, and institutional vehicles for public/private redevelopment. San Diego likewise shares many of Austin's problems --..."

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

Seeing the Light

Capital Metro unveils plans for light rail, a bus-rapid-transit system, and HOV lanes for Austin.

"...to do the deed? On October 25, the transit authority's board of directors will decide whether to accept their..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Changing the Landscape

Beyond East Austin

"...by the overlay. For example, the neighborhoods near Robert Mueller Municipal Airport -- at the apex of the overlay..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Which Way Do We Go?

Rae Takes the Wheel

"...the ultimate justification for Capital Metro's existence and taxing authority, and devoted much time and energy into planning a..."

April 9, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

VanScoy's Agenda Part 2

"...on both of these "ground-breaking" stories were drama-seeking, audience-loving, authority-averse personal friends of hers? Both had their own programs..."

March 12, 1999 Column

On the Lege

Dumb and Dumber

"...dumb is Ron Wilson's HB1871, designed to keep Robert Mueller Municipal Airport open even after Austin-Bergstrom International is operational?..."

March 12, 1999 News Column

Building From Scratch

It Takes a City and a State to Raise a Village

"...The notion of turning a post-aviation Mueller into a progressive "urban village" -- mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented,..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The More Things Change...

"...though Lord only knows what would have happened to Mueller...."

Jan. 8, 1999 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

New Urban Sagas

Mueller Mutation

"...It's hard to argue that the redevelopment of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport is small stuff. The..."

Oct. 16, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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Think Positive

"...to object to Mike Clark-Madison's portrayal of the ongoing Mueller redevelopment planning process in "This Is Our Land: Remapping..."

May 8, 1998 Column

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Off the Desk:

"...What does CMTA stand for? If Capital Metro Transit Authority doesn't immediately spring to mind, you're not alone. Austin..."

March 6, 1998 News Feature

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Off the Desk:

"...watershed. More on this later. - R.B. Banking on Mueller..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature

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Off the Desk:

"...be exempt from city regulations until the state assumes authority over it. The story continues at a hearing Jan...."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature

Off the Beaten Track

Can Light Rail Build Livable Communities?

"...year's worth of muckraking and woodshedding of the transit authority. (Right before Rail-Volution, Capital Metro's contract compliance officer, Irie..."

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

Slum, Sweet Slum?

An Annual Look at My Own Backyard

"...There's downtown, to our west past I-35; there's Robert Mueller Airport, to our northeast along MLK; and there's the..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Shark Bites Back

Mitchell Says the Eastside Needs Sharp Teeth

"...city housing officials who are currently profiting from Mitchell's redevelopment plans. "He's got his little cronies that he works..."

April 18, 1997 News Feature

Infill On Trial

What's the Verdict on the Latest Central-City Boom?

"...we want it now. While not synonymous with central-city redevelopment -- which can take forms other than new construction..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature

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