Public Notice: Which Comes First?

CodeNEXT or the transpo bond? Or both?

"...in all of Austin politics: that pitting of traditional neighborhoods on one side, against development and "New Urban" interests..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

A Level Playing Field

Due to a city loophole, a charter school can build a campus in less than half the time AISD can

"...closing the loophole received added impetus when the Austin Neighborhoods Council passed a resolution formally backing putting charters on..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Meet the New Neighbors

Old Austin and New can't agree on ADUs

"...over accessory dwelling units reached City Council's Planning and Neighborhoods Committee on Tuesday, riding a wave of land-use activists..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Firestarter

If you want to protest institutional racism, pick an actual target

"...(several minority-owned) in one of Austin's most racially integrated neighborhoods, and complain ("satirically," of course) that there are too..."

March 27, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Housing Heartburn or Marijuana?

Short-term rentals remain contentious

"...affordability, quality of life, and the "commercialization" of their neighborhoods...."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Natalia Ciolko

All Over Creation: Site Specifics

Fusebox Festival helps the community envision a new kind of development with thinkEAST

"...start with the art. The Govalle and Johnston Terrace neighborhoods are the primary stakeholders in the minds of both..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Ten Districts, Many Visions

A Sense of Place

"...someone "from the neighborhood" will represent them, just which "neighborhoods" in the 80,000-resident districts do they mean? For D4,..."

Sept. 26, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Where the Sidewalks End

Austin's patchwork sidewalk system has a history – and just maybe a better future

"...get out beyond the central core and into the neighborhoods, finding an easy route on foot anywhere becomes a..."

July 11, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Who Benefits From a Reconnected Austin?

"...first by the Blackland Neighborhood Association and the Austin Neighborhoods Council East Sector. Last fall the full body of..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Whither Rosewood Courts?

The fight to save the first public housing complex for African-Ameri­cans in the U.S

"...board's decision to coincide with implementation of Rosewood's Choice Neighborhoods Plan­ning Grant – a grant given to the city..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Working to Find Common Ground

"...generalization with which I disagree: “… the same … neighborhoods (and city officials) persistently clamoring for 'affordable housing' are..."

Jan. 6, 2014 Postmarks

Then There's This: Tuning In to Austin

Before revising land code, city performs field work with 'Code Next'

"...that Imagine Austin would not trump the groundwork that neighborhoods have already laid, Council adopted the measure on a..."

Sept. 27, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Steam Still Rising From STRs

Residential short-term rentals get the go-ahead from City Council

"...properties they say will drive up prices in residential neighborhoods, drive out permanent residents, and drive down school enrollment...."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Section 8 Housing Is the Real Problem

"...structure and property, graffiti, and criminal elements frequenting these neighborhoods at all hours. I recently attended a police community..."

June 29, 2012 Postmarks

Tell Council To Do the Right Thing

"...homes. It's a land use/zoning issue: 1) Stability of neighborhoods, schools, and churches – CSTRs reduce the number of..."

June 12, 2012 Postmarks

Sixth Sense

Neighbors, business owners, and the city are all searching for the future of East Sixth Street

"...cases for their Austin Neighborhood Planning Pilot Project. Fifteen neighborhoods submitted applications to be among the first to develop..."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

From Second Street to Carruth

AISD and city relations improving with concrete results

"...They are key to healthy property values and strong neighborhoods."..."

Feb. 9, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Spay/Neuter Laws Help Budgets

"...guess if you live in one of Austin's nicer neighborhoods, it's no big deal if your public pool or..."

Aug. 4, 2010 Postmarks

Children's Zone: Can Harlem Come to Austin?

Travis County groups are competing to become part of a grand experiment

"...poverty. His election pledge was to create 20 Promise Neighborhoods that could apply the lessons of Harlem across the..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

What's Next for the ARA?

As the longtime director departs and an audit looms, does the Eastside nonprofit have a future?

"...many seats reserved on the board for particular area neighborhoods and constituencies remain unfilled, some out of protest against..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Pocket Parks Popping Up All Over Town

Miniparks stake out green space in a crowded city

"...and a welcome bit of greenery in central city neighborhoods. Their development supports the city's policy of encouraging urban..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Manor Road Housing Project Looking for a Home

Neighborhoods balk at a proposed homeless and low-income housing development on Manor Road

"...the border of the Windsor Park and Pecan Springs neighborhoods, from higher-density single-family homes to mixed use (with conditional..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Lydia Crafts

The Long Shadow of Wal-Mart

Place 1 candidates differ on development, environment

"...kinds of things are going to keep happening in neighborhoods all over Austin. I am running because if something..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...Anchored by the Domain, the mixed-use area with walkable neighborhoods could sprout 15-story towers – and even 30-story towers..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...neighborhood has been designated as one of 10 Great Neighborhoods for 2007 through the American Planning Association Great Places..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature

The Dead End at Olive and Juniper

ARA and the city leave would-be homeowners out in the cold

"...proj­ect. Here was one of the city's historic African-American neighborhoods in decline – only a mile east of the..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City

"...standoff between the proposed Northcross Wal-Mart development and the neighborhoods represented by Responsible Growth for Northcross...."

June 1, 2007 News Feature

MoPac Expansion Update

Sound walls trumped new lanes at open house meetings to take initial look at proposed plans to expand MoPac from Parmer Lane down to Town Lake

"...early MoPac expansion plans that would plow through local neighborhoods...."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

VMU: Coming Soon Near You

Time to weigh in on Vertical Mixed Use zoning

"...ticking for input into Austin's new VMU zoning. Individual neighborhoods have a one-time "window" to recommend that City Council..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Northcross Neighbors to Wal-Mart: You don't want us as enemies

"Responsible" development sought for flagging mall

"...our town's special character than Central and South Austin neighborhoods. Citizens in the area surrounding Northcross Mall have done..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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