Born to be Reviled

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

"...years of construction, resulting in untold effects on Eastside neighborhoods and bedeviling traffic; if you think the highway's crowded..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

History vs. "Progress"

I-35 expansion opponents from Eastside neighborhoods plan to apply for national historic area designation and promise to fight TxDOT along the way to salvage historic structures in their neighborhood.

"...elevated HOV lanes through downtown. Expansion opponents from Eastside neighborhoods plan to apply for federal historic protections and promise..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...zoning category will have a disastrous effect on the neighborhoods just to the north of it, Hemphill Park, Eastwoods..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Column

Down to Two

Runoff candidates offer views on city's future.

"...First of all, just to minimize the impact on neighborhoods, but then also minimize any adverse impacts on the..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

A number of so-called "duplexes" -- massive, brightly painted multifamily residences with two kitchens and up to six residents -- have cropped up virtually overnight in the North University area, incensing area homeowners.

"...Neighborhoods of Austin, beware! A new species of duplex standing..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Postmarks

Slusher Kicks Ass!

"...Jackie Goodman, as she attacked, from the dais, the neighborhoods who oppose the huge Regency Village project:..."

March 13, 1998 Column

Mulling Over Mueller

"...hold focus groups with the city, the state, the neighborhoods around Mueller, and the development community. (In my alter..."

Oct. 31, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Baby's First Birthday

Corner to Corner: One Year Old

"...interest - or at least they don't dispute that neighborhoods are sacred and good. Yet we all define the..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

Eastward Expansion

Surfing the wave of gentrification on the Eastside

"...positive impact of renewal and the rebuilding of deteriorating neighborhoods is having a corrosive side effect on longtime, lower-income..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Embracing Code Compliance

New director Carl Smart discusses his goals for a more user-friendly department

"...others that I am just learning about. And the neighborhoods, the communities are different. By being a capital as..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'An Independent Person'

A Conversation With Randi Shade

"...important to the environmental community. When it comes to neighborhoods, I have the strongest record of any council member,..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Austin @ Large: A Healthy Heart

Central Austin neighborhoods should embrace UT, not fight it.

"...Envision Central Texas portfolio -- they mean making their neighborhoods more like West Campus...."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

UT Area Cautious -- at Best -- Over Planning Effort

Campus-area residents take their turn in the city's neighborhood-planning spotlight.

"...The six neighborhoods comprising the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Area cover..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...three-minute capsule summary of South Austin's decades-old struggle between neighborhoods and massive apartment complexes. She concluded that a "good..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Not Empowered Yet

East Austin gets passed over for a HUD empowerment zone.

"...grants, and other financial aid to several East Austin neighborhoods -- has nonetheless borne fruit, advocates say...."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...their borders, hollowing the tax base and ghettoizing inner-city neighborhoods. Since then, the mayor and City Council have "incentivized"..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

(Gasp!) Watson Was Right

The Former Chief, the Audit, the Research All Say: We Need Community Policing

"...The reason may be relatively simple: Austin's most troubled neighborhoods do not feel empowered to stop crime, and their..."

March 21, 1997 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

(Gasp!) Watson Was Right

The Former Chief, the Audit, the Research All Say: We Need Community Policing

"...The reason may be relatively simple: Austin's most troubled neighborhoods do not feel empowered to stop crime, and their..."

March 21, 1997 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Mayfield Fights Back

Ward and June Say Nay in Northwest Hills

"...Any neighborhood that stands in the way of development..."

Jan. 3, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date

So many more stories to tell

"...The owners of marquee properties in affluent neighborhoods, including many newcomers to the Eastside, can afford to..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Community First! Expansion to Create 1,400 Additional Homes for Austin's Formerly Homeless Neighbors

A neighborhood to call home

"...neighborhood." That slogan will someday evolve to the plural "neighborhoods" to reflect the organization's most significant expansion yet to..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...new housing should be built in and near established neighborhoods – a new draft code has risen out of..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Why Does Everyone Hate CodeNEXT?

Can a polarized Austin reach consensus on land use by next spring?

"...accelerate growth and encourage the destruction of traditional single-family neighborhoods via intensive redevelopment; 2) CodeNEXT will prevent the necessary..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

On Leaving Dove Springs

A meditation on neighborhood, fear, family, and change

"...perhaps an unfair assumption to believe that wealthier, whiter neighborhoods have the financial and political resources to execute progress..."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Point Austin: Dear Occupant

Austin welcomes all newcomers – but we don't know where to put them

"...residents vs. the current six) in certain single-family-zoned residential neighborhoods ... for the next two years. It's hardly a..."

Feb. 21, 2014 News Column by Michael King

There Goes the Neighborhood

City split over the latest in urban living options: short-term rentals

"...of so-called "commercial" – non-owner-occupied – STRs in residential neighborhoods will mean she and other "outsiders" will be "shut..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Developing Stories: Compact & Connected

All aboard for Transit-Oriented Development

"...community's ticket to help shape the redevelopment of the neighborhoods that will play host to the MetroRail stations. Make..."

June 22, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Going Vertical

The new VMU zoning could transform your neighborhood – and you have 90 days to help decide how

"...prospect of perky new mixed-use projects sexily arising in neighborhoods near you, let's move on to the particulars.VMU: What..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories

The Heritage neighborhood suspects it's receiving political payback from the city manager

"...a way to pay for needed traffic-calming devices in neighborhoods," Kiolbassa said. Given that the city cites a waiting..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The Towers of Power

Are high-rises the key to a middle-class Downtown?

"...how tall the buildings are. If people in other neighborhoods can see tall buildings in the distance and it..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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