Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...trial led to his and Richard Danziger's conviction and incarceration for the crime; they remained in jail even after..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Seaholm Powers Ahead, Amid Questions About the 'Public Interest'

Oft-delayed development getting serious at City Council

"...building heights of 120 feet with a 5-1 floor-to-area ratio and opens the door to additional height and density..."

Dec. 12, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

EasyPark Launches Locally

Because walking to parking meters is a drag

"...Everyone is envious of our Google Fiber, our Mac-to-PC ratio is way off, our nerds are the nerdiest, etc...."

April 17, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

'Machete' Don't Queue?! As if.

Pics from the 'Machete Kills' extras casting call

"...early-ish, the line snaking its way around Austin Studios' parking lot was, in a word, ginormous. Bikers and punks,..."

June 3, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Finding the Sweet Spot

For Austin's 'density bonus' development program – what's on our wish list?

"...adopted by the city as the most sustainable policy. Rationales include climate protection, energy efficiency, diminishing sprawl, protecting environmentally..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Deadlocked Over Density

Neighbors say ARA's development plans for East 11th Street would clash with existing homes and businesses, including the historic Victory Grill

"...the East Room, formerly a historic nightclub; and underground parking, including 58 free public parking spaces. The required changes..."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Can This District Be Saved?

The revival of the Warehouse District is rooted in Austin's history – and its popularity is also its peril

"...End and Fox and Hound. Now they're just empty parking lots, slated for redevelopment as, respectively, a Westin Hotel..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Public Notice: Slouching Toward CodeCRONK

City manager gives Council a multiple-choice quiz for the land development code redo

"...and "further reducing site development standards [such as] minimum parking requirements, limits on floor-to-area ratio, and modified compatibility standards."..."

March 22, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

Faster and friendlier, Part II: Revisions to the land development code

"...Manager Toby Futrell streamlined and downsized the city's development-review operation as part of the fiscal 2004 budget, the City..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Here Comes the Train

Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?

"...But although the cost has come down, the next generation of rail still carries major metropolitan ambitions – and..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...KUT is budgeting $6,000 for equipment, desk space, a parking spot, and a DSL line in order to cover..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hotel Project Sparks Downtown Skirmish

A proposed hotel complex at Eighth and Congress has had a particularly dramatic saga en route to Council

"...to support the zoning change and the increased floor-to-area ratio (which allows greater height). But they opposed any variance..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

The Rise of McMansions

Those large-scale "starter castles" on postage-stamp plots of land bring two of the Austin City Council's most cherished ideals into direct conflict.

"...McCracken, Betty Dunkerley, and Lee Leffingwell, limits the floor-to-area ratio (really the house footprint-to-lot ratio) to 40%. Replacement construction..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...building height for single-family uses, creating a new floor-to-area ratio (meaning the ratio of building square footage to lot..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature

(Gasp!) Watson Was Right

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

"...was gunned down February 8 while walking across the parking lot of a convenience store at the corner of..."

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

"...was gunned down February 8 while walking across the parking lot of a convenience store at the corner of..."

March 21, 1997 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

City Hall Hustle: If You Don't Build It, They Will Still Come

The welcome mat can only hold so many people

"...wise public policy, being home to the highest breakfast-taco-to-resident ratio, etc...."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Common Law

Home Office in an Airstream?

"...be towed by another vehicle, you are prohibited from parking it on a public street (Section 12-5-11 of city..."

July 17, 2009 Column by Luke Ellis

Hit Brewery Row to Choose Your Own Austin FC Home Match Beer Adventure

How to get a little matchy-matchy with the city's first top-tier sports club and its many superb beer options

"...town recently informed the public what we long knew: Parking. Will. Be. Scarce. Unless you scoffed at the stimmy..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Puga

Aye: Even More St. Patrick's Day Treats

Oh, these'll get your Irish up, alright

"...But the Austin Oyster Company will be brightening the parking lot, too, serving up everybody’s favorite aphrodisiacal mollusks ($21..."

March 15, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...years ago, when the city was seducing Computer Sciences Corporation to a downtown office site, public officials talked a..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...to Austin's future, one where the outcome may influence generations to come. The city remains in a dire housing..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT

The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle

"...Those things are important, because FAR [floor-to-area ratio], for example, while it clearly changes the aesthetics of..."

Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

Then There's This: One Step Forward ...

Updates on Barton Springs, Gables Hotel, and amphitheatres

"...pave and expand what is now a dirt-and-gravel south parking lot. On the issue of parking, the planning commissioners..."

March 15, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...into an editorial hole straining against its still-modest ad ratio. By 2000, after years of keeping pace with the..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Postmarks

Urban planning and noise in the Hood

"...to shut the place down but to persuade the corporation to switch to a cleaner burning fuel such as..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Column

Postmarks

"...it more than makes up for in the quality/price/value ratio...."

Sept. 18, 1998 Column

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...2015 by former UT master's student Adrian Zeh, in collaboration with Eastside nonprofit PODER, illustrated through open records requests..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Safety Forum Gets a Little Drinky

The ‘expert’ response to every safety problem: Don’t drive drunk

"...founder of ATX Safer Streets, delivered the evening’s highest ratio of actual information to total word count. Her argument..."

Aug. 7, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Place 4: It's Morrison, and Then Some ...

"...at Congress and Second, where Morrison offered greater floor-to-area ratio than the developer initially requested, with the provision that..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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