Into the Woods

Cherrywood Neighbors' Journey of Change

"...garage apartments, currently forbidden on most lots by city requirements. "The sides on that issue are strongly divided," says..."

Feb. 27, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Tunnel Vision

The New Waller Creek

"...project was delayed by those pesky federal and state requirements. "We had to take some preliminary steps to make..."

July 12, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Common Law

My car was towed from a parking lot. I never saw any signs before I parked, so I went back to look, and I only found a really small sign that you can barely see. Can I be legally towed based on that sign?

"...My car was towed from a parking lot. I never saw any signs before I parked,..."

March 5, 2004 Column by Luke Ellis

Page Two

"...Not only is it about the least neighborhood-friendly, most surface-parking- and traffic-intense usage possible, it's also geographically redundant in..."

June 12, 1998 Column by Nick Barbaro

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...warehouse students in 348 bedrooms with a massive six-story parking garage fronting on Hemphill Park...."

Feb. 15, 2002 Column

Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin

Rose (City)-Colored Glasses

"...who have, over time, made full peace with its requirements. "The urban growth boundary was designed to protect the..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Embracing Code Compliance

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

"...persons living in single-family neighborhoods, you've got issues of parking and noise and other code-type problems, so you put..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Not So Hot TODs

Sputtering rail, sputtering economy – the uncertain fate of Red Line development

"...church instead built a single-use building with a large parking lot – the exact opposite of what city planners..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

University High

Community colleges are pushing "college credit" courses for high school students -- but the education is in doubt.

"...distractions; where students are spared term papers and other requirements they would have to meet if they took the..."

June 8, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...66 state officials claimed exemptions from electronic finance disclosure requirements implemented in 1999. The new law, intended to increase..."

May 25, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

TDH: 9/19/11

Council considers legal contracts, election dates, Central Library

"...10: Awarding an $180,000 contract for Downtown’s “wayfinding” (i.e., parking and parking awareness program), a component of the parking..."

Sept. 19, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...the city concerning the church's proposed construction of a parking garage. The lawsuit concerned the designed size of the..."

June 7, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...pick it up, Nick and company pull into the parking lot in a truck. I am furious. Nick is..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Naked City

The Waiting Game

"...to work out their differences on a proposed five-story parking garage on Avenue D. While HPBC attorney Richard Suttle's..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Council Watch

The Gotham Cometh: Town Lake Condo Clears First Hurdle; Council Moves On to Water

"...below will be occupied by 30 feet worth of parking garage, which are required to meet the city's parking..."

Oct. 8, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Mind the Bullock

"...nearby groceries, bookstores, theaters). Slapping down a huge 1,000-car parking lot on what is essentially our area's last remaining..."

March 28, 1997 Column

Sixth Street Blues

Downtown festivals cramp merchants' style

"...Investments. However, Smith counters that the payments were for parking and equipment storage for Roadstar on the businesses' adjacent..."

July 26, 1996 News Feature

Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, Austin Choirs Seek Community Through Virtual Worship

Music remains an integral part of most religions, so what happens when the choir can't meet?

"...safe distance. From the second story of the church parking lot, Treadwell and the choir sang a capella, looking..."

July 10, 2020 Music Feature by Nataleah Small

Naked City

The city tries to upgrade its commercial design building standards

"...but would exempt any "locally unique" sign from the requirements. "We're trying to make signs that reflect the character..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Breaking news stories from Austin and elsewhere.

"...nearly 700 students who pay $20 for an on-campus parking permit, a program that reportedly would cost the district..."

July 16, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Building a parking garage on a city block owned by Harry Whittington..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Column

Road Rage

The Barton Springs Road project has encountered more than few speed bumps

"...the [initial] wastewater line did not pass the [engineering] requirements," is all Stan would say, adding that the problem..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin, Texas.

"...concertgoers park? The city estimates there are about 38,000 parking spaces in the CBD, which starts at MLK and..."

March 2, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Public Notice

Atlatl, atlatl, atlatl, atlatl!

"...at 3110 Guadalupe is hosting one of their Infamous Parking Lot Tent Sales. All books are only $1! After..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Postmarks

No Schism

"...is false. The law contains three different levels of requirements for public buildings. The lawsuit alleges that the Theatre..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...If you've had it up to here with the parking situation in the North University Neighborhood, then you'll want..."

July 11, 1997 News Feature

When It's Time to Turn the Rules Inside Out

The Boarding House on Seventh

"...lot. I thought, with all the variances and code requirements they would be facing, theirs would be an interesting..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

City to Create New Bonus Program to Incentivize Affordable Housing in Tall Towers

Vertical Mixed Use 2, take two

"...changes to the East Riverside Corridor regulating plan, Downtown parking regulations, and lastly, to “create a new zoning district..."

Feb. 1, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Poised to Pass Three Housing Supply-Friendly Items

The most controversial would allow larger apartment complexes near single-family homes

"...it's Vela's resolution, which would dramatically reduce the compatibility requirements that often restrict the size and scale of multifamily..."

June 9, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Council’s Last Stand

Next week’s meeting tries to tie up some loose ends

"...from Council are a plan to streamline site plan requirements for small (3- to 16-unit) multifamily residential developments, and..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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