The Downtown Austin Plan

The city unveils its Downtown Plan in progress

"...Wednesday, Jan. 9, at a joint meeting of the Planning, Design, and Downtown commissions. Now it's the community's turn..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories

Citizen passion against city-approved site plan for redeveloping Northcross Mall continues to run hot and deep

"...yet practicing the kind of sophisticated and effective urban planning that could have prevented this debacle...."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

A Planner's Paradise

A marriage of land use and transportation planning rarely seen in "property rights happy" Texas is being plotted

"...As much as Austin likes to talk about planning – witness last week's hearings on design standards and..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The Taco Kings, Besieged

A conflict with neighborhoods has made the previously independent street taco vendors organize in self-defense

"...for operating without a site plan from the city's planning department. Cadena did not keep his cool. "I said,..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Michael May

LCRA Express Spawns Hamilton Pool Traffic Jam

Despite plenty of reasons to go slow, the agency – and its developer friends – are in a big hurry

"...the long-range transportation plan of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization only calls for converting the road, by 2025,..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

About AIDS

Want to help plan HIV Services?

"...The Austin HIV Planning Council is responsible for planning and for allocating funds..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Column by Kurt Becker

Here Comes the Neighborhood

Capital Metro, City Hall, and Eastside neighbors come together to share their hopes -- and fears -- for the Saltillo corridor.

"...would ignore their viewpoints on issues like gentrification. Simply planning the Saltillo request-for-proposals involved the most elaborate public-input process..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

On Sidewalks, Cap Metro Speeds Past City Hall

Capital Metro improves its reputation with its Community Connections workshops.

"...Citizen Fund, the program resembles the Envision Central Texas regional-planning process, incorporating small plastic tokens and "point" values assigned..."

June 13, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Page Two

Seton's sabotage, unintentional or not, of the ongoing planning for a hospital district is barely a street sign on the road of potential social deterioration. The problem is that, though it's a tiny step, it's another one in the wrong direction, and those steps have become strides.

"...but their sabotage, intentional or not, of the ongoing planning for a hospital district. Seton is going to win..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...18] -- it really is an issue of neighborhood planning, or rather the lack of it. It even involves..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Column

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The City Council greets the Gus Garcia Era.

"...Good Neighbors? Hyde Park predates the city's star-crossed neighborhood planning program, but there are other cans of worms to..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

It's a Vision Thing

What's up with regional planning?

"...official transportation plan, produced by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, only covers Travis, Northern Hays, and Southern Williamson..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Separation Anxieties

New Section?

"...Last week, the Planning Commission took up the matter. By far the most..."

Aug. 27, 1999 News Feature by Charles Nafus

A City With Smarts

Austin Wising Up to Growth Plans

"...and in the process simplifying Austin's convoluted and slow-ass planning-and-development process, and creating a document that embraces and explains..."

April 17, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

CPC's 12-Point Program:

"...2. The planning and development regulations should be coordinated with a comprehensive,..."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

ECSD Plays Musical Chairs, but the Music Never Stops

Environmental Shuffle

"...However, ECSD will gain 22 workers from the city's Planning Department. The workers from Planning who will move to..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Proposed Development Would Revive Austin Opera House but Faces Neighbor Opposition

200 Academy Drive: Big hit or last call?

"...to obtain a conditional use permit (from the city Planning Commission) if their project ever gets to a site..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...consistent with those espoused in a series of Austin planning efforts dating back to the 1970s – efforts whose..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Public Notice: Death of a Planner

John Fregonese tried to get us all to a better place

"...demise leaves a big hole in this city's current planning effort. He was known in Austin's CodeNEXT process primarily..."

June 22, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Point Austin: Purging the Commissioners

If you can't win the argument, blow up the process

"...for the "crime" of volunteering to serve on the Planning Commission...."

May 18, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Public Notice: The End of Single-Family?

Possibly. And look who’s leading the charge.

"...joint work session of the Zoning & Platting and Planning commissions on CodeNEXT, but it seemed to come almost..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Eastside Hotel, Round Two

Developers appeal permit rejection to City Council

"...rejection of their conditional use permit application by the Planning Commission...."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Still All About the Money?

WDP hopes Endeavor will agree to stronger worker safety terms

"...advocates, including members of the East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Planning Team, who had been working for some time on..."

March 27, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Council: Austin is Which Way?

Austin's planning woes have a long history

"...week, City Manager Marc Ott's decision to bifurcate the Planning and Development Review Department, separating its planning and zoning..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

'Chipping Away': A Texas Abortion Rights Timeline

"...• funding restrictions on family planning in an effort to close Planned Parenthood clinics;..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

TODs and Their Zones

What's what (and what's planned) at Austin rail stops

"..."regional." See more information at the city's TOD website: www.cityofaustin.org/planning/tod. 1) Lakeline/Northwest Park & Ride (town center)..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature

A New Voice for the Waterfront

A new advisory group gets down to brass tacks

"...The Dec. 14 meeting of the Waterfront Planning Advisory Board revealed interesting dynamics emerging on the brand-new..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Protecting the Waterfront (Part 1)

New Waterfront Overlay draft ordinance advances the public good and pleases no one

"...historical wrong and sets the stage for enlightened urban planning. The latter process needs to supply the missing piece:..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

It's All About the Process

City delays vote on hiring comprehensive planning consultant

"...Does anyone in Austin think a nationally respected planning firm can teach Austin a thing or two about..."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Letter to City Council

Reasons why the city should forestall WTP 4

"...Request to focus efforts on water conservation, reuse and planning instead of committing $400 million more of bond debt..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature

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