Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...October calling on a delay to the project until regional and city climate plans are finalized (prepare for lots..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin Scientists Focus on Helping AI Do Good

Weighing the pros, cons, and concerns of humanity's future overlords

"...such as autonomous vehicles, natural language processing, and computer vision...."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

The House That Built DJ Shani Hébert

Decades in the making, The Groove Temple arrives on KUTX

"...mixture of her Chicago deep house roots and other regional and "outernational" flavors. Though it informs her essence, she's..."

March 3, 2023 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

As the Region Booms, Farmers Struggle to Feed Austin Locally

As the region booms, farmers struggle to feed Austin locally

"...short and medium term while we develop a longer-term vision, without getting overwhelmed trying to put everything into one..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Public Notice: Do You Avoid Driving I-35?

The Chamber of Commerce wants more of the same

"...by Oppor­tun­ity Austin, the Austin Chamber of Commerce's "five-year regional economic development initiative aimed at fostering job-creating investment across..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

"...the latter of these approaches is what TxDOT now envisions for the CapEx Central, which includes two new "managed"..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Nation’s Real Estate Pros Say Austin’s Still Pretty Hot

Nashville, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and Atlanta come out on top

"...is whether they will invest in the infrastructure and regional planning needed to facilitate growth while maintaining the qualities..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

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

"...for Austin politics – the candidate with the boldest vision for solving the city's most pressing challenges and the..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Seeks Federal Funds for Safer Streets

The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill presents an opportunity

"...Planning Organization submitted an application for a $2.9 million regional safety action plan, and also sent letters supporting the..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Unions Bet on Mayoral Candidate Kirk Watson

Endorsements flow in, though his proposals may leave some Austinites wanting more

"...respective housing plans, Israel's proposals are bolder and more visionary, if less pragmatic. Israel would prioritize negotiations with the..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Behind the Wheel With Deezie Brown

After five years of fine-tuning, the perfectionist producer and rapper rolls out 5th Wheel Fairytale

"...center of the ring. It doesn't matter that rap regionalism died 11 years ago the moment A$AP Rocky copped..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Faster Than Sound: 10 New Things to See at Hot Summer Nights

New bands, new names, and new releases among the hundred-plus free-entry acts

"...Summer Nights kickoff. DJ Trochez, decade-plus nightclub veteran of Regional Mexican spins, leads the perreo, reggaeton, and beyond. Wes..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Traffic Fatalities Rise While Serious Injuries Fall in Austin

The long road to zero

"...new role signaled the city's commitment to attaining its Vision Zero policy, aimed at eliminating traffic-related deaths and serious..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

From the Archives: Organizing Outside the System – Deborah Shaffer and The Wobblies

Our 1981 interview with the filmmaker behind the classic doc

"...made in New York and Los Angeles; others are regional works from across the country. Some are documentaries, while..."

May 3, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

K.G.F: Chapter 2

Sequel to the 2018 Kannada-language action drama

"...used as a crutch, but Neel never sacrifices his vision for a vista, and though we may not always..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Hurtado

Austin at Large: Brightness on the Edge of Town

Samsung’s Taylor expansion lights up needs, opportunities in the Eastern Crescent

"...Austin and Central Texas' eastern edge and concentrates its regional poverty and inequities and is still growing like mad..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Will TxDOT’s Plans for Loop 360 Leave Cyclists and Pedestrians in the Dust?

Bikin’ down the highway

"...Transportation Department's Laura Dierenfield, who leads its active transportation division, pointed out that lane widths can vary depending on..."

June 18, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

The COVID-19 Long Haulers

Nearly 1 in 3 coronavirus survivors have strange, often changing symptoms without known causes or cures. Here’s what they and their doctors are doing about it.

"...Chest pain, heart palpitations, high blood pressure, headaches, blurry vision, insomnia, tremors, forgetfulness, laryngitis: These are just some of..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...The ancient language of Backslider opener "Be Thou My Vision," a text dating back 10 centuries, strives for oneness..."

March 19, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...Debut SXSW música regional Mexicana showcase includes Houston youngsters Ascenso Recio, who manhandle..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Spirit of a Ghost, a collaborative album helmed by visionary Jason Butler and executioner Justin Douglas, commences with the..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...weekend two weeks ago. Rescheduled, this all-women sound and vision experimentalist immersion roars back this weekend brimming with the..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Council: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?

Two southeast projects divide dais; APD's state grants OK'd

"...last week, has been withdrawn. The Governor's Criminal Justice Division decided not to award the grant to APD; activists..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Candidates in District 6 and 10 Diverge on Police, Housing, Land Use

Race(s) to the West

"...providing outreach to people experiencing homelessness. She has proposed regional community centers in every district to provide mental health..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City, Cap Metro Commit to “Historic” Transit Expansion Plan

Plan includes new rail lines and enhancements to the current MetroRail Red Line, MetroRapid, and MetroBus service

"...approval of local funding – for the $9.8 billion vision for transit expansion. (Adoption of those local funding mechanisms,..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

More Money, More Options for I-35

The decades-long plan to rebuild Interstate 35 through the heart of Austin is picking up speed

"...and West Austin with what's been dubbed a "cap-and-stitch" vision of parks and boulevards...."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

New Exhibit at the Blanton Will Have You Feeling the Bern

"The Avant-garde Networks of Amauta" explores the social movement from Latin America in the 1920s

"...from those Eurocen­­tric influences in order to stoke a regional and, more broadly, Latin Amer­ican conversation. Peru­vi­an expats in..."

March 6, 2020 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

A Dem Sweep in Travis County Commissioners Court?

Four vie for a shot at Commissioners Court's last red seat

"...build those coalitions by listening to people and providing vision on how policy can become reality."..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Contemplates How to Make I-35 Suck Less

The past, present, and future of the man-made barrier through the heart of our town

"...Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA, pronounced "ice-tea"), which created regional metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to manage federal investments in..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: This Road’s Gone On Forever

Is it wrong, or dumb, or evil to spend billions to fix I-35?

"...a given that this comports not only with Austin's vision of climate resilience but also the city's goal –..."

May 17, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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