Beto O'Rourke's Long, Hot Road to the Texas Primary

We report from the 2020 Democratic campaign trail on whether all the blue, sweat, and beers are worth it

"..."Amy for America" signs at precise intervals along the sidewalks. Others also seek attention, like veritable goon Randall Terry..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Mapping Our Transitions

Staff briefing starts to put corridor rezoning in focus

"...route." That last bit refers to sidewalk considerations, as sidewalks are deemed a safety need in the absence of..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

SouthBites Gives Downtown a Tasty Break

New cafe in the SXSW Center supercharges the coffee-and-a-bite scene

"...and the usual urban grind of traffic and cluttered sidewalks. Also – because maybe this is one of your..."

Aug. 7, 2019 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 5

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 29-31

"...a madman on New York City streets – and sidewalks! – in pursuit of a "L" train with a..."

July 29, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin’s Least Conscientious People

"...hardworking and conscientious safety volunteer complained and asked for sidewalks. Ask me for the link, on Nextdoor.com, of the..."

July 27, 2019 Postmarks

City Takes Mobility Plan to Reddit

“Ask Me Anything” covers funding barriers, safety improvements, cyclist support, more

"...generate, along with ways to direct more funding for sidewalks to neighborhoods and corridors with heavy pedestrian traffic...."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Savana Dunning

Austin Leaders Move Forward With Homeless Aids

Homelessness: not a crime, not a picnic

"...homeless camps on private, business frontage, and even public sidewalks." Only the last of these is true, but the..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Crime Month: Encyclopedia Brown

Can you solve our fondness for Idaville's favorite sleuth?

"...was comfort in the books’ simplicity: family dinners, even sidewalks, and red brick houses with white picket fences. Encyclopedia..."

July 3, 2019 Arts Post by Laura Jones

City Council to Continue Considering Scooters in August

With basic rules in place, regulatory framework remains undecided

"...scooter and dockless bike and e-bike riders can use sidewalks throughout the city, as long as they ride in..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Gives Green Light to Convention Center, Scooter Riders

May 23 meeting tackles "Downtown puzzle," "micro-mobility"

"...unanimously and establishes that riders are able to use sidewalks anywhere in town, without the “dismount zones” included in..."

May 24, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Fungus Remains Defiant

"...have spread across Austin like a fungus, clogging streets, sidewalks, and bikeways and polluting Lady Bird Lake when they’re..."

March 29, 2019 Postmarks

Public Notice: Moving the Discussion

It’s all about land use, even when it’s about transportation

"...to scooter riders, but allow them to operate on sidewalks as well as bike lanes and streets. Expect some..."

March 29, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Faster Than Sound: What Sparked Joy at SXSW Music

Marie Kondo-ing my Festival experience, with scooters and shooters in the giveaway pile

"...commutes impeded by drunken, helmetless scooter drivers on the sidewalks...."

March 22, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Rebooted City Council Gets a New Chance to Fix Austin

10-1, take two

"...eight years and has already produced miles of new sidewalks and improvements at some of the city's most dangerous..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Apple Takes a $1 Billion Bite of Robinson Ranch

Tech giant heads just up the road to double its Austin footprint

"...a potential catalyst for localized connectivity improvements – intersections, sidewalks, and trails; improved access to McNeil High – but..."

Dec. 21, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Deeply Concerned

"...Mrs. Houston has had to fight just to get sidewalks where other districts receive what is needed and more...."

Oct. 22, 2018 Postmarks

City Budget: Room to Move

Council nears final decisions on 2019 budget

"...• Mobility Bonds: $68 million (capital spending) for corridors, sidewalks, bike lanes, trails, safety..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Council: I Get Around

On Birds, byways, and bridges

"...multitude of complaints about helmet violations and scooters obstructing sidewalks. The companies have until next week to get into..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Playback: The Greyhounds Hoof It

Groove-mongering R&B duo the Greyhounds get mule-headed, S.S. Hangover floats Laguna Gloria, and the Austin Music Commission overlooks music hub

"...Trube spends many days clomping down Austin's trails and sidewalks alongside Native American spiritualist Samuel Grey Horse, better known..."

April 13, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Five Recommended Austin Arts Events this Weekend

Instead of just staring dully at that Roseanne reboot, right?

"...you can bring yourself to amble the boozy, frat-inflected sidewalks of Dirty Sixth – although, hey, maybe that’s your..."

March 29, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Problem With K2, Downtown Austin’s Most Dangerous Drug

APD cannot depend on big busts alone to solve the problem

"...of the day, leaving people incapacitated on street corners, sidewalks, alleyways, or wherever they happened to be when the..."

March 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Headlines

"...decided to allow anti-CodeNEXT petitioners to solicit signatures on sidewalks outside city libraries, pending a revision of the current..."

March 16, 2018 News Feature

Feels Like the First Time

The 36th annual Austin Music Awards mark a number of debuts

"...4, 2017). From meditative retreats in India to Brooklyn sidewalks, she crafted a world Americana that defied genre in..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Point Austin: “Austin Will Still Be Austin”

Adler’s “state of the city” imagines a bulwark against “a giant honking mess”

"...by the 2016 Mobility Bond – improved intersections, corridors, sidewalks;..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Inside Austin Police's Mounted Unit

Horseplay? Only after they’ve clocked out.

"...officer for patrol shifts, where they clear streets and sidewalks, assist other units, and defuse dangerous crowd situations. It's..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Features Feature by Nina Hernandez

Public Notice: Coming Soon to a Corridor Near You

Hopefully in fewer than four score years ...

"...and better connections to transit; 75 miles of ADA-compliant sidewalks or paths, and 40 miles of bicycle lanes, creating..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Canvassing the City for ECHO’s Point in Time Count

Nina Hernandez takes to the 4am streets for annual survey

"...for those living "unsheltered," sleeping behind gas stations, on sidewalks, in tents, or in their vehicles. The 2017 count..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Point Austin: Adler’s 2017 Austin Checklist

As 2018 dawns, the mayor compiles a list of accomplishments

"...and citizen advocacy – are the mobility infrastructure (from sidewalks to highways) and the steady increase in renewable energy...."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Early Data Shows Progress at Four High-Crash Intersections

Number of accidents dramatically drops at intersections outfitted with new safety controls

"...of that $137 million chunk that also provides for sidewalks, safe routes to school, urban trails, and other safety..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Public Notice: The End of Single-Family?

Possibly. And look who’s leading the charge.

"...Street to be converted from one-way to two-way; wider sidewalks and other improvements on intersections, traffic signals, street crossings,..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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