RG4N Vows to Fight On

The movement to stop the Northcross Wal-Mart rallies the neighborhood troops

"...the former Northcross Mall property and to outline the plan going forward after losing the lawsuit that sought to..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...For its relevance to the high-rise development pressures and urban-planning issues once again shaping up on Town Lake's central..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...Whether or not the council votes to rescind the site plan, we will continue the fight. This Wal-Mart is..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature

Beside the Point: Their Northcross to Bear

Council wades into Wal-Mart's waters

"...notification. Assistant Watershed Protection director Tammy Williamson said the plans first arrived in her office as an administrative site..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap

Future of Hill Country waits on Authority's decisions on water plan

"...clear-running creeks, other residents and community activists see a planning and environmental nightmare that could ultimately destroy that little..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...the proposed Sixth+Lamar retail/office development, have created a Web site, www.geocities.com/austinindys, to rally opposition to what they call "potential..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

Hyde Park lawsuit sutra, Glen Maxey's retirement dilemma, parking lot battle in Judges' Hill neighborhood, Sixth Street recycling, and the anti-growth blues

"...against the five council members who voted against the site plan -- along with Development Review and Watershed Protection..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature

Southern Exposure

The 'Renaissance' of Far South Austin Pushes Upscale Development South of Stassney

"...old tires, a rusted car frame, and a cactus plant blooming defiantly under a merciless sun. They came to..."

Sept. 8, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

A Big Tent

Two Largest Jewish Congregations Join Dell Campus

"...sanctuaries, religious school, and general operations to the campus site. Although an offer to join the campus plan had..."

Dec. 19, 1997 News Feature by Andy Langer

Naked City

"...neighborhoods surrounding Northcross Mall, whose developer just proudly announced plans to make Wal-Mart the star anchor tenant for a..."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Feature

Here Comes the Neighborhood

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

"...and traveling. But that's exactly what Capital Metro, city planners, and many neighbors aim to create. The transit authority,..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Doin' the Turnaround

Eric Mitchell's CURE for Downtown

"...Central Urban REdevelopment, Mitchell's relatively inexpensive and widely supported plan to stimulate investment in the downtown area by offering..."

Dec. 1, 1995 News Column

For St. Johns Neighbors, It’s Time to Weigh In

Plan for long-awaited development of Home Depot gets refined

"...time to see progress at the former Home Depot site that the city has promised to turn into affordable..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

Proposed Sports Complex Threatens Dark Skies in River Hills

Westside project faces new wave of resistance

"...leagues, has been working since 2010 to secure a site to build facilities for local games and tournaments. On..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Suspended in Time

The community song of Wilson Street awaits its next refrain

"...by contemporary condos or faux-old McMan­sions – the exact opposite of what the neighborhood association had in mind for..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Feature by Amy Smith

Density Debacle at 51st Street

Neighborhood, developer, and bike activists all at odds over proposed development

"...the neighborhood and CIS over several months. While the Planning Commission opposed the project's intent to restrict access to..."

May 16, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Developing Stories

Traffic, bullshit, Suttle, and Town Lake

"...on a revised traffic-impact analysis from Wal-Mart for the planned Northcross Mall redevelopment – notes that another deal in..."

June 1, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Responsible Growth for Northcross' Attorney's Take

"...saying “city staff is required to … approve a plan [and] there has been … no discretion whatsoever of..."

April 23, 2007 Postmarks

Won't Somebody Think of the Children?

Skating Rink at Northcross says RG4N's putting them on ice

"...the opening of a new Wal-Mart Supercenter at the site by … RG4N and local neighborhood associations will interrupt..."

Feb. 15, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

The Springvalley Townhomes, an affordable housing project planned in Williamson County, won approval from the state housing agency despite a long history of problems with its developer.

"...build anything resembling a townhome community. According to a site plan filed with the city of Austin, the development..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Flashback

What Did They Know?

"...limits have been through the Environmental Board and the Planning Commission twice. They have been repeatedly discussed in meetings..."

Aug. 13, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Postmarks

Plan for People, Not Cars

"...Perhaps "planning" cities for the quick and safe movement of automobiles..."

March 26, 1999 Column

A Long Time Coming

Why Now?

"...After more than a decade of planning, why are these dreams finally starting to materialize now?..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...From an urban design perspective, the proposed site plan for the Triangle property in Central Austin will..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature

Council OK's Motel Purchase to Help Homeless

Also on the dais: parks, trains, trails, diapers

"...City Council approved unanimously on Thursday, Nov. 14, $8..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

A Level Playing Field

Due to a city loophole, a charter school can build a campus in less than half the time AISD can

"...have taken advantage of a loophole in the city's planning rules. It's allowed them to avoid many of the..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Homeless Community Put on Hold

Council member calls for one year moratorium on planned homeless community

"...The city's plan to create a new homeless community has been derailed..."

June 20, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Clear-Cutting Austin

Rapid growth laying waste to city's urban forest

"...detection? The city doesn't have sufficient staff to do on-site inspection of every application, so city-code enforcement is almost..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...to let them know that something more than a site plan has been filed. It needs to be something..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature

Born to be Reviled

Interstate 35's worst stretch is also its most politically organized -- and that's a problem for TxDOT.

"...Given the controversy surrounding the plan to expand and revamp Interstate 35 through downtown Austin,..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

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