News Roundup: Jail, Traffic, & Politics

Video visitation under fire, again; traffic experiments

"...visitation for jails gets criticized; Council tries to fix traffic; UT names presidential finalist; and more...."

March 30, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Outsmarting Traffic

Austin prepares for the final round of the Smart City Challenge

"...final application for the U.S. Department of Transportation's Beyond Traffic: Smart City Challenge. Austin is one of seven finalists..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Does Austin Need an LGBTQ Center?

A look at the city's lack of a queer community hub

"...thriving queer community, Austin hasn’t housed a proper LGBTQ Center in over two decades...."

April 11, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Mikaila Rushing

All Together Now

City makes some headway on synchronizing traffic lights

"...is Congress Avenue, that ain't going to happen. While traffic engineers have already synchronized signals on most major thoroughfares..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

Edwards Aquifer: No Limits Yet

"...State Legislature to enact aquifer water policy and drought management plans...."

July 19, 1996 News Feature

Rubber Meets the Road

Bond election project breakdown

"...$4.2 million: Anticipated signal and Traffic Management Center improvements..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Amber Alert Alarm

"...not even one-third complete." Once TxDOT completes its new traffic management center, the ITS billboards will carry continuous "real-time..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

City Centerpiece

"...merits. This area of Town Lake should be the centerpiece of the city, with space for parks, plays, music,..."

July 31, 1998 Column

Bond Election Cliffs Notes

General Obligation Bonds

"...Great Streets program) and ped/bike facilities; upgrade intersections and traffic signals; and (maybe -- city sources differ) fund "neighborhood..."

Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

How Do You Formulate a Grand Prix?

The race to nail down an F1 deal involves multiple entities

"...and focus into: 'OK, what's this innovation and tech center look like? What will the marketing deals look like?..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Building From Scratch

It Takes a City and a State to Raise a Village

"...Mueller into a corporate HQ site, a giant job-training center or college campus, a vast series of ballfields, even..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council on Transportation: Pondering the Bond

On Aug. 7, Council will discuss putting a $1 billion bond proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot

"...on San Jacinto, following Red River to the Hancock Center, and taking a tunnel at Hancock before following Airport..."

Aug. 1, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Audit Says We Oughta Change

Police Audit Blames Problems on Poor Financial Management, Lack of Support

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March 21, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

The Worst Is Yet to Come

Austin's Emergency Operations Center

"...lines to fall. A tractor trailer skids into the center median of I-35 downtown, spewing debris across the highway..."

April 28, 1995 News Feature

The General Obligation Bond Package

"...Americans w/ Disabilities Act Improvem'ts $8,061 8,061 0 Neighborhood Traffic Management $6,284 6,284 0 Street Improvements $28,755 $33,455 -4,700..."

Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature

Postmarks

Neighbors relate their own housing crunches in response to last week's cover story.

"...what's wrong with cable access television. These two articles center on the personal disputes of at least two followings...."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column

311 Story in Error

"...is a concise statement of the mainstream opinion on traffic planning. The mainstream opinion is that we don't have..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Safety Forum Gets a Little Drinky

The ‘expert’ response to every safety problem: Don’t drive drunk

"...The event was billed as “The 2014 Austin Traffic Safety Symposium” (Aug. 5, Palmer Events Center), but that..."

Aug. 7, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Austin Officials Ready for F1 Weekend

Public safety and transpo ready. Weather? We'll see.

"...Inside the city's Emergency Operations Center in East Austin, city, county and Circuit of the..."

Nov. 7, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Saturday Flood Damage Assistance Update

Latest City of Austin communication on flood aftermath

"...from the City of Austin and the Emergency Operations Center Joint Information Center. The work goes on, and volunteers..."

Nov. 9, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Headlines

"...Boyd Vance Theatre at the Carver Museum and Cultural Center in East Austin...."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

Wheels Finally Turn on Bicycle Road Map

City releases updated Bicycle Master Plan

"...said Spillar, who formerly served as Seattle's director of traffic management. Bike facilities are "important to the health of..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

SXSW Music News: Stormy Friday

Wind, rain, and a weapon torments SXSW on Friday night

"...fliers shooting down Fourth Street outside the Austin Convention Center. Miracle of miracles that I wasn’t blown into traffic..."

March 19, 2016 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

F1 Bets on Red (Updated)

Full Throttle Productions announces Red McCombs as financial backer

"...is. At a press conference at the AT&T Conference Center, promoters Full Throttle Productions announced that their lead investor..."

July 27, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

More eyes than usual upon a city parking contract

"...The Ampco contract, in fact, is for the management of not just the I-35 lots, but also the..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Getting off the Road

Rail will help, roads will help – but so will your decision not to drive today

"...out the principles of personal budgeting also apply to traffic congestion. Viewed as a budget, Austin's roads are stretched..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Bigger, Better, Smarter

San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?

"...from the urban core outward, into a cutting-edge high-tech center, a tourism and entertainment powerhouse, and a model of..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

We Get What We Want

"...Ann has an MBA and has extensive fiscal and management experience at the federal and state level. She was..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Column

From the Archive: Welcome to Chaos

Originally published on Nov. 12, 1993: ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...Traffic is light for 10pm on a Friday evening, but..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Post-Mortem

Taking stock of the most tumultuous SXSW in the event's history

"...streets," but mostly boils down to two key issues: management of the week's many unofficial parties, and the heavy..."

Sept. 12, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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