Budget Games

As the economy improves, Council looks toward next year's budget

"...on all of this flood of information to set policy and make annual decisions about spending, tax rates, and..."

Feb. 22, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Fairness, Consistency, Safety

Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record

"...I do not have to go to them for policy decisions or anything like that...."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Taking Budget Mountain by Strategy

To balance the city's long-term accounts, financial discussions need to climb beyond the General Fund

"...bond vote this November, while holding off on an urban rail election until 2012 (when it would likely be..."

July 23, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Plans in Play

The Big Eight

"...primary goals, strategies, or measurable outcomes involves neighborhood/regional planning, urban design, or sustainability. But for 2011, an action step..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

New 'Action' Park Rolls Closer to Reality

Skaters, BMXers collaborate on new digs

"...House Park different from Mabel Davis and most other urban facilities is that it will be for both skateboard..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Comp Planning: A Brief History

Moving forward sometimes requires looking back

"...– a brilliant solution for all land-use, transportation, and urban growth issues at once – has been a recurring..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Imagining Austin

Austinites begin a new comprehensive plan for the city's future

"...already quicken your pulse. You're likely a planning or policy wonk or involved with a nonprofit or neighborhood association..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

AISD: A Chat With the New Super

"...state is different and every board has its own policy."..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...into the fold as well, to make a uniform policy for all of the city of Austin. Williamson and..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Drying on the Vine

Water shortage forces family farms into survival mode

"...could even transform into a resource for "a food policy task force."..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Roger Duncan's Night Visions

Austin Energy's GM invites us to wrestle with the conundrum of clean energy

"...vice president in charge of conservation, renewables, and environmental policy. In 2005, he was recognized by BusinessWeek magazine as..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...• Monday night's meeting of the city's Urban Renewal Agency board of commissioners did nothing to clarify..."

July 25, 2008 News Feature

Point Austin: What's at Stake?

There will be blood

"...recession and affordability; 2) public safety costs; 3) transit, urban planning, and land use; and 4) addressing the costs..."

April 25, 2008 News Column by Michael King

New Urbanism and the Booming Metropolis

Austin welcomes the Congress for the New Urbanism XVI

"...The big top of New Urbanism is coming to town – CNU XVI: New Urbanism..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Reefer Madness

Convicted drug felons slated for early release this week under new crack-cocaine guidelines

"...wild stories about crazy crackheads hellbent on creating new urban war zones – Congress failed to heed his warning..."

March 7, 2008 News Column by Jordan Smith

TPPF Conference

Conservative conference points toward next Legislature

"...Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford brought to the Texas Public Policy Foundation's sixth annual "policy orientation" for the Texas Legislature...."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...Creek tunnel, standardizing flow and preventing flooding of the urban creek, outdoorsman Jim Stuart saw a hidden potential: white-water..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature

The Dead End at Olive and Juniper

ARA and the city leave would-be homeowners out in the cold

"...that's mainly because city staff decided to make some policy changes on how to proceed with the renovations. "They..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Cool City: The Leffingwell Lens

One council member's view of the Austin Climate Protection Plan

"...warming as one more reason why it's good city policy...."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories

Liveable City presents 2007 Vision Awards; ROMA Design Group working on initial research stage of Downtown Austin Plan; and architectural team for San Antonio master plan selected

"...city in the country" – it would seem a policy imperative to define exactly what that appealing yet vague..."

June 29, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: Budget Puzzles

Before your eyes glaze over, a few matters for consideration

"...of city budget season – the May 24 council policy discussion, intended to set budget priorities for the coming..."

May 18, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

"...meeting of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization's Transportation Policy Board was a low-key affair, despite the serious changes..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature

Happenings

April 5, 2007 - Wednesday, April 11

"...URBAN MEDIA SYMPOSIUM This all-day symposium gathers the most prominent..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature

City Gets Street-Smart About Bikes

Local task force formed at behest of Mayor's Fitness Council and Urban Transportation Commission gets rolling

"...the behest of the Mayor's Fitness Council and the Urban Transportation Commission – which passed a resolution during the..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

"...will let the board continue to focus on health-care policy, said board Chair Clarke Heidrick. The plan requires federal..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...local neighborhoods, McCracken stuck fast to the city's new policy. The city promised neighborhoods the McMansion issue to keep..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...school to join in a nationwide protest of immigration policy. The lawsuit accuses the city of Round Rock and..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...1 and 2. Simply stated they were bad public policy. Maybe this time, the Pendejo Kirk Mitchell learns that..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature

The Voucher Game

As a result of a flawed, out-of-date funding formula, Bush's current $15.9 billion budget request to Congress for 2007 Section 8 funds would cut about 20,000 vouchers from 70% of housing agencies across the country, report documents

"...released last month by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the City of Austin Housing Authority stands to..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Point Austin: A Question of Vision

Austin's possible futures are prefigured in two very different sorts of public action

"...or she believes, on balance, that it's good public policy. No, they're all in league with the devil, profiteering..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Column by Michael King

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