Former City Forester Charges Harassment, Sex Bias at PARD

Susan Murray alleges her career as Austin's urban forester fell apart after she complained about her boss' conduct.

"...and early 2001 to Susan Murray, the city's former urban forester and forestry program manager, by her immediate supervisor..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

A Capitol Idea? The Capitol Complex Meets the Downtown Austin Plan.

Texas Facilities Commission takes another look at Capitol redevelopment

"...state Capit­ol complex – could become a whole new urban district. TFC staff – since Decem­ber under the executive..."

May 21, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

City Hall's Bumpy Road

Can Austin planners and the City Council ever bring an end to the local transportation wars?

"...of the Smart Growth team, a part of TPSD's urban design/historic preservation division, one of Larsen's many responsibilities is..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...on different kinds of development: you know, mixed-use New Urban compact city-transit-oriented neo-traditional Smart Growth stuff...."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Tunnel Vision

The New Waller Creek

"...into a constantly flowing (and thus cleaner and prettier) urban waterway...."

July 12, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

All Politics Is Local at Texas Tribune Festival

Evan Smith leads the fest’s move Downtown and brings national newsmakers to Austin

"...as, basically, Texas Tribune Live!, delving deep into the policy and politics of our own Great State and featuring..."

Sept. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sheryl Cole and Chito Vela: The Prize Fight

All eyes on the Democratic primary run-off in House District 46

"...Ortiz Jr., D-Cor­pus Christi, needed a legal advisor and policy chief. And so from 2007 to 2011, Vela got..."

May 4, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Habitat for Humanity Director on Affordability

Greg Anderson promotes increased density, developer involvement in code rewrite

"...– in his current role, his time spent as policy director for former Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole, and..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Preparing for Takeoff

Plans under way for major redo of Airport Boulevard and Highland Mall

"...rest of the Highland site as a dense "new urban" community. Meanwhile, just south of Highway 290, the city..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Place 1: Significant Minor Victories

"...the Capital Area Coun­cil of Governments. That focus on urban issues carries over to initiatives including changes to zoning..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Not So Hot TODs

Sputtering rail, sputtering economy – the uncertain fate of Red Line development

"...route; maybe the TOD concept isn't as great as urban planners think. But the strong consensus explanation among those..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Best-Laid Plans

How does the patchwork of separate plans for the future of Central Texas fit together? No one knows.

"...that the county's Downtown campus master plan advances the urban design goals of the city's Downtown Austin Plan, as..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: East Riverside: The Road Ahead

Let's capture the value – and federal funds

"...to get the job done.) Both the corridor and urban rail along it need a solid plan for value..."

March 5, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: May's Plan-a-Thon

Public meetings on Downtown plans produce mixed – or uncertain – results

"...On the urban design, master planning, and parks circuit, May has been..."

May 29, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories

City off to promising start with Seaholm East Redevelopment District

"...of applause for setting forth their "guiding vision and policy principles" prior to soliciting a request for proposals for..."

March 7, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Compact & Connected

All aboard for Transit-Oriented Development

"...following international best practices for planned transit-oriented development around urban transit stations. Council policy – codified in an interim..."

June 22, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories

More lessons from Seattle

"...as a department director he can only execute council policy. Broadening NPZD's mission beyond neighborhood planning, to tackle real..."

June 15, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...destination – the promised glorious new world of multimodal urbanism and regionalism, where Austin's chronic mobility problems get solved..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Devil in the Details

After 10 years, the Great Streets master plan runs into controversy over two-way streets.

"...Design Guidelines, echoing more than a decade's worth of policy, planning, and promises about the Central Business District (CBD)...."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...city of Austin Transportation Planning and Sustainability Department (TPSD) Urban Designer Greg Kiloh. Folks from 14 organizations, including four..."

June 21, 2002 Column

Naked City

"...of 5.6%. As usual, of the state's 27 official urban areas, communities along the Rio Grande have the highest..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Postmarks

Wrong John, Wrong Reason

"...along Barton Springs Road to make it a pedestrian-friendly urban streetscape." Would the Bouldin Creek neighbors and park visitors..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Column

A City With Smarts

Austin Wising Up to Growth Plans

"...has now emerged as a guiding force in Austin policy, even though the "tomorrow" envisioned by the plan has..."

April 17, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Think Locally, Act Regionally

Regional Government's All the Rage - Are We Ready?

"...system. There's the recent consolidation of Toronto and its suburban townships into a "megacity," and city-county mergers in many..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...Members of the alternative transportation advocacy group Rethinking Our Urban Transportation Environment (ROUTE) told federal officials last year that..."

June 21, 1996 News Feature

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

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

"...under the review process established by the National Environmental Policy Act, defines the criteria by which I-35 alternatives should..."

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

City Council: The Race Is On

Previewing November’s elections for Districts 1, 3, 8, and 9

"...the land use code. "I'm promoting density in the urban core because that's the only way we're going to..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Austin's Pool System Will Collapse If We Don't Save It

Shall we dive in?

"...pools, and other public facilities would be segregated, a policy that wouldn't end until 1963. The first set of..."

June 1, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Austin Police Consider Community Reforms

After a year spent making headlines APD prioritizes policing equity

"...The brief's five authors – who hail from the Urban Institute, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and New..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

What Would $720 Million for Transportation Buy?

City Council mulls the "Go Big" bond in preparation for the November ballot

"...more "multimodal" projects, to include sidewalks, bicycle lanes and urban trails, and spot improvements like railroad crossings. See more..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

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