Local: The New Face of Food and Farming in America

Cookbooks and cultural conversation starters top our summer reading list

"...Devastated by water pollution, land mismanagement, and urban sprawl, the salmon ground had collapsed. A distinct microcosm..."

May 23, 2014 Food Feature by Anna Toon

Civics 101

"...SUSTAINABILITY: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? UT Psychology Chair James Pennebaker..."

April 6, 2012 News Column

Entering Into Bondage

The Citizens Task Force takes up the fall bond package planning

"...organized under the categories of Infrastructure, New Initiatives, Mobil­ity, Sustainability, Cost Effectiveness, and a Balanced Approach (the latter ranging..."

March 2, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

F1 Unresponsive

"...a race track both advance the cause of environmental sustainability and curtail its sizable footprint? As a direct contributor..."

Jan. 30, 2012 Postmarks

City Hall Hustle: The Fires This Time

Austin's feverish summer a tinderbox for rumination

"...Despite the fires' proximity, here in the urban core it's easy to lose sight of the magnitude..."

Sept. 9, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Future-Proofing the Fruits of Austin's Building Boom

ULI Greenprint sets a net-zero carbon emissions goal for 2050

"...That's the kind of construction the Urban Land Institute's Greenprint Center for Building Performance – a..."

March 12, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Next Austin Bust

Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?

"...of Austinites whose jobs continue to cluster in the urban core. Ten ZIP codes in Austin – mostly lined..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Community Gardens to Fulfill Your Secret Farmer Fantasy

Local veggie spots and how to get a plot of your own

"...with a heavy push from surrounding residents into an urban oasis offering 14 5’x10’ & 10’x10’ plus two shared..."

Oct. 27, 2018 Food Post by Melanie Laporte

A Tour for the Chicken-Curious

Backyard chicken coops as a path to zero waste

"...way to get that connection back." His foray into urban agriculture started in 2010 with a visit to the..."

March 25, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Public Notice: A Tale of Two PUDs

It's not too soon to aim for green space

"...compliance and affordable housing, and Open Space, Environ­ment, and Sustainability discussed CodeNEXT and the recommendations of the Green Infrastructure..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

We Need to Talk

Food for Black Thought is changing Austin's culinary conversation

"...Tackling the intersectional issues of gentrification, urban change, agricultural history, and cultural perception demands a diverse..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

(Apple) Core Values

The East Side Compost Pedallers are cycling across a gardener's gold mine

"...The stated mission of Dustin Fedako's brainchild is four-fold: sustainability, community, simplicity, and creativity. May is National Bike Month,..."

May 10, 2013 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

From Second Street to Carruth

AISD and city relations improving with concrete results

"...Shea said she would work with major urban mayors to "urge full funding of our schools” and..."

Feb. 9, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Comp Plan Combo Platter

The comp plan process reaches critical density

"...heaviest reliance on public transit) with Scenario A's 45% urban-core development and infill (the lowest percentage of all the..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Best-Laid Plans

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

"...the interdependence of pressing issues – what's now termed "sustainability."..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Rethinking Downtown Zoning

Proposed changes address sustainability, mixed uses, and urban design

"...the private sector" in achieving three key community goals: sustainability, the promotion of mixed uses, and urban design...."

April 2, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Res Publica

There are all kinds of ways to be a good citizen this week, Dec. 4-10

"...URBAN FARM BICYCLE TOUR includes stops for hands-on gardening activities,..."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature

Developing Stories: Controlling Developers

The hidden costs of Proposition 2

"...dollars in a large-scale redevelopment to get a New Urbanist project – the kind of walkable, live-work-play, transit-oriented places..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...• Professor McCracken? Faculty who teach urban design and community and regional planning at UT report..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature

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

"...select and hire their own planner. Guidance from professional urban planners produces much better outcomes in the community and..."

June 15, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Here Comes the Train

Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?

"...tip of Austin, it's hard to believe the crazy-quilt urban sprawl of 183 North is only about half a..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Your Beautiful New Home

Welcome to the City Hall you thought would never come

"...from inspirational. But as a piece of architecture and urban design, today's City Hall is lucky to be free..."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Smart Growth wouldn't be dead if it had stayed in touch with reality

"...project out of the box -- the Domain mixed-use urban neo-mall across from IBM in Northwest Austin -- the..."

July 4, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

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

June 21, 2002 Column

Road TRIPping

Austin has the fifth-highest rate of traffic fatalities in the nation, according to a highway lobbyist organization.

"...Greater Austin is the fifth-deadliest urban area in the nation for traffic fatalities, according to..."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Opinion: Toxins and Trauma – The Silent Threat to Austin’s Kids

Austin needs stronger air quality policies, green spaces, and public health measures that prioritize equity and protect vulnerable youth

"...a healthy brain and a bright future. As an urban studies student and advocate for environmental and social equity,..."

April 25, 2025 Column by Megan Ramos

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...without your continued support for our mission to find sustainability within the music industry.” Indeed, the label attempts the..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Field Guide Festival Finalizes Saturday Symposium Programming

Inaugural fest to explore local food systems

"...there’s a whole story there. Of course, issues of sustainability and food access are all impacting what’s for dinner,..."

Oct. 20, 2021 Food Post by Kimberley Jones

As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District

Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway

"...been "recognized" by the influential Congress for the New Urbanism in its 2021 "Freeways Without Futures" report. The national..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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