The Greenest Zine in Town

The new Austin Environmental Directory – part investigative environmental reports, part encyclopedia of sustainability, and part yellow pages of everything green in Austin – is out

"...few decades." Part investigative environmental reports, part encyclopedia of sustainability, and part yellow pages of everything green in Austin,..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Austin @ Large: Unclean Hands

Prop. 1 and Prop. 2 are not "open," not "clean" – and definitely not progressive

"...I'd see as a truly progressive strategy for securing sustainability. It endeavors to establish by decree and dogma the..."

May 5, 2006 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...standards and will thus serve as a model of sustainability. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday by the Save Our Springs..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Faith-based environmentalism ... and we don't mean the kind W practices

"...of faith in Texas to include efficiency and environmental sustainability in their structure of core values. At the forefront..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Future Is Now

Local fiscal policy enters its Cold War era

"...the ups and downs of Hill Country subdivisions and suburban big-box retailers – are themselves budget battles, between jurisdictions,..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Envision Thing: Clearing the First Hurdle

Envision Central Texas begins the long, slow journey toward implementation

"...five-county region, is unabashedly progressive, even utopian – increased urban and suburban density; protected open space; multimodal transportation; a..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...received a total of more than $900,000. In general, suburban and rural communities with powerful Republican legislators (like Amarillo)..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The sluggish transportation beat picks up speed and energy after the election.

"...determined by reference to what the census calls the "urbanized area," and the minimum size required by the federal..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Governing Post-Boom Austin

Now that the lawsuits are over, we hope the council campaigns will turn to issues.

"...Likewise, Austin's tax base is getting crunched even as suburban communities start to recover, leading many to suspect the..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...The city encourages citizens interested in urban forestry to participate in TreesCount, a study and inventory..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

Two historically opposed neighborhoods along Manor Road find a common enemy in plans to expand neighborhood arterials to make room for traffic into the redeveloped Mueller Airport site.

"...is the closest thing East Austin has to an urban village, and it was developed without a dime of..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Downtown by Design

Downtown design guidelines provide a blueprint for the future of the central city.

"...ideals such as a pedestrian and bicycle mobility and urban core vitality expressed through past Council actions, previous planning..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Goals, Goals, Goals

"...of housing choices to promote cultural and economic diversity. Sustainability. It must be green, energy-efficient, and transit-oriented...."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Column

Preaching to the Converted

"Troubling Era"

"...The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration and probably the best-received speaker at the conference:..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Corridor Conundrum

The Truth Is Out There on the Highway

"...equity, economy, ecology - the trinity enshrined by the sustainability movement, are pretty damn obvious and dire. No wonder..."

May 8, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Corner to Corner

Top Ten Neighborhood War Zones of 1997

"...or to make clear that we do not consider "sustainability" and "livability" to be optional amenities...."

Jan. 9, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Spreading the Gospel

The Mayor Shares His Favorite Book

"...booming city which happens to be surrounded by annexable suburban havens. Watson has been more than proselytizing the Cities..."

Nov. 21, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Hancock Center, R.I.P.

Everything Old Is New Again at 41st & I-35

"...hung on central-city redevelopment. Innovative? Revitalizing? A step toward sustainability? Highest and best use? Compatible with its surroundings? Pedestrian-..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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