Naked City

"...Lake, last Thursday council ordered the establishment of a Waterfront Overlay Task Force. Council Member Lee Leffingwell said there..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...already has called for the reconstitution of the city's Waterfront Overlay task force. At a work session this week,..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature

Developing Stories: Town Lake Trail - Closing the Gap

Town Lake Trail takes aerobic sprint toward reality

"...Trail Foundation has commissioned the first step in the project: the Riverside Boardwalk Investment Study...."

April 27, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Council approves the to-be-redesigned Gotham on second reading; the Chestnut neighborhood plan becomes the first to win zoning changes from the council.

"...The Gotham condominium project that terrorized the South Shore of Town Lake last..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

The Park Is in the PUD-ing

Council approves Park PUD despite neighborhood opposition

"...Ted Siff, Jeb Boyt, and others – touted the project's ability to "reduce traffic congestion," promote green building, and..."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Civics 101

"...SHOULD WE CARE? Dr. James Galbraith of UT's Inequality Project debates the Ayn Rand Institute's Dr. Yaron Brook. 7pm...."

April 18, 2014 News Column

Top 10 Developing Stories

"...transformed by rising condo towers. Hotel, office, and multiuse projects boomed as well – until the bust. Also hard..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Save Town Lake Trumps City in Court

Court of Appeals rejects city's effort to thwart lawsuit

"...shoreline developments that were in the city's original 1986 Waterfront Overlay ordinance (see "Developing Stories," Sept. 21, 2007). Like..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Council Watch

City plots downtown's retail future

"...that is, that a nine-month feasibility study declares the project to be, um, feasible...."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Austin at Large: We’re Not Making More Land

Showdown at the Batcave Part 3: What’s the return on this $277 million investment?

"...who started this whole mess at the South Central Waterfront as "the law firm of Bill, Bill, and Fred"..."

Jan. 14, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: It's a Season, Not Just a Day

Showdown at the Batcave, Part 2: Isn’t this just lining the developers’ pockets?

"...to pay for infrastructure needs in the South Central Waterfront planning area, stretching from South First east to the..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Sustainable Transit Solutions

"...to clarify a few details about the MoPac South project, featured in the May 8 “On the Waterfront” ["Public..."

May 13, 2015 Postmarks

How to Build Neighborhoods

Erin McGann is the sole newcomer in a race dominated by incumbents

"...vote, along with her colleague, CM Laura Morrison. The project had drawn strong opposition from nearby South Austin neighborhoods..."

Sept. 5, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Developing Stories: The Norwood Posse Wants You!

Travis Heights neighbors have revived the Norwood House restoration effort – are they too late?

"...Budget-stressed PARD has no resources available for such a project; many other deteriorating parks facilities regularly used by Austinites..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...city of Austin to refuse any exceptions to the Waterfront Overlay Ordinance, which governs development on Town Lake. Party..."

June 8, 2007 News Feature

Losing Ground?

CSC Has Say on City Hall

"...AMLI [which is building a residential development within the project] and approved by the city of Austin, CSC and..."

July 16, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...by Houston-based Empire Continental Land LP. When completed, this project will cover over 800 acres and have approximately 3,000..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

Opinion: Who Pays $278 Million: Austin Taxpayers or Private Developers?

Council should not vote to divert city tax dollars to the south shore property owners

"...Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) be created for the South Central Waterfront (SCWF) District. Staff estimates that $278 million in property..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Column by Bill Bunch

Public Notice: One Ring to Rule Them All

There's much to dislike about the greater MoPac tollway plan

"...over Lady Bird Lake (see "Public Notice: On the Waterfront," May 8). The ugliness of that particular element caught..."

Nov. 6, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Profits vs. Community Values

"...requesting PUD zoning for the site to bypass the Waterfront Overlay Ordinance and build a 96-foot building just yards..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Postmarks

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...or contact Hinkle at candy.parham@ci.austin.tx.us.) Of special interest: the all-new Waterfront Planning Advisory Board. Council members are actively scouting for..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature

City Counseling: Sprinting to a Compromise

Council and joggers 'give a little bit' on street closures

"...the code. Responding to a citizen concern that the project isn't being done locally, purchasing officer Byron Johnson said..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...whether the city will grant precedent-setting variances to the Waterfront Overlay for a proposed three-tower, 200-foot condo project at..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature

Sergei's Big Score

Austin Symphony conductor Peter Bay has tremendous regard for both Sergei Prokofiev's score and Sergei Eisenstein's images for the 1938 film Alexander Nevsky, and as he prepares for a live performance of the score as the film is being shown, he talks about this remarkable fusion of image and music and what's involved in performing it live.

"...invading Germanic crusaders. Despite the propagandistic nature of the project -- the film was meant to send a signal..."

May 23, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Whole New Ball Game

Stakeholders say Colorado River Park can serve a lot of different needs.

"...to be pleased. After all, parks advocates see this project as a way to expand recreation programs and a..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature by Dan Oko

Mapping the Future

Seven longtime Austinites talk about Smart Growth, neighborhood planning, and the future of Central Austin in an October roundtable discussion.

"...top of it [the ill-fated early-Nineties East Side Mall project on the Bennett tract, across I-35 from the Marriott]...."

Dec. 3, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice

"...from the threadbare trenches of the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP). Since their last fundraiser went belly up, Project..."

April 28, 1995 Column

Suttle as a Kick in the Head

Formula One development deal well worth more scrutiny

"...that expenditure, the city is requiring assurance that the project: a) hires a fair share of minority- and woman-owned..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Feature by Nick Barbaro

Beside the Point

Protecting the Furnishings; and Black's Abacus

"...Will the waterfront amphitheatre proposed for Waller come with plastic covers on..."

March 16, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

To the Lighthouse

After 20 years, WTP4 returns to a still unanswered question: Do we need it?

"..."If you're looking at project size, from picking up the water until the water..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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