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Council members question free parking for Second Street stores
Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo isn’t sure whether shoppers on Second Street should get free parking courtesy of the city of Austin anymore. At a City Council meeting last week, Tovo questioned city staff about its recommendation that Council renew…
City Council • By Jack Craver • Oct 26, 2017
Capital Metro board hears about proposed changes to proposed changes
The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority is making adjustments to a long-planned massive overhaul of its fixed-route bus network just weeks ahead of a scheduled vote on the sweeping changes by the board of directors. During an extended work session on…
Transit • By Caleb Pritchard • Oct 25, 2017
Police contract with city heads to vote
If an agreement finalized between the city and the Austin Police Association on Tuesday is adopted, the Office of the Police Monitor will have more power to investigate allegations of police misconduct and Austin police will get a 9.5 percent…
Police • By Jo Clifton • Oct 25, 2017
As foreclosures rise, has the Greater Austin housing market finally peaked?
Realtor Barrett Raven was showing one of his clients a duplex off of Cameron Road. Matthew Weilbacher was interested in buying one of the units, maybe the entire duplex, but he was wrestling with how to make use of the…
Housing • By Syeda Hasan • Oct 25, 2017
Planning Commission hosts massive CodeNEXT public work session
The Planning Commission opened the doors of City Hall yesterday to a public eager to share its thoughts on the second draft of CodeNEXT. Despite some polarizing opinions on certain topics, the atmosphere remained cordial, and the complex review process…
Land Development Code • By Joseph Caterine • Oct 25, 2017
Corridor Program Office still preparing road map for voter-approved roadwork
As the first year of its eight-year timeline draws to a close, Austin’s Corridor Program Office is closing in on major milestones in its mad dash to put together the road map that will guide the voter-approved overhaul of several…
Transportation • By Caleb Pritchard • Oct 24, 2017
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Panel of Latino leaders to explore how CodeNEXT addresses racial inequities
As Austin’s new Land Development Code, CodeNEXT, is being crafted, some residents see the process as a chance to address longstanding issues of racial and economic inequity. Neighborhood activist Susana Almanza said Austin needs to talk about its past before…
Land Development Code • By Syeda Hasan • Oct 24, 2017
Council to reconsider annexing 'doughnut hole'
Owners of homes on Susie, Joy and Easy streets told City Council last week that they do not wish to be annexed any more than they did in 2016, when Council voted not to annex the approximately 34-acre Mooreland Addition…
Planning • By Jo Clifton • Oct 24, 2017
Hyde Park variance no-show flops at BoA
Though there are no guarantees for getting a variance at the Board of Adjustment, a recent Hyde Park case proved one thing for sure: You might want to show up. David Rudick, the owner of 4008 Ave. C, was not…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 24, 2017
City could look to public land for soccer stadium
Beginning next month the city could begin an inventory of available land that would be able to suit a new soccer stadium for a professional team’s proposed relocation to Austin. Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo told the Austin Monitor on…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Oct 23, 2017
AISD seeks environmental flexibility in redevelopment of Barton Springs schools
The Austin Independent School District is one step closer to reaching an agreement with the city that would allow it to redevelop some of its overcrowded campuses in order to accommodate growth in student populations. At its meeting last Wednesday,…
AISD • By Joseph Caterine • Oct 23, 2017
CodeNEXT consultant not meeting goals to hire women- and minority-owned firms
The California-based company hired to help rewrite Austin’s Land Development Code is not meeting contractual goals to hire local minority-owned and women-owned firms. The city’s contract with Opticos Design Inc. calls for about 32 percent of the consultant’s work on…
