Latest Headlines for Thursday, November 15
Thursday, November 15, 2018 by Alyx Wilson
Zoning
Planning Commission recommends Sekrit Theater move forward with tiny housing development
The Planning Commission recommended a rezoning Tuesday for an East Austin venue known as Sekrit Theater that will enable the owner to turn the two-acre plot into a tiny housing development, with some conditions.The owner, Austin artist Beau Reichert, requested…
Thursday, November 15, 2018 by Chad Swiatecki
Transportation
Tech leaders consider autonomous vehicles, scooters and more to solve transit
For all the debate and hope over new transit plans and the potential for light rail to move Austin residents around quickly and efficiently, the city’s growing traffic and transportation problems come down to simple math. That was the point…
Thursday, November 15, 2018 by Ryan Thornton
Travis County
Multifamily affordable housing breaks West Austin development pattern
As the overwhelming support for Proposition A at last week’s election indicates, Austin-area residents want affordable housing as much as they need it. This fact is especially apparent following Travis County Commissioners Court’s support on Tuesday morning of a dense…
Thursday, November 15, 2018 by Jessi Devenyns
Transit
New Project Connect plan has ambitions for 2020
Once again, Austin has been reminded of the importance of public transportation, in photos that surfaced this week of the Crystal City metro system that sits right beneath the Amazon headquarters in Crystal City, Va.“As we plan and plan again,…
Thursday, November 15, 2018 by Jo Clifton
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TipSheets
TipSheet: City Council, 11.15.18
Welcome to this week’s TipSheet. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire City Council agenda, but here are the items we have our eye on today. The Office of the City Clerk posts a copy…
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 by Jack Craver
Water
To conserve water amid warming climate, city envisions major underground storage system
For four years, volunteer members of the Integrated Water Resource Task Force have been crafting a plan to conserve Austin’s water supply over the next century.While experts have long warned that a warming climate, coupled with a growing population, poses…
