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Cap Metro board approves agreement with ATP for reimbursement of McKalla Station capital costs

The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors last week approved a resolution authorizing an interlocal agreement with the Austin Transit Partnership for the reimbursement of capital costs for the McKalla Station MetroRail project. The board approved the resolution at…

Transit • By Nina Hernandez • Jul 28, 2023

City, TxDOT still on board to bridge eastern and western parts of downtown over I-35

As the Texas Department of Transportation readies for the green light to expand Interstate 35, city staff hopes to leverage the massive infrastructure project to give downtown Austin a once-in-a-lifetime face lift. Both TxDOT and Austin’s Transportation & Public Works…

Development • By Kali Bramble • Jul 28, 2023

Aquifer district expecting unprecedented drought declaration

The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District says that flow from Barton Springs is near the level that would require the district to declare it has reached Stage IV Exceptional Drought. As the district reports, “crossing into Stage IV drought status…

Water • By Jo Clifton • Jul 27, 2023

Bouldin Creek residents discourage development plans for hotels peering over their homes

Hotels could be coming to the Bouldin Creek neighborhood after the Planning Commission approved an extension for a site plan at Mattie’s at Green Pastures restaurant.  The proposed development would bring two hotels with about 100 rooms and renovations to…

Development • By Andrea Guzman • Jul 27, 2023

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Travis County still slated to spend millions in 2021 ARPA funding

Travis County has until the end of 2026 to spend $146 million of federal funding it received two years ago, according to the Planning and Budget Office. On Tuesday, Dashiell Daniels with the county’s Planning and Budget Office told the…

Travis County • By Seth Smalley • Jul 27, 2023

Board of Adjustment fee assistance program will launch Oct. 1

A long-awaited assistance program granting low-income homeowners waivers when seeking zoning variances will launch Oct. 1. The yearlong Board of Adjustment Applicant Assistant Program pilot will fund up to nine waivers – or $10,000 – for eligible applicants, according to…

Land Development Code • By Emma Freer • Jul 27, 2023

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Audit finds inaccurate data on city portal

Unreliable data is a widespread problem for the city of Austin, according to an audit performed by the Office of the City Auditor. Francis Reilly, the auditor in charge, explained some of the city’s data problems to the City Council…

City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Jul 26, 2023

Disability commission pushes city to pick up pace of sidewalk improvements

Improved access to public transit and bike-share programs – possibly including free service for all residents – is among the policy moves the Transportation and Public Works Department intends to ask City Council to consider later this year. During a…

Transportation • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 26, 2023

A lot of that green sludge in Lady Bird Lake is actually a sign of a healthy waterway

If you’ve been near Austin’s Lady Bird Lake lately, you might have noticed a little less water is visible. Parts of the lake, especially along the shores and inlets, are covered in mats of green vegetation. It can look goopy,…

Environment • By Mose Buchele, KUT • Jul 26, 2023

Langmore appointed to Austin Transit Partnership board of directors

The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors last week voted to appoint John Langmore to serve as the community expert director of finance on the Austin Transit Partnership’s board of directors. The Austin Transit Partnership is the entity tasked…

Transportation • By Nina Hernandez • Jul 26, 2023

Council gives final OK to Borden Dairy tract rezoning

City Council last week gave final approval for rezoning of the former Borden Dairy site in the Govalle neighborhood, allowing for its reconfiguration from an industrial site to a major mixed-use development. The vote was 8-1, with Council Member Alison…

City Council • By Jo Clifton • Jul 25, 2023

Austin launches education and outreach initiative targeting hate crimes

The city of Austin last week launched the We All Belong Anti-Hate Initiative, an education and outreach campaign intended as a response to a string of hate crime incidents reported across the city. A group of leaders from the city,…

Austin • By Nina Hernandez • Jul 25, 2023

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