Trail Conservancy seeks Council feedback on annual programming plan

This week City Council will consider an item to approve the Trail Conservancy’s 2022 annual programming plan for the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail at Town Lake Metropolitan Park. This update on annual programming at the trail…

Parks • By Nina Hernandez • Dec 8, 2022

Council members irked at low appraisal of parkland for Oracle expansion

City Council members pushed back against some of the steps taken by staff over the past year to work out a complex swap of city parkland approved by voters last year. During Tuesday’s work session, Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter…

City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Dec 8, 2022

TipSheet: Austin City Council, 12.8.22

If all goes according to plan, today will be the last City Council meeting for Mayor Steve Adler and Council members Pio Renteria, Ann Kitchen and Kathie Tovo (as well as zoning guru Jerry Rusthoven). Of course, if last week’s…

TipSheets • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 8, 2022

Virtual proceedings lead to harmful outcomes for inmates in Austin’s jails, advocates say

During talks about a program that provides counsel at first court appearance, Bradley Hargis with Capital Area Private Defender Service shared the experience of a former client.  The person had been charged and processed with a felony, and faced a…

Public Safety • By Andrea Guzman • Dec 7, 2022

Millennium Youth complex among first sites considered for creative space bond funds

The Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex may be one of the first two sites to receive some of the city’s $12 million in bond funding for creative space preservation. On Thursday, City Council will vote on a request from the Austin…

Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Dec 7, 2022

Zoning chief Rusthoven retiring from city

Jerry Rusthoven, the city’s chief zoning officer, has told the city he intends to retire at the end of the month. Rusthoven, who has been with the city for 29 years, is arguably the city’s most knowledgeable person when it…

City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Dec 7, 2022

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Pedestrians accounting for a higher proportion of Austin traffic fatalities

Despite city efforts to implement its Vision Zero strategy and end traffic fatalities in Austin, crash deaths and injuries are on the rise. Pedestrians in particular are accounting for a higher percentage of fatalities. So, what can the city do…

Transportation • By Nina Hernandez • Dec 6, 2022

Extended Statesman PUD deliberations end in approval

After years of discussions, City Council approved a redevelopment plan Friday for one of the city’s most prominent tracts of land – the 19-acre lakefront property at 305 S. Congress Ave., formerly home to the Austin American-Statesman.  Approval of Planned…

City Council • By Jonathan Lee • Dec 6, 2022

Westgate tower takes step toward historic zoning

City Council gave first reading approval to historic zoning for the Westgate Tower at 1122 Colorado St. as part of the zoning consent agenda on Thursday. The Westgate, a physical landmark between the Capitol and University Tower, is considered an…

Preservation • By Jo Clifton • Dec 6, 2022

Austin deals with growing pains of being rare real estate 'supernova'

If the last decade of booming real estate growth has earned Austin the designation of being one of four “supernova” markets, according to the national Urban Land Institute (Nashville, Raleigh/Durham and Charlotte being the others), then the onset of an…

Housing • By Chad Swiatecki • Dec 6, 2022

Deadlocked on oversight, city and police union pause contract negotiations

After nearly nine months of negotiation sessions, the city of Austin halted bargaining with the Austin Police Association Thursday, citing disagreement about civilian oversight of police and raising questions about whether the two sides will agree to a new labor…

Police • By Emma Freer • Dec 5, 2022

Council relaxes compatibility requirements along selected corridors

City Council has approved changes to building compatibility standards that will allow for some increases in housing density along a handful of transit corridors. The ordinance amending City Code Title 25 was approved Friday, modifying parking requirements and allowing for…

Housing • By Chad Swiatecki • Dec 5, 2022

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