Latest Headlines for Thursday, July 18
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Roads
Advocates continue fighting for alternative solution to Oak Hill Parkway
While the Texas Department of Transportation prepares to initiate a request for proposals for the Oak Hill Parkway project at the intersection of U.S. Highway 290 and State Highway 71, local advocacy groups are still aiming to stop the project…
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
Request to increase impervious cover for 12,000-square-foot home postponed by BoA
A couple building their dream home can find it disheartening to make it through the architectural design and site plan process, only to have an administrative hiccup put their plans on pause.John and Amy Porter, who own 1704 and 1706…
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 by Jack Craver
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TipSheets
TipSheet: Travis County, 7.16.19
The Travis County Commissioners Court meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. To help our readers stay informed, each week we offer a selection of interesting items from the voting session agenda. The entire agenda is available on the Travis County…
Monday, July 15, 2019 by Chad Swiatecki
Transportation
Transportation Department lays out plans for speed management
The Austin Transportation Department will ask City Council for $500,000 in new funding in the next budget to pay for a speed management program that will support Vision Zero’s goal to eliminate traffic deaths in the city.The funding would pay…
Monday, July 15, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Zoning
Planning Commission offers no recommendation on mobile home rezoning in airport overlay zone
Despite a City Council directive to identify mobile home parks with improper zoning and work toward aligning the zoning and the use on sites, in some instances city staff identified mobile home zoning as inappropriate and withdrew those sites from…
Monday, July 15, 2019 by Andrew Weber
Politics
PAC files petition to put Austin Convention Center expansion to a public vote
The city’s proposal to expand the Austin Convention Center could be on the ballot in November. A group opposing City Council’s decision to build out the center says it submitted a 30,000-signature petition calling for a referendum that would force…
