Latest Headlines for Sunday, August 19
Thursday, August 16, 2018 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
Cellphone tower ruffles Board of Adjustment
Sometimes, if you don’t know what to do, you have to ask.Vincent Huebinger, representing Crown Castle International and Dean Davidov in a request to relocate a single-antenna cellphone tower to another location at 610 1/2 Kenniston Drive on the southeast…
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 by Chad Swiatecki
Entertainment & Events
Council vote on soccer stadium hinges on amendments – lots of them
After 10 months of discussion and roughly three months of often very public negotiations, the fate of Austin as the possible home of a professional sports franchise will come down to the fate of 28 amendments.Today’s special called City Council…
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 by Jo Clifton
Police
Traffic law enforcement still a not topic
Even though traffic law enforcement and street safety is a top priority for the Austin Police Department, the majority of officers have little time to devote to such enforcement, given their other priorities, such as responding to citizens’ calls and…
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 by Syeda Hasan
Transit
How free ride-sharing could make it easier to catch the bus in Austin
The number of partnerships between public transit agencies and private ride-sharing companies like Uber has been booming. Since 2016, at least 27 such programs have sprung up across the country, including one in Central Austin.Joseph Schwieterman, director of the Chaddick…
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 by Chad Swiatecki
Housing
HealthSouth site gets top spot in ULI affordable housing study
An analysis of some of the city’s most-prized parcels of land has found that the former HealthSouth property downtown would have the biggest impact on the local housing shortage if the property were converted to affordable housing.The new white paper…
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 by Jo Clifton
Land Development Code
Reagan going to court over sign rule secrecy
Billy Reagan, the owner of Reagan Signs, the best-known billboard company in the city of Austin, is looking forward to going to court later this month to try to find out why the city won’t let him see communications between…
