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Riley resolution to offer Uber/Lyft regulations
Austin City Council Member Chris Riley plans to introduce a resolution at Council’s Sept. 25 meeting that would attempt to establish regulations to allow Transportation Network Companies such as Uber and Lyft to operate legally in the City of Austin.…
Transportation • By Michael Kanin • Sep 12, 2014
Fifty-eight lobbyists registered to bend ears, twist arms at City Hall
Although the City of Austin requires lobbyists to register and pay a $300 fee once a year, the city does not notify registered lobbyists when their registration has expired. That means a number of local lobbyists were surprised to learn…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • May 6, 2013
Higher taxi fees headed to Urban Transportation Commission
The Austin City Council on Thursday delayed final action on a proposed change to the base fare charged to the city’s taxicab patrons. In the process, they opened up debate on just how the charge would work, and how much…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jan 30, 2012
With finance numbers in, Shade and Tovo trade barbs
City Council incumbent Randi Shade has continued to out-fundraise challenger Kathie Tovo as the battle for Shade’s Place 3 seat has stretched into a runoff. However, according to campaign finance documents filed with the City Clerk’s office late Friday, Tovo…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jun 13, 2011
Reporter's Notebook: The more you know
Today in unsurprising news… The Circuit of the Americas has issued a statement on its position and involvement in the ongoing petition drive that could impact the city’s ability to complete a deal to build a soccer stadium on a…
Reporters' Notebook • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 29, 2018
Transportation Department revises sweeping taxi recommendations
The Austin Transportation Department staff has scaled back a set of draft recommendations aimed at saving the city’s flagging taxi franchises. On Tuesday evening, Acting Mobility Services Division Manager Jacob Culberson revealed to the Urban Transportation Commission a revised version…
Transportation • By Caleb Pritchard • May 10, 2018
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Publisher's Note: Fun and Game Night
Last week, your Austin Monitor team tried something new. From the start, we’d planned on building an events series to further our mission of civic engagement. Our thinking was that direct outreach might more directly impact our readers (and earn…
Mission Note • By Michael Kanin • May 23, 2016
Reporter's Notebook: Fix(at)ing (on) crazy
“You can’t fix crazy”… During a presentation about traffic fatalities at a City Council Mobility Committee meeting on Sept. 2, Council Member Don Zimmerman expressed consternation about the fact that 43 percent of the traffic fatalities that have occurred so…
Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Sep 7, 2015
Council denies landmark designation for Lightsey-Russell House
The yellow-clad neighbors who came out to urge preservation of the Lightsey-Russell House struck a chord with City Council, but not one strong enough to save the 83-year-old home at 1805 Lightsey Road from demolition. With a seemingly heavy heart,…
Preservation • By Jack Craver • Aug 17, 2015
Plastic bag ban working to an extent, says report
Austin’s single-use bag ordinance is helping residents reduce overall consumption by about 197 million single-use bags per year, but it has had unintended consequences including an increase in the number of thicker reusable bags in the recycling stream. That’s according…
Environment • By Tyler Whitson • Jun 12, 2015
TipSheet: This week's Council Committees
As part of our ongoing attempt to keep readers up to date with all that is going on at City Hall, we will now be offering weekly tip sheets for City Council committees. As usual, we will be offering highlights…
Local witnesses urge legislators to reject TNC bill
The House Transportation Committee heard numerous witnesses Thursday both supporting and opposing HB 2440, which would designate the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles as the state agency charged with issuing permits and overseeing rules for transportation networking companies such as…