Vision Zero advocates look to Legislature to help reduce traffic deaths

In 2015, Austin hit a record high in road deaths: 102. In the two subsequent years, things have improved, with 79 and 76 people perishing in 2016 and 2017, respectively. By the beginning of December, 69 had died this year…

Transportation • By Jack Craver • Dec 10, 2018

Old mine to become new town center

A decades-old sand and gravel mine just east of Austin city limits may be about to get a face-lift as a new Mueller-esque planned unit development (PUD). The proposal for the 2,122-acre property includes 12,000 residential units, 2.25 million square…

Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Dec 10, 2018

Austin Energy’s new chief operations officer ‘proud’ of first-year results

At Austin Energy, successful operations begin with safety. With a growing city and a growing need for electric services, Austin Energy has begun to internally push its “Safety Starts With Me” campaign in an effort to reduce the number of…

Energy • By Jessi Devenyns • Dec 10, 2018

Reporter's Notebook: Urgent plodding

District 3 gets into it… The gloves are off in the race for the District 3 City Council seat between siblings Susana Almanza and incumbent Pio Renteria. The long-combative candidates have taken their campaign charges to the digital and physical…

Reporters' Notebook • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 10, 2018

Austin Monitor Radio: UTC on Project Connect

This week, Urban Transportation Commission members J.D. Gins and Mario Champion join Austin Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard and editor Elizabeth Pagano for an insiders’ look at the current state of Project Connect. Listen in below for their take on when…

Radio • By Austin Monitor • Dec 10, 2018

Austin Monitor Radio: Chas Moore

Austin Justice Coalition director Chas Moore stops by the studio to talk about the recently approved Austin Police Department contract, and the road to said contract. Austin Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard and editor Elizabeth Pagano chat with Moore about what…

Radio • By Austin Monitor • Dec 10, 2018

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Scooters: Committee calls for clear rules

The number of dockless scooter operators wanting a share of the Austin market continues to rise. This week, Austin welcomed the latest entrant, Lyft, with permits for 1,500 authorized units, pushing the total number of authorized scooters (not the number…

Transportation • By Ryan Thornton • Dec 7, 2018

Transportation Dept. faulted in right-of-way audit

When Austinites are asked for their top complaints about the city, one of the most frequent responses relates to traffic. The central city is particularly congested and contractors working in the right-of-way exacerbate the problem. According to a report released…

City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Dec 7, 2018

Austin economy looks sunny, with affordability as the biggest cloud

Austin business and policy leaders were shown a optimistic picture of the state and local economy Thursday at the Austin Chamber of Commerce’s annual economic forecast, with the smallest concern on the horizon partly a result of the city’s strong…

Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Dec 7, 2018

Even with new funding, parks board says city has a long way to go to repair pools

The year 1996 was the gold standard for Austin’s city Aquatics Division, according to Richard DePalma, a member of the Parks and Recreation Board. Since then, “We’ve just continued to shrink.” At the Dec. 4 meeting of the board, DePalma…

Parks • By Jessi Devenyns • Dec 7, 2018

Homeowners share stories of home repair anguish

Austin city auditors found the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department home rehabilitation loan program left a significant number of homeowners unhappy with the work contractors did and frequently missed its own goals over a three-year period, fiscal years 2015-2017.…

City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Dec 6, 2018

Local pols examine impacts, options in state school funding debate

Leaders from all levels of government in Central Texas, plus most of the area’s school districts, learned Wednesday that they could be in for budgetary hits if state lawmakers pass limits on local property tax increases without restructuring the state’s…

Budget • By Chad Swiatecki • Dec 6, 2018

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