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- Despite safety concerns, Council OKs new buildings above Shoal Creek
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Minimum lot sizes: A roadblock for affordable housing?
Last week, Austin voters approved a record-busting $250 million for affordable housing, but a discussion during Thursday’s City Council meeting showed that building new housing isn’t simply a matter of having enough money. At issue is a small piece of…
City Council • By Jack Craver • Nov 16, 2018
Capital Metro board in favor of free rides for K-12
On Wednesday, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority board members expressed an interest in making free rides for K-12 students a permanent feature. On June 8, the day after Capital Metro overhauled its service network with the controversial redesign known as Cap Remap,…
Transit • By Ryan Thornton • Nov 16, 2018
Planning Commission recommends Sekrit Theater move forward with tiny housing development
The Planning Commission recommended a rezoning Tuesday for an East Austin venue known as Sekrit Theater that will enable the owner to turn the two-acre plot into a tiny housing development, with some conditions. The owner, Austin artist Beau Reichert,…
Zoning • By Alyx Wilson • Nov 15, 2018
Tech leaders consider autonomous vehicles, scooters and more to solve transit
For all the debate and hope over new transit plans and the potential for light rail to move Austin residents around quickly and efficiently, the city’s growing traffic and transportation problems come down to simple math. That was the point…
Transportation • By Chad Swiatecki • Nov 15, 2018
Multifamily affordable housing breaks western Travis County development pattern
As the overwhelming support for Proposition A at last week’s election indicates, Austin-area residents want affordable housing as much as they need it. This fact is especially apparent following Travis County Commissioners Court’s support on Tuesday morning of a dense…
Travis County • By Ryan Thornton • Nov 15, 2018
New Project Connect plan has ambitions for 2020
Once again, Austin has been reminded of the importance of public transportation, in photos that surfaced this week of the Crystal City metro system that sits right beneath the Amazon headquarters in Crystal City, Va. “As we plan and plan…
Transit • By Jessi Devenyns • Nov 15, 2018
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To conserve water amid warming climate, city envisions major underground storage system
For four years, volunteer members of the Integrated Water Resource Task Force have been crafting a plan to conserve Austin’s water supply over the next century. While experts have long warned that a warming climate, coupled with a growing population,…
Water • By Jack Craver • Nov 14, 2018
Locals sue to stop Austin from renaming Manchaca Road
A group of property owners and businesses along what’s called (for now) Manchaca Road is challenging the city’s move to change the South Austin road’s name before the name change goes into effect Thursday. The Austin City Council passed an ordinance…
Courts • By Andrew Weber, KUT • Nov 14, 2018
Ellis picks up important endorsements
Paige Ellis, the top vote-getter in the Nov. 6 race for City Council District 8, announced Tuesday that her two Democratic opponents in the race, Rich DePalma and Bobby Levinski, had endorsed her. Ellis will face Republican Frank Ward in…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Nov 14, 2018
'Mega-fires' are real, but their size is anyone's guess
When representatives from the Austin Fire Department spoke at the last meeting of the Public Safety Commission, they alluded to a “mega-fire” they said was imminent in West Austin. Although the term may sound alarming, Justice Jones, wildfire mitigation program…
Fire • By Jessi Devenyns • Nov 14, 2018
Debate over convention center, hotel tax funds spreads to Music Commission
A recently created music activism group has been thrown into the fray of the debate – largely playing out in meetings of the new Tourism Commission – over how to spend money the city generates through its roughly $100 million…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Nov 13, 2018
Which areas of Austin killed Props J and K?
Last week, Austin voters approved nine of 11 propositions on the ballot, including seven bond measures totaling $925 million, a proposition that made small spelling corrections to the city charter and a proposition authorizing City Council to set rules for…
