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Here are the candidates running to be Austin's next mayor
If you’re tired of hearing about the face-off between Sen. Ted Cruz and Congressman Beto O’Rourke, maybe it’s time to turn your attention to local elections, like the mayor’s race. Mayor Steve Adler is fighting to retain his seat against…
Elections • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Oct 22, 2018
Transit, CodeNEXT, homelessness grab attention for District 9 candidates
The candidates vying for City Council’s District 9 seat next month have their pick of issues and pain points that need fixing. From transportation to homelessness to the recently scrapped CodeNEXT process to update the city’s Land Development Code, there…
Elections • By Chad Swiatecki • Oct 22, 2018
Landowner offers environmental concessions, gets commission approval for restricted covenant updates
Down in Southwest Austin, behind the Oak Hill HEB, is an undeveloped 18-acre parcel of land that is subject to a 1987 restrictive covenant. Currently, the undeveloped land at 6901 Old Bee Caves Road is zoned for commercial use, but because…
Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Oct 22, 2018
Reporter's Notebook: Every dog has its day
And another thing… At the beginning of Thursday’s City Council meeting, Assistant City Manager Rey Arellano took a minute to update Austinites on the flood conditions in the city and efforts by the city to mitigate the issues caused by…
Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Oct 22, 2018
Casaday scolds Council over lack of contract
The president of the Austin Police Association lashed out at City Council during Thursday’s meeting over the city’s failure to reach an agreement with the union over police officers’ pay and benefits. “I want everybody on the Council to know…
Police • By Jo Clifton • Oct 19, 2018
Camelback PUD unanimously passes first reading at Council
In an uncharacteristically quick manner, City Council unanimously passed the first reading of the Camelback Planned Unit Development at Thursday’s meeting. The PUD, which has been the subject of great neighborly debate for the last several months, is a 145-acre…
Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Oct 19, 2018
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City approves Austin Marathon route months in advance
Next year will mark the 28th year of the Austin Marathon. Since the marathon’s inception in 1992, the route has undergone a few dramatic changes and several minor changes as planners have tried to please runners, spectators, city government and…
Music & Entertainment • By Ryan Thornton • Oct 19, 2018
Austin Energy: Storage is the next hurdle to Austin’s renewable energy plan
The big conundrum facing energy utilities today is how to balance supply and demand for every second of every day. Although there are debates around the subject, the answer, albeit simple, seems to lie with storage. In the Austin Energy…
Energy • By Jessi Devenyns • Oct 19, 2018
Here’s what to expect when eight floodgates open on the Mansfield Dam
It’s never happened before, but the Lower Colorado River Authority will likely open eight floodgates on the Mansfield Dam above Lake Austin by noon Thursday. So, what can you expect if you live in Austin? Flooding On Some Streets When…
Austin • By Mose Buchele, KUT • Oct 18, 2018
AE seeks code change to support fast car charging
Austin Energy estimates that there were 5,873 electric plug-in vehicles in its service territory as of Sept. 30. Karl Popham, AE’s manager for electric vehicles and emerging technologies, told City Council during Tuesday’s work session that about 85 percent of…
Energy • By Jo Clifton • Oct 18, 2018
CAMPO preparing to adopt necessary traffic-reducing strategies
With promises of traffic congestion relief coming from every direction, be it e-scooters, autonomous vehicles, reliable transit or ride-share services, the number of personal cars on Austin streets is still unlikely to decrease in the near future. Until a systematic…
Transportation • By Ryan Thornton • Oct 18, 2018
More homes, services on the way for homeless with Community First! expansion
A Northeast Austin community constructed in recent years to provide permanent housing to Austin’s chronically homeless has announced its plans for a second phase that will nearly double its physical footprint to 51 acres and, when complete, serve nearly 800…
