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Dell Medical investment begins to pay dividends
Dell Medical, the University of Texas’ new medical school, wants Travis County residents to know it is spending their tax dollars wisely – and equitably. In 2012, voters approved $54 million of new property taxes to build Dell Med in…
Public Health • By Ryan Young • Jul 30, 2018
Reporter's Notebook: Grave concerns
We only know how to bury ledes… A very strongly worded memo from the Parks and Recreation Department’s Acting Director Kimberly McNeeley warns that failure to extend a contract for interment and burial services in city cemeteries could have serious…
Parks • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 30, 2018
Equity Office proposes renaming 7 Confederate streets – and even the city itself
The Equity Office is recommending the city remove or change the names of streets, parks and markers in Austin that honor the Confederate States of America and slavery. The office also suggests eschewing the name “Austin” altogether, as Stephen F.…
Austin • By Andrew Weber, KUT • Jul 27, 2018
Planning Commission hears about 30-mile loop of urban trails
City transportation officials have a grand vision to dramatically expand the Shoal Creek Trail and eventually connect it to a 30-mile loop of trails around the northern half of the city. But it’s anybody’s guess when that vision will be…
Bicycles • By Jack Craver • Jul 27, 2018
Talking talent, and why Austin companies can't find enough workers
On top of complimentary food, coffee and other treats, music rooms for relaxing, and other perks typical of the Silicon Valley digital life, Austin-based job search firm Indeed has had to become something of a transit provider while trying to…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 27, 2018
County commissioners see SH-45 development as key to more affordable housing
On Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court received an update on Turner’s Crossing, a proposed mixed-use subdivision that would be located about 15 miles south of downtown Austin. The project will make use of a public improvement district to fund…
Housing • By Ryan Young • Jul 27, 2018
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IndyAustin targets stadium proposal, suggests petition for referendum
The local political action committee that helped to force an upcoming public vote on the implementation of CodeNEXT has set its sights on the city’s McKalla Place property and the push to build a professional soccer stadium there. IndyAustin is…
Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 26, 2018
Rowing center contract bounced back to committee
After reviewing the reworked terms of the Austin Rowing Club’s new contract extension, the Parks and Recreation Board suggested that they go back to the drawing board. City Council voted unanimously in June to give the Austin Rowing Club the…
Parks • By Jessi Devenyns • Jul 26, 2018
Affordability on the minds of housing experts gathered in Austin
Business leaders from throughout the real estate industry spent most of this week in Austin focused on solving the affordable housing shortage that is reaching crisis levels in Austin and most other major cities around the country. The draw for…
Housing • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 26, 2018
Spirit of East Austin lives on
After a lengthy public engagement process, the city of Austin has released a report detailing key steps the city can take to improve services and quality of life for those living in Austin’s “eastern crescent.” During the spring of 2017,…
Austin • By Jack Craver • Jul 25, 2018
Board of Adjustment says yes to South Lamar student housing
On July 9, the Board of Adjustment approved the construction of a small university dormitory in the South Lamar neighborhood, despite the concerns of some neighbors that the proposed facility could create parking shortages on a narrow neighborhood street. The…
Planning • By Ryan Young • Jul 25, 2018
With plastic bag ban in the trash, Austin pushes campaign on reducing waste
Austin says it is still committed to reducing plastic waste despite a Texas Supreme Court ruling last month that forced it to end its ban on single-use plastic bags. The city says it’s continuing efforts toward its Zero Waste goal,…
