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Agent of change revamp to add hotels could delay vote on proposal
Austin’s much-debated policy proposal to address conflicts between music venues and nearby developments appears to be getting a makeover and a possible delay from a planned early June vote by City Council. That was the feeling of venue owners, city…
Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • May 31, 2017
Visit Austin contract included lobbying Council
When the CEO for the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau, recently renamed Visit Austin, signed his employment contract with the organization last May, the contract included an addendum directing him to develop a strategy for lobbying City Council to enlarge…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • May 31, 2017
SH 45 SW continues to move forward
The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District Board of Directors was informed of various updates to State Highway 45 Southwest at its regular meeting May 25. The high-profile transportation project, which hopes to improve mobility for the northern Hays and southern…
Roads • By Sommer Brugal • May 31, 2017
Mixed vibes surround Bouldin carport variance
It takes more than heat and birds to justify a carport in this town. Heat and birds are just a part of life in Austin, Texas. That was the lesson at the Board of Adjustment for Aaron McGarry, who owns…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 30, 2017
Historical use clashes with CodeNEXT future in East Cesar Chavez zoning case
It was another episode of Whose Code Is It Anyway? during the limbo period before CodeNEXT, when it sometimes feels like planning is made up and zoning doesn’t matter. This time, the Planning Commission struggled at its May 23 meeting…
Zoning • By Joseph Caterine • May 30, 2017
West Line home plans unsettle landmark commission
Despite some strong indications that it might be fruitless, Historic Landmark commissioners voted May 22 to postpone a recommendation for a new Old West Austin home in the hopes that something different might be built. Last year, the Historic Landmark…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 30, 2017
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Reporter's Notebook: Conspiracies
Think before you speak… As we reported, last week’s final meeting of the Visitor Impact Task Force was a marathon affair. After nearly six months of meetings, the group kicked off the final round of bargaining over the details of…
Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • May 30, 2017
Is 'missing middle' housing still missing from CodeNEXT?
Jake Wegmann, an assistant professor of housing and real estate at the University of Texas, stood on the sidewalk in Mueller, a large mixed-use development on the site of Austin’s old airport. He pointed across the street to a string…
Housing • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • May 26, 2017
Could pocket parks be the new norm?
Grappling with a number of park-deficient areas around the city, various Austin neighborhoods are struggling to find places that could serve as parkland nearby residents can enjoy. This week, members of the Parks and Recreation Board agreed on a possible…
Parks • By Sommer Brugal • May 26, 2017
Convention center skybridge earns Planning Commission approval
A proposal for a skybridge connecting the Austin Convention Center to the nearby Hilton Austin hotel will make its way to City Council after a narrow Planning Commission vote approved staff’s recommendation during its May 23 meeting. The applicant, Austin…
Planning • By Joseph Caterine • May 26, 2017
Parks board embraces plans for Republic Square
Ten years after Austin first announced its vision for the remodeling of Republic Square, the space is finally set to make its debut in the heart of downtown Austin this fall. Mandi Thomas, the partnership and development director of the…
Parks • By Sommer Brugal • May 26, 2017
Updated: Visit Austin provides some data, withholds some
The Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau, now operating as Visit Austin, released to the Austin Monitor on Wednesday a list of its 50 highest-paid employees, by job title and salary, not by name, as well as a compilation of the…
