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County reboots civil courthouse project
Less than three months after voters rejected a nine-figure bond to build a new civil courthouse, the Travis County Commissioners Court voted on Tuesday to effectively reboot the process that had been more than 15 years in the making. The…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 27, 2016
Council will vote on new 911 call center backup
“Austin is growing.” By now this maxim has become the resounding, if not infuriating, anthem of the city. It affects various sectors of life in Austin, from transportation to housing to health. And, as it turns out, it also affects…
Public Safety • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jan 27, 2016
Immigrant rights activists confront mayor over deportations
Mayor Steve Adler engaged in a courteous but tense public conversation over the city’s immigration policies with a group of immigrant rights activists outside of his City Hall office Monday afternoon. ICE Out of Austin – a group pushing for…
Austin • By Jack Craver • Jan 26, 2016
AE to Council: Cut commercial customers' rates
Mark Dreyfus, Austin Energy’s vice president of Regulatory Affairs & Corporate Communications, told City Council on Monday that the utility’s proposed new rates are a “good news story.” The utility’s proposal seeks to reduce base electric rates by $17.4 million…
Energy • By Jo Clifton • Jan 26, 2016
Cap Metro board greenlights central corridor study
Project Connect is returning to Central Austin. The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority board of directors unanimously approved on Monday a contract with the engineering firm AECOM to guide a new study of transportation in the urban core dubbed the Central…
Transit • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 26, 2016
Steck House at center of project, now BoA case
The city’s Board of Adjustment is taking a little more time to consider whether a North University site plan was approved in error. Appellant Leon Barish has asked the board to weigh in on how staff applied the compatibility setback…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 26, 2016
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Mueller neighborhood seeks more density
Members of the Mueller Neighborhood Association say the city and developer Catellus Development Corp. should increase density in the development in order to help ameliorate the city’s housing problems. They are asking that the city remove existing density caps and…
Development • By Jo Clifton • Jan 25, 2016
Committee pushes for regular HHS budget increase
City Council’s Health and Human Services Committee is asking City Manager Marc Ott to consider an annual increase of at least 3 percent for the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department’s budget. The move comes after Council increased the…
Public Health • By Vicky Garza • Jan 25, 2016
Reporter's Notebook: Oversights and overheads
Mapgate: What we saw… There was little indication at the conclusion of last week’s meeting of the Zoning and Platting Commission that Scott Gross, an engineer for the city’s Transportation Department, was in big trouble. After concluding a half-hour presentation…
Reporters' Notebook • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 25, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: ATD's Jim Dale
The Austin Transportation Department’s Jim Dale joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the junction of technology, transit, and road planning. Austin Monitor Radio is brought to you by Austin Water. Program is embedded below:
Monitor News & Media • By Michael Kanin • Jan 25, 2016
Kanin on Council: TNCs Negotiations, the Kitchen Petition & Impending Budget Negotiations
The Austin Monitor’s Michael Kanin joins KUT’s Jennifer Stayton to talk about Austin City Council negotiations with transportation networking companies, a petition to oust Council Member Ann Kitchen and the looming prospect of city budget negotiations. Post is embedded below:
Austin • By Michael Kanin • Jan 25, 2016
Mystery surrounds Kitchen recall petition
As Mike Blizzard describes it, Wednesday morning began like any other. Then came a knock at his door. “A lot of people come through the neighborhood trying to get you to replace your windows, and I thought that’s who it…
