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Parks will consider keeping city pools open

After impassioned reactions from neighbors to news that the city would close Metz Neighborhood and Mabel Davis Municipal pools this summer for extensive repairs, the Parks and Recreation Department told the Open Space, Environment and Sustainability Committee on Wednesday that…

Parks • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Apr 30, 2015

Council committee wants co-op taxicab proposal

While City Council mulls over ways to renew the city’s contracts with its three existing taxicab franchises, the drivers who contract with those companies appear to be inching closer to their dream of a fourth, a worker-owned cooperative. The Council Mobility…

Transportation • By Tyler Whitson • Apr 30, 2015

Committee seeks data on homestead district

The City Council Housing and Community Development Committee took a small step forward Wednesday toward funding affordable housing within the Homestead Preservation District in Central East Austin and possibly elsewhere. However, committee members did not pick a financing mechanism and still…

City Council • By Jo Clifton • Apr 30, 2015

Residents confront Parks Board over pool closures

East Austin residents demanded answers from the Parks and Recreation Board during its Tuesday meeting over news that Metz Neighborhood Pool and Mabel Davis Municipal Pool will close this summer for extensive repairs. The item was not on the board’s…

Parks • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Apr 29, 2015

Planning Commissioners vote to expand powers

Last night, the Planning Commission made clear its power in regard to connectivity and subdivisions. It opted to keep recently controversial code language as-is, and instead offered up a new interpretation of that code. Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of an…

The Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 29, 2015

Commission says Lightsey house should stay

The endless struggles of Lightsey 2 made their way through the Historic Landmark Commission on Monday. There, commissioners voted in favor of historic zoning for the main house at 1805 Lightsey Road unanimously, throwing a wrench into plans to demolish…

Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 29, 2015

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BBB: UT med school and innovation district recap

A panel consisting of University of Texas Medical School Dean Clay Johnston, Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo, Central Health President and CEO Patricia Young Brown and Civic Analytics’ Brian Kelsey on Tuesday night expressed optimism about and aired concerns for the…

Austin • By Sunny Sone • Apr 29, 2015

City to close some swimming pools, reduce hours

Citing budget shortfalls, water conservation issues and a lack of lifeguards, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department says it will close two pools and cut back pool operating hours this summer. The department says it would cost the city $41…

Parks • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 28, 2015

Zimmerman rejects briefing by climate scientist

Our climate is changing because of human activity. Most scientists, including Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist who studies climate change, agree with that statement, although some do not. Hayhoe, a professor and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech…

City Council • By Jo Clifton • Apr 28, 2015

Body cameras roll through Public Safety Committee

The long march to add body cameras to Austin Police Department’s official toolkit took a symbolic step forward Monday night when members of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee heard unanimous support from a diverse group of stakeholders. It was…

City Council • By Caleb Pritchard • Apr 28, 2015

CapMetro seeks new Pine Street Station owner

Members of the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority board voted Monday to speed up the search for a new owner for Pine Street Station. The board waived the two mandatory 30-day periods during which the agency has to make the item it…

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