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Council puts off vote on vacating right of way

City Council postponed action on vacating right of way on several streets in the Bouldin Creek neighborhood Thursday and sent questions about the development to Council Member Leslie Pool’s Open Space, Environment and Sustainability Committee. Pool had pulled the item…

Development • By Jo Clifton • Mar 27, 2015

AE to seek new solar contracts by mid-April

Since City Council adopted a set of goals last year that will shape Austin’s future energy portfolio, most discussion has focused on how to fill a 500-megawatt power gap in the plan. This week, the focus shifted to a goal…

Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Mar 27, 2015

Adler promises to change building permit process

Speaking to a receptive audience at the Real Estate Council of Austin on Wednesday, Mayor Steve Adler said he and his colleagues intend to make sure that they fix problems in the city’s development and permitting process sooner rather than…

Austin • By Jo Clifton • Mar 26, 2015

Mobility Committee considers future of Lyft, Uber

Transportation network companies such as Lyft and Uber have come a long way since they launched outside of Austin’s regulatory framework last May. Still, they have more distance to travel before they can be considered a permanent part of the…

Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Mar 26, 2015

MoPac Boulevard project completion delayed

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority officials announced Wednesday that a fully operational MoPac Boulevard may not happen until the end of the year. While the announcement currently delays construction only three-and-a-half months, officials said they were not confident they could complete the work…

Transportation • By Courtney Griffin • Mar 26, 2015

County postpones Correctional System master plan

Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt has temporarily halted preliminary steps toward a new County Correctional System master plan. At Tuesday’s Commissioners Court voting session, Eckhardt agreed to delay a vote on whether to proceed to the second part of a…

Public Safety • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 26, 2015

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Swede Hill residents ward off condo proposal

The Swede Hill Neighborhood Association scored a victory at Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting when commissioners denied a developer’s zoning change request to allow him to build condominiums in the historic neighborhood. It was the second night in a row that…

Housing • By Kara Nuzback • Mar 26, 2015

Council discusses legislation that targets Austin

With the Texas Legislature’s March 13 filing deadline behind them, city staff are busy tracking the 6,400 or so bills that state legislators have filed this session. They joined City Council at a work session Tuesday for an update on…

Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Mar 25, 2015

Commissioners keep parking garage plans alive

Travis County Commissioners voted Tuesday to keep the three new levels of underground parking that had been designed to accompany the planned district attorney’s office in downtown Austin. The decision to approve the proposed $3.05 million garage beneath the future Ronnie Earle Building…

Development • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 25, 2015

East Austin will lose home to demolition

The Historic Landmark Commission approved a proposal at its meeting Monday to demolish an East Austin home originally built in the 1920 early 1900s. The house at 1409 Canterbury St. will be demolished to make way for new construction, despite…

Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 25, 2015

Council wades into commission appointment plan

During Tuesday’s work session, City Council members started to tackle the looming task of appointing more than 500 board and commission members before June. Currently, the city’s boards and commissions are operating in a sort-of limbo in order to give…

City Hall • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 25, 2015

Council weighs in on Parkland Events Task Force

Some City Council members say the naming of a public parks task force will finally bring action on discussions the city has been having for years about the strain special events place on the city’s parkland. Mayor Pro Tem Kathie…

Austin • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Mar 24, 2015

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