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Landmark Commission blocks two demolitions in Bryker Woods
Faced with increasingly large numbers of demolition permits for historic homes, and very few tools to stop them, the Historic Landmark Commission held out hope for compromise last week. Commissioners stalled two demolitions in the Bryker Woods neighborhood alone.…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 6, 2014
Backers of Baylor House need one more vote to block demolition
Those hoping to save Clarksville’s Baylor House won a symbolic victory at City Council last week. But without an additional vote in favor of historic zoning, the victory could be a hollow one. Currently, the house at 1607 West…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 6, 2014
BoA bounces Hyde Park B&B case back to Planning Commission
The owners of the Adams House Bed-and-Breakfast might be feeling a bit like a pinball, being bounced back and forth between two city boards, neither of which appears to want to deal with their issue. The innkeepers, already dealing with…
Development • By Heydn Ericson • May 5, 2014
High taxes force Travis Heights resident to find new home for cottages
Saying that he can no longer bear the cost of rising property taxes, one long-term Travis Heights resident is looking for a new home for his historic cottages, much to the heartbreak of some neighbors. Charles Flores explained that…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 5, 2014
Adler kicks off campaign for Mayor of Austin with City Hall rally
More than 200 people gathered in the hot sun at City Hall Sunday afternoon to cheer attorney, nonprofit leader and novice mayoral candidate Steve Adler as he officially announced that he would be a candidate for Austin Mayor. In…
Elections • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 5, 2014
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Study prefers Urban Rail, Lady Bird Lake bridge for Central Corridor project
The Project Connect: Central Corridor study team says Austin should use Urban Rail as the preferred local mode of transportation for the central portion of its proposed $1.4 billion transit project. The Central Corridor project’s 9.5 mile alignment will run…
Transportation • By Mark Richardson • May 2, 2014
Southwest Key Program seeks to change city loan to grant
Austin City Council members Thursday postponed consideration of a change in the structure of a city loan to the Southwest Key Program that could, ultimately, result in the forgiveness of $512,000 worth of that debt. The postponement came as Council…
Local Politics • By Michael Kanin • May 2, 2014
Council backs amended Vested Rights Ordinance on first reading
The rocky road to approving a new Vested Rights Ordinance didn’t get much smoother at Thursday night’s City Council meeting, where the discussion to approve the ordinance on first reading managed to be both hopelessly detailed and strangely abstract all…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 2, 2014
Community group seeks organized assistance for flood victims
A community organization called the Travis Austin Recovery Group (TARG), formed in the aftermath of the historic 2013 Halloween floods, is noting the six-month anniversary of the event with the release of a Draft Recovery Plan for the people and…
Local Government • By Mark Richardson • May 2, 2014
Deal struck in long-running battle over Exposition Boulevard project
The warring parties over the proposed development at 3215 Exposition Boulevard unexpectedly struck a deal on Wednesday with the assistance of Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole. City Council is now expected to pass the zoning on consent today, after years…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 1, 2014
Rail bond issues dominate discussion at Austin Monitor forum
Even if the election cycle wasn’t in full swing with another Austin Rail Bond vote slated for November, Austinites would probably still be discussing the city’s transportation woes. All of those forces combined Wednesday night for a lively discussion at…
