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Working group starts process of how to regulate rideshare companies

The mood swayed between optimism and frustration last Wednesday evening at the preliminary meeting of the Transportation Network Companies Working Group, where about 30 people from various transportation constituencies met to discuss ground rules for a conversation about how to…

Transportation • By Jenny Blair • Jun 18, 2014

Council rejects eastside zoning request despite error in city permit

A neighborhood association squared off against its own president at City Council last Thursday during a contentious East Austin rezoning case.   In the end, Council members sided with the neighborhood and denied the zoning change on a 3-4 vote. Toria…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 18, 2014

Austin Monitor Radio, Show 3

Council Member and 2014 City of Austin Mayoral candidate Mike Martinez joins the Monitor‘s Mike Kanin and Mark Richardson to talk Economic Development incentives.

Development • By Michael Kanin • Jun 17, 2014

Board of Adjustment rules on several Lake Austin cases

Austin’s Board of Adjustment made several decisions last week related to residential changes in the Lake Austin area.   A request to tear down a boathouse behind a home on Tortuga Trail was blocked by Board Member Michael Von Ohlen,…

Development • By Kara Nuzback • Jun 17, 2014

Travis County Commissioners Court spending for June 10, 2014

Here is a detailed look at how much money Travis County Commissioners spent last week:   ·         Approved $4,938.54 for three different cash security agreements with Gehan Homes, Ltd. for sidewalk repair in Pct. 1. ·         Approved $720.00 for a…

Local Government • By Austin Monitor • Jun 17, 2014

Residents say redevelopment project doesn’t have enough parking

Rapid redevelopment projects are starting to stack up in parts of East Austin, where even pro-growth residents are beginning to ask for a little breathing room. What they got was a little more time from the Planning Commission.   At…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 17, 2014

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Central Corridor Group endorses Project Connect plan for urban rail

Urban rail in Austin rolled closer to reality Friday. By a 13-1 vote, the Central Corridor Advisory Group put its stamp of approval on Project Connect’s Locally Preferred Alternative, or LPA, for Austin’s future transportation project.   The Locally Preferred…

Transportation • By Jenny Blair • Jun 16, 2014

Firefighters union seeks standing in agreement between DOJ, city

The union representing Austin firefighters filed a motion in U.S. District Court Friday seeking to intervene in the pending settlement between the City of Austin and the U.S. Department of Justice. Seeking a consent decree, the city and the Justice…

Local Politics • By Michael Kanin • Jun 16, 2014

Council holds off on appraisal petition, postpones action until 2015

The Austin City Council backed away from filing a challenge petition over the Travis Central Appraisal District’s commercial property valuation process early Friday, voting instead to postpone any action until 2015.   But Council members will not be sitting on…

Development • By Beth Cortez-Neavel • Jun 16, 2014

Despite opposition, Council narrowly OKs measure on ‘granny flats’

There were storms raging inside and outside of City Hall early Friday morning, when the Austin City Council took on “granny flat” advocates and detractors at last week’s meeting.   The fight started 12 hours earlier, on the steps of…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 16, 2014

Council meeting going strong well past midnight

Despite severe weather Thursday night that left thousands of Central Texans without power, Austin City Council members were still in session with several major items still on the agenda shortly after midnight. The Monitor will have coverage of these issues…

Local Politics • By Austin Monitor • Jun 13, 2014

Council removes covenant but postpones Lake Austin zoning case

Council members dispensed with at least one aspect of the 2208 Lake Austin Boulevard zoning case Thursday. While members postponed the main zoning case indefinitely, Council unanimously voted to remove a restrictive covenant on the property.   Alice Glasco, representing…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 13, 2014

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