Planning
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 by Syeda Hasan
Planning
A new neighborhood group hopes to speak for student renters in West Campus
While many University of Texas students were busy studying for final exams, senior Allie Runas was thinking about cracks in the sidewalk.After years of stepping over cracks in West Campus, she decided to do something and founded the West Campus…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 by Chad Swiatecki
Planning
Waller Creek taxes ID’d to possibly fund $30M in housing for homeless
City staff members have recommended that City Council consider using funds from the tax increment refinancing zone (TIRZ) created for the Waller Creek improvement project and system of parks as the biggest funding source for providing housing and services for…
Monday, December 10, 2018 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
Old mine to become new town center
A decades-old sand and gravel mine just east of Austin city limits may be about to get a face-lift as a new Mueller-esque planned unit development (PUD).The proposal for the 2,122-acre property includes 12,000 residential units, 2.25 million square feet…
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 by Chad Swiatecki
Planning
Waterfront board waits for progress on city’s development corporation
City staff has been slowed in their work to research and make recommendations on how City Council could move forward with creating an economic development corporation (EDC) that could help facilitate public/private investment deals.The demands of dealing with the October…
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 by Mose Buchele
Planning
Austin explores options for new pedestrian bridge over Lady Bird Lake
There are enjoyable ways to walk or bike across Lady Bird Lake, but the Pleasant Valley Bridge is not one of them. A narrow sidewalk, a chain-link fence and low guardrails are all features that make the East Austin crossing…
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
Board of Adjustment postpones setback request with no site plan
The Board of Adjustment needs a good reason to grant a request for reducing the setback from the waterfront. If a case from its most recent meeting is any indication, asking for an arbitrary number of feet without having a…
