Planning
Thursday, July 15, 2021 by Jonathan Lee
Planning
Planning Commission struggles with latest Plaza Saltillo rezoning
The Planning Commission, unable to accept a height increase for an office project in the Plaza Saltillo area amidst concerns about the building’s design, sent the case to Council without a recommendation Tuesday. The office project will replace Fair Market,…
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 by Sean Saldaña
Planning
Vision plan takes on mobility woes at Zilker Park
Last month, the Parks and Recreation Department held its first community meeting for the Zilker Metropolitan Park Vision Plan, an ambitious effort to develop a framework for the park’s future. The department calls it the “first comprehensive planning effort in…
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 by Jonathan Lee
Planning
Planning Commission recommends updates to land use plans for E. 11th and 12th streets
In the late 1990s, City Council decided to revitalize so-called blighted areas east of downtown through urban renewal plans. Now, over 20 years later, the city is updating these plans along East 11th and 12th streets. The primary goal is…
Monday, June 28, 2021 by Amy Smith
Planning
County rebuffs city’s offer to buy Palm School, leaving its future uncertain
In a vote few people were aware of until last week, the Travis County Commissioners Court rejected the city of Austin’s offer to purchase the historic Swante Palm School building on the eastern edge of downtown. Community activists, who for…
Friday, June 11, 2021 by Jo Clifton
Planning
Council delays considering wastewater service in Bull Creek watershed
City Council put off a decision on whether to grant a wastewater service extension request to CWS Capital Partners in the environmentally sensitive Bull Creek Watershed at Thursday’s meeting. The postponement came after Council Member Leslie Pool announced that there…
