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Feb. 20, 2012 News Post by Amy Smith
Council Recap: Water and Housing
Council takes on excessive water bills, "missing middle" in housing
"...to affordable housing, ground transportation chauffeurs, excessive water bills, and zoning to allow for a Boys and Girls Club..."
April 8, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma
Planning Commission Leaders Step Down to Chart Housing Waters
Conor Kenny and Fayez Kazi look to bring more affordable housing to Austin
"...The top two leaders of the city's Planning Commission – Chair Conor Kenny and Vice Chair Fayez..."
Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders
ATX Screen News: E3, AFS, and More
AFS Cinema, Arkane Studios' vampire nightmare, and the return of Hypnotic
"...reopen after a 16 month closure due to the pandemic. After pulling together the finances to de-mothball the cinema..."
June 18, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Developing Stories: 'L' Is for 'Lake' – and Legal and Ludicrous
The Waterfront Overlay has an intricate history
"...What a tangled web our Land Development Code weaves!..."
Sept. 14, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor
Urban Planning: A Roundup
How Austin is working toward getting better by design
"...economic downcycle is the ideal time to invest in urban-planning efforts. Without the pressures of fast-paced development activity created..."
Dec. 26, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor
UT Area Cautious -- at Best -- Over Planning Effort
Campus-area residents take their turn in the city's neighborhood-planning spotlight.
"...The six neighborhoods comprising the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Area cover a large swath of land dotted with..."
Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Council Eyes Neighborhood Plan Changes -- Again, and Again, and Again
"...Some things about neighborhood planning never change -- even when you want to change..."
May 23, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Public Notice: The Planning Puzzle
Music venues, hospitals, and neighborhood plans
"...The weather keeps bouncing back and forth, but looking at the schedule of community events..."
Jan. 13, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Public Notice: Planning for Better Plans
What's been going on at the local Planning and Zoning Department?
"...City Auditor on Monday issued an Audit of Neighborhood Planning – all in all, a pretty scathing review of..."
Nov. 18, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro
True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas
'Til death do us party
"...All Gregory George wanted was some peace and quiet. In 2013, the 41-year-old former Texas General Land..."
April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger
City Planning: Goodbye Riley, Hello Weiss
Planning Commission loses attorney, gains architect
"...The city Planning Commission saw the departure of member Chris Riley this..."
Aug. 17, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor
Neighborly Planning
The city, businesses, and residents all seem pleased with the results of the East Martin Luther King Neighborhood Planning Workshop.
"...About 100 Eastside residents, business owners, and neighborhood leaders gathered in the "cafetorium" of Norman Elementary..."
Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple
News Roundup: MLK, Chris Kyle, and the Lege
Get ready to celebrate "Chris Kyle Day"
"...post; the Senate tries to cut Planned Parenthood out; and more...."
Feb. 2, 2015 News Post by the News Staff
Lean and ... Leaner
A preview of the city's proposed (and shrinking) budget
"...in the General Fund, which is where your sales and property taxes live and which supports city departments that..."
Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Rosewood Courts Historic-Zoning Talks Continue
Future uncertain for the first African-American public housing complex in the country
"...Council passed a measure in February to initiate historic zoning on the nation's first public housing complex for African-Americans,..."
May 6, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma
Public Notice: Happy Earth Day, and More
Earth Day celebration meets transportation policy
"...Fusebox performance art, Indie Meme film, Earth Day, 4/20, and assorted other happenings, if you can't find yourself some..."
April 20, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro
City Hall Hustle: Gas, Water, and Trash
There could be a higher utility bill in your future
"...resource-based geopolitical woes than that old 5 o'clock news standby, "Pain at the Pump"? Maybe John McCain's dim mantra,..."
Aug. 8, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar
In Leander and Cedar Park, Backlash Is on the Ballot
Moving away from Austin?
"...Leander Proposition A: Stay in Capital Metro?..."
April 29, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT
The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle
"...Chronicle’s CodeNEXT conversation with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council Member Greg Casar, found below...."
Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro
Update: 3805 Red River Historic Zoning Effort
Efforts to save this local landmark continue
"...Update: The City of Austin Planning Commission meets at 6pm, tomorrow, August 26, in Room..."
Aug. 25, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris
Affordable Housing and How to Get More Keeps Council Busy
What happened last week and what's on this week's Council agenda
"...Coming through loud and clear at City Council's June 9 meeting were deep..."
June 17, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan
At Council: More Apartments, North and South
Council considers two zoning cases facing opposition from surrounding neighbors
"...a plan to permanently support virtual testimony at Council and at board and commission meetings; reaffirming the city's commitment..."
Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Missoula, Montana and Boulder, Colorado
Tale of Two Cities
"...City planning" is one..."
Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature
Poor Planning
Planning Commission has painful meeting
"...The city Planning Commission had a painful evening Tuesday, with the lion's..."
May 16, 2014 News Feature by Nick Barbaro
Public Notice: Planning Is Doing
Eastside wins, Council struggles
"...the talk this week about property tax exemptions, the planning agendas are where the action is...."
June 12, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Public Notice: Planning for Affordability
Council tackles thorny zoning cases
"...City Council meeting (Thu. Sept. 22) are the first and last items on the zoning agenda: starting with the..."
Sept. 23, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro
City Planning: Goodbye Riley, Hello Weiss
Planning Commission loses attorney, gains architect
"...The city Planning Commission saw the departure of member Chris Riley last..."
Aug. 24, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Opinion: No Home Sweet HOME for Austin’s Black and Latino Communities
A member of the Planning Commission argues that Austin’s proposed new land use plan would result in another major forced relocation of Austin’s Latino community and its dwindling Black community
"...As a new appointee to the Planning Commission and as an African American mother who suffered..."
Dec. 8, 2023 Column by Alberta Phillips
CodeNEXT Fun With Levers and Indicators
Planning Commission learn how priorities affect mapping
"...The Planning Commission’s Mapping Work Group has created a new city..."
