On Thursday, October 3, Austin’s City Council will consider the biggest changes to the rules that govern a good chunk of West Campus (known as UNO or the University Neighborhood Overlay) since they were initially passed in 2004. Theproposed changeswould: ...
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In 1928, the City Council introduced a planning instrument to racially divide the city using (then) East Avenue as a boundary, which effectively institutionalized racial segregation. Then, in the 1960s, the city built I-35 directly through the divided area, further segregating Black and Latino c...
AURA and the University Democrats have drafted anifty requestfor City Council to bring themyriad benefits of UNO, Austin’s student housing district, to the rest of the student housing areas in Austin. UNO has been super awesome so building on something that’s already working would be super ...
A commenter on Tyler Cowen’s Marginal Revolution blogwrites: “The airport rule used to be that all the brands had to be local – there didn’t even used to be a Starbucks… Airport contracts are signed off on by the city council.” ...
Austin City Council Approves Bond Authorization for Hotel Financing.Reports on the Austin City Council's approval of authorization of up to 275 million dollar tax-exempt bonds. Financing of a hotel; Structure of the bonds.AlbaneseElizabethBond Buyer...
Austin Playhouse Dec 15, 20233 min read City Council Approves $4.5 million for new Austin Playhouse Arts Center! On December 14, 2023 Austin City Council unanimously approved a recommendation from the Austin Economic Development Corporation (AEDC)... 554 views0 comments 2 likes. Post not marked...
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With two years left on her term of office, Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison is looking forward to helping move the Northeast Planning District toward the bright future she envisions for it. That’s “really at the top of my list” of… City Council • By Jo Clifton • Dec 23, ...