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WEBDelayed CapMetro Rapid routes to launch next year with slower service and diesel buses. Capital Metro’s newest high-frequency bus routes have been delayed, and now the transit agency says the Expo Center and Pleasant Valley routes will launch next year with reduced frequency and diesel-powered buses instead of the promised electric ones.
Revised Thornton Road rezoning gets first reading approval
WEB11 hours ago · Friday, October 4, 2024 by Jo Clifton. After a surprise change in the requested zoning, City Council approved on first reading a much smaller zoning change for a 4-acre site on Thornton Road in South Austin. The property sits in District 5, and Council Member Ryan Alter played a major role in putting together a …
Confidently taking our next step forward - Austin Monitor
WEBMonday, November 27, 2023 by Joel Gross. The Austin Monitor’s first big step forward came nearly two years ago when we removed our paywall and made our articles and resources free and fully accessible to the entire community. This was a big change for our small but mighty news organization and, frankly, it was risky.
SOS variance for aquifer development fails to win Environmental ...
WEB11 hours ago · A proposal to initiate an amendment to the Save Our Springs Ordinance to increase the allowable amount of impervious cover over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone failed to win the Environmental Commission’s support Wednesday. Impervious cover is any human-made surface…
Facing increased need for power generation, Austin ... - Austin …
WEBJul 17, 2024 · Key Players & Topics In This Article. Austin Energy: As a municipally-owned electric utility, Austin Energy is a rarity in the largely deregulated State of Texas.It's annual budget clocks in at over $1 billion. The utility's annual direct transfer of a Council-determined percentage of its revenues offers the city a notable revenue stream.
Kirk Watson, who first led the city two decades ago, is elected …
WEBLee esta historia en español. By a razor-thin margin, Austin voters chose Kirk Watson as the city’s next mayor, electing him to navigate soaring housing costs and contentious fights playing out over how to build for the city’s growing population. Watson squeaked out a win with just 886 more votes than his opponent, state Rep. …
Downtown panelists look at options for equitable development as …
WEB2 days ago · As downtown Austin continues to be transformed by a number of major infrastructure projects as well as real estate development, area stakeholders want to put in safeguards to prevent the city’s core from becoming inaccessible to artists, cultural groups and others at risk of being pushed out by high prices.
Austin Energy hopes new solar standard offer can scale up sorely …
WEB2 days ago · As Austin Energy grapples with an electric future and unprecedented demands on the grid, the utility is making moves to secure a place for locally generated renewables with a new approach to community solar.. The move comes as the utility has struggled to scale up the program’s present model, in which residential customers opt in to energy purchases from local solar farms in exchange for ...
City Council votes to put $350 million affordable housing bond on ...
WEBJul 29, 2022 · As Austinites see a sharp rise in the cost of living, voters will have a chance to approve a $350 million bond for affordable housing this November. City Council members approved a measure Thursday to put the proposition – the largest in …
Council calls for more trees and green infrastructure
WEBMar 22, 2024 · Council calls for more trees and green infrastructure. Friday, March 22, 2024 by Jo Clifton. On Thursday, City Council approved a step forward for increasing the number of trees in the city as well as promoting pedestrian and bicycle access throughout Austin. The vote was unanimous on the resolution sponsored by Mayor Pro Tem Leslie Pool.