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Stories by Jerry Quijano, KUT
Proposed partnership with ECHO would convert more motels to temporarily house Austin's homeless
ECHO, the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, says the addition of 200-300 short-term motel units would substantially impact the community of Austinites living without shelter. In a memo sent Tuesday to the mayor and City Council, city staff said they agree.…
Austin • By Jerry Quijano, KUT • Nov 27, 2019
The cost of metered street parking in Austin is going up
The cost of parking in a metered, on-street space in Austin is going up. Beginning next Monday, the standard meter rate around Austin will be $2 per hour. The current metered rate is $1.20 inside the city’s downtown core, from…
