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Stories by John Davidson
Transportation firms make their case for SMP contract
Two of the nation’s top transportation consulting firms are vying for the city’s $1.5 million Strategic Mobility Plan contract, and each made their case to City Council on Thursday. The firms, Kimley-Horn and Fehr & Peers, are the finalists…
Uncategorized • By John Davidson • Oct 26, 2009
Council approves contract to develop Comprehensive Plan
On a vote of 6-1, the Council on Thursday approved execution of a contract outlining the scope of work on the city’s $1.19 million contract with Wallace, Roberts & Todd, the design firm working on the city’s Comprehensive Plan. Council…
Uncategorized • By John Davidson • Oct 23, 2009
EMS collection contract put on hold as Spelman asks questions
Representatives of MPB, an Austin-based debt collection agency, appeared before City Council on Thursday to object to the process the city used to hire a firm to collect outstanding accounts for the city’s Emergency Medical Services Department. MPB, one…
Uncategorized • By John Davidson • Oct 19, 2009
Boardwalk trail moves forward despite some opposition
For more than a year, the city has been seeking input from residents about the Boardwalk Trail at Lady Bird Lake, a project that would close the eastern gap of the hike and bike trail around the lake with more…
Uncategorized • By John Davidson • Oct 16, 2009
Riley working on new model of planning for Airport Boulevard
City Council Member Chris Riley thinks there’s a way to revitalize the struggling commercial corridor along Airport Boulevard near Highland Mall and that it is with a form-based code. What is a form-based code? Simply put, it refers to…
Uncategorized • By John Davidson • Oct 9, 2009
Managers report success in restoring endangered bird habitat
An effort to restore habitat for the Black-capped Vireo, an endangered bird native to Central Texas, is yielding results in Travis County. Central Texas contains the only remaining large swaths of habitat suitable for the Black-capped Vireo: open grassy…
Uncategorized • By John Davidson • Oct 5, 2009
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Parks Board says no more dogs for now at Bull Creek Park
After months of listening to complaints from dog owners, the Parks and Recreation Board listened one more time last week but still insisted on the closure of Bull Creek District Park for six months beginning in November. The Parks Department…
Uncategorized • By John Davidson • Sep 28, 2009
City shifts funds from home program to park renovations
City Council approved a controversial plan Thursday to reallocate $550,000 from the Holly Neighborhood Home Rehabilitation Program for improvements to Festival Beach, Fiesta Gardens and the Holly Power Plant Site Park. The move drew criticism from some East Austin residents,…
Uncategorized • By John Davidson • Sep 25, 2009
ATI reports 28 new firms, $20 million for Austin economy
Austin Technology Incubator gave its annual report to City Council Thursday and reported its efforts in the last year have had an overall economic impact of $20 million for the Austin area. Director Isaac Barchas told City Council the…
Uncategorized • By John Davidson • Sep 25, 2009
Fire officials recommend reviewing flag lots for safety
As part of a broad effort to update city planning policy, the Zoning and Platting Commission’s Flag Lot Subcommittee agreed Wednesday night to a recommendation that would require the Austin Fire Department to review and approve subdivisions and resubdivisions that…
Uncategorized • By John Davidson • Sep 21, 2009
Firms recommend allowing private company to run recycling plant
Seven private firms interviewed about the prospect of forging a public-private partnership with the city to build a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF, sounds like murf) said it should be privately run whether or not it was publically owned. RW…
Uncategorized • By John Davidson • Sep 16, 2009
Council committee begins choosing Comprehensive Plan task force
The process of selecting a citizen task force to help in the creation of the city’s Comprehensive Plan began Thursday afternoon at a special meeting of the Council’s Comprehensive Planning and Transportation Committee. Council Members Sheryl Cole, Chris Riley and…
