Stories by Kimberly Reeves
AISD board gets overhaul
Last night’s election results guaranteed almost half the Austin Independent School District’s board of trustees turned over. Gina Hinojosa, Jayme Mathias, Ann Teich and Amber Elenz will join the board, replacing four outgoing trustees. Only incumbent Sam Guzman chose…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Nov 7, 2012
Transportation planners show ‘low-cost’ fixes to I-35
Solutions for the traffic woes along Interstate 35 through Austin continue to evolve, and a picture of short-term fixes has begun to emerge for often-crowded intersections such as Cesar Chavez, Riverside and Oltorf. Typically, when the traffic woes of…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Nov 1, 2012
Huber: Counties need authority to protect water customers
In an appearance before the House County Affairs Committee last week, Travis County Commissioner Karen Huber asked state lawmakers to rein in the abuses of investor-owned water utility companies that are jacking up rates. Huber said the time had…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Oct 30, 2012
First Lake Austin Task Force meeting devoted to hydrilla, erosion
The latest proliferation of hydrilla and lakeside erosion topped the discussion at the Lake Austin Task Force’s first hearing on Monday night. The task force will have two hearings, one fall and one spring, to take feedback from Lake…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Oct 23, 2012
Sale of city-owned Rainey Street property on hold
Those members of the city’s Mexican-American community worried about the sale of 64 Rainey Street adjacent to the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican-American Cultural Center convinced Council to give up the idea of the sale at last week’s Council meeting. Instead,…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Oct 16, 2012
East Sixth outdoor music venue seeking expanded hours
The Austin Music Commission last week gave tentative approval to Cheer Up Charlie’s effort to seek an outdoor music venue permit, but the approval was conditional. The commission’s discussion also revealed weaknesses in the process to get venue permits. …
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Oct 15, 2012
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Lake task force digging into multiple issues
The Lake Austin Task Force started with the idea that watercraft on the lake needed to be reined in to minimize shoreline erosion, but the task has become far more multi-faceted after the group’s first handful of meetings. Erosion…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Oct 5, 2012
Planning Commission OKs apartment project near East Riverside
Austin’s Planning Commission gave a nod to rezone land near East Riverside Drive for a 252-unit multifamily affordable housing project, but residents are divided over whether the city’s ambitious plan to redevelop the East Riverside corridor will displace affordable housing…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Sep 25, 2012
Downtown panel finds solution to rising noise levels elusive
The Downtown Commission rejected staff proposals to soundproof future high-rise construction downtown, saying the measures cost too much and would do too little to block rising noise levels. Co-mingling high-rise condos and with live music venues in downtown Austin has…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Sep 24, 2012
Eastside residents seek grocery store on city-owned land
Council may have granted the Urban Renewal Board plenty of power, but it’s still uncertain whether the members can conjure up an Eastside grocery store. The idea of putting two city-owned parcels on East 12th Street on the market…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Sep 21, 2012
Final four designs unveiled for Waller Creek redevelopment
The Waller Creek Conservancy on Tuesday unveiled four ambitious designs from internationally known teams to create what officials are calling the nation’s most extensive transformation of an urban creek. In the next month, after a series of public viewings,…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Sep 19, 2012
Long-awaited land use code overhaul starting soon
The City of Austin is preparing to overhaul its Land Development Code for the first time in almost three decades, a daunting task that will involve an outside consulting team and additional Planning and Development Review Department staff. The…
