Nora Ankrum

In the search for a new chief equity officer, the city has winnowed down a field of 83 candidates to four finalists, all of whom will be available to meet with the public at a town hall meeting this week. Whoever lands the position, according to a press statement from the city, will then work […]

The second annual [Re]Verse Pitch Competition is now open for applicants. The city is seeking proposals for innovative uses for waste. In particular, according to an announcement from the city, the idea is to “turn valuable raw materials that are currently leaving local businesses, nonprofits and institutions as waste into the foundation for new social […]

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking public input on amendments to projects that are part of its 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program and its CAMPO 2040 Plan. “Amendments may include a change in funding source, project length or limits, or the project description,” according to a press release from CAMPO. To gather feedback, CAMPO […]

CodeNEXT, the city’s ongoing project to rewrite the land development code, is trucking along, according to an update from CodeNEXT Advisory Group Member Susan Moffat. With a first draft scheduled for release in January 2017, city staff is seeking public input on a series of “prescription papers” that each focus on a specific area of […]

In anticipation of the school year, the Capital Metro Transportation Authority will implement several service changes beginning this Sunday. UT Shuttles will switch from the summer schedule to full service that day, and E-Bus late-night service will return. Route changes will also go into effect for the following bus lines: 4 Montopolis, 5 Woodrow/South Fifth, […]

The city of Austin announced yesterday that it has won the Charles Benton Next Generation Engagement Award from Next Century Cities, an organization that helps cities ensure that citizens have equitable and reliable access to the internet. The award comes with $30,000 and technical assistance that will go toward the Smart Work, Learn, Play project, […]

The Austin Independent School District has announced the availability of a new app for the new school year. Called WheresTheBus, the app will help AISD students and parents monitor the precise locations and arrival times of school buses. Free to AISD families with bus-riding children, the app can be accessed through the AISD parent cloud […]

Beware, party people: Visitors to the Bull Creek District Park and greenbelt now need a permit to possess or consume alcohol in the area. Park patrons can thank Parks and Recreation Director Sara Hensley for the new policy, which went into effect Monday. According to a press release from the city, she decided to implement […]

Motorists beware: School may not be back in session, but school zones are. The Austin Transportation Department begins testing Austin’s 576 school zone traffic signals this week in preparation for school to start on Monday. The department will conduct the tests during the regularly scheduled school-zone hours. These times can vary slightly from zone to […]

Traffic signal boxes along South First Street, between Elizabeth and Oltorf streets, have been given a makeover thanks to the city’s Art in Public Places TEMPO 2016 program, part of the Economic Development Department. Artists Christine Angelone and Alexander Bingham have not only transformed the boxes with colorful vinyl wraps, but they have created a […]

Montopolis residents are in the process of nominating a representative to the Community Development Commission, which advises City Council on programs – particularly those that are federally funded – for primarily low-income members of the community. Residents will nominate and elect a representative to the commission at a meeting on Aug. 24. The meeting will […]