Tag Archives: Downtown Commission
Ciclovia on hold while parking proposal creates controversy on Congress Avenue
The dream of shutting down Congress Avenue for a daylong bicycle festival is in a state of suspended animation. City Council made a step toward the idea just over a year ago when it voted on a resolution directing the…
Austin • By Caleb Pritchard • Jun 26, 2018
Innovation team sets sights on bedbugs, overcrowding at homeless shelter
The Innovation Office earlier this month issued a set of recommendations to mitigate serious problems plaguing the 14-year-old Austin Resource Center for the Homeless at East Seventh and Neches streets. Last week, the office’s so-called i-team briefed the Downtown Commission…
Austin • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 28, 2018
Dockless bike-share pilot development rolls forward
More than a year after an aborted attempt to move into Austin without permission, several dockless bike-sharing companies have switched gears and are now patiently working with the Transportation Department as it develops a pilot program that could put the…
Bicycles • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 26, 2018
Public toilet pilot program flush with users
The Downtown Commission learned on Wednesday evening that the city’s ongoing public toilet pilot program has served more than 8,000 users since its launch in late September. The official total through Jan. 2, according to city engineer David Magaña, is…
Austin • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 18, 2018
Downtown leaders eye busing changes to manage traffic growth
Downtown Austin leaders are hoping that proposed changes in downtown routes and frequency for Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus service will increase the number of employers in the city’s core willing to offer alternative transportation plans for their employees in…
Transportation • By Chad Swiatecki • Oct 30, 2017
Report spells out Congress Avenue's potential transformation
The future of Congress Avenue leading up to the state Capitol could see bicycles claiming the middle of the road as cars pass on both sides. That is one configuration in the discussion for an eventual makeover of the street…
Planning • By Chad Swiatecki • Aug 22, 2017
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Sobriety center likely won’t open until 2018
After years of planning, the downtown Austin sobriety center is still months away from opening its doors. On Wednesday night, the interim head of the nonprofit outfit that will operate the center told the Downtown Commission that the center’s future…
Public Safety • By Caleb Pritchard • Jul 24, 2017
Downtown commissioners hear about live music reforms
A proposed reform that would set new parameters for live music venues and their neighbors is still on pace for a City Council vote this March following scrutiny by the Downtown Commission last week. Alex Lopez, deputy director of Austin’s…
The Code • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 23, 2017
City works to smooth out new concrete ordinance
A code amendment that promises to change how the city handles after-hours concrete installation is moving forward. The interim ordinance, passed by City Council in November, is set to expire March 31 without further Council intervention. The city held a…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 24, 2015
County pitches courthouse plan to Downtown group
Travis County officials presented plans for a proposed $291.6 million Civil and Family Courthouse to Austin’s Downtown Commission last week in an early bid to shore up city support before taking the plan to voters ahead of November’s bond election.…
Bonds & Propositions • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 23, 2015
Council sets overnight concrete pour ordinance
Following lengthy discussion and public input, City Council unanimously passed an interim ordinance Thursday that limits overnight concrete pouring in parts of downtown from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. and initiates a 60-day stakeholder process for a permanent solution. The…
