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WEBCouncil delays vote, opts to fine-tune incentive program for creative spaces, legacy businesses. City Council plans to take the next two weeks to fine-tune the guidelines for a proposed place-based economic incentive program aimed at creative spaces, legacy businesses and community needs such as child care providers and grocery stores.
Mackenzie Kelly: A collaborative conservative among Democrats
WEBDec 22, 2021 · When the political pendulum swung again in 2020, conservative Mackenzie Kelly emerged the victor over Flannigan in a runoff election. City Hall staffers and observers wondered if they should brace themselves for a right-wing holdover from the Trump era, given the rumors of her affiliations with white supremacists who appeared with her in a ...
Council approves incentives for NXP Semiconductors' $290M …
WEBSep 22, 2023 · The city has agreed to its first major economic incentive package in six years, with just over $1 million for a variety of uses headed toward tech manufacturer NXP Semiconductors N.V. That package will allow NXP, which has two major…
Council approves ordinances to strengthen renters’ rights
WEBFriday, October 28, 2022 by Jonathan Lee. City Council approved two ordinances Thursday enshrining the right of tenants to organize and to remedy lease violations prior to eviction. As rents in Austin continue to rise, tenant advocates say the ordinances are increasingly necessary to help prevent eviction and to allow tenants to collectively ...
Over 200 affordable homes planned on city-owned property in …
WEBMar 11, 2022 · An affordable housing project called the Libertad is set to bring over 200 affordable homes to city-owned property in East Austin. The project at 900 Gardner Road will be built on a vacant, 8.5-acre slice of a larger property that is home to the Austin Animal Center, among other city organizations, as well as nonprofit Emancipet.. The project came before the Planning Commission Tuesday to ask ...
Your ultimate guide to the I-35 expansion through Central Austin
WEBFeb 23, 2024 · Photo by Nathan Bernier/KUT News. Construction is scheduled to start this summer on the biggest expansion of I-35 in Austin's history. The project includes tearing down the upper decks, rebuilding east-west bridges and adding at least four lanes in each direction along an 8-mile stretch of highway from U.S. 290 East to Ben White Boulevard.
Kirk Watson, who first led the city two decades ago, is elected …
WEBLee esta historia en español. By a razor-thin margin, Austin voters chose Kirk Watson as the city’s next mayor, electing him to navigate soaring housing costs and contentious fights playing out over how to build for the city’s growing population. Watson squeaked out a win with just 886 more votes than his opponent, state Rep. …
City moving forward with new floodplain maps from Atlas 14 …
WEBDec 20, 2022 · The city is moving forward with its effort to update its floodplain maps, in anticipation of an expected increase in dramatic rainfall and flooding events caused by climate change over the next decade.. Earlier this month, the Watershed Protection Department began mailing notices to properties located in or near a potential floodplain once the new maps are finalized.
Here’s what Austin’s subway stations could look like - Austin …
WEBJul 8, 2022 · Two subway stations would be on the Blue Line, an 8.2-mile route from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Republic Square Park. Each station would have highly visible entryways, minimal blind spots and natural light where possible. Stations could have amenities like stores, public restrooms, bike pumps and USB charging stations.
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · AE deploys AI to fight fire. Austin Energy has launched its AI-driven wildfire detection system. According to a press release from AE, “The Pano AI system integrates 13 ultra-high-definition, 360-degree cameras, artificial intelligence and real-time data monitoring to swiftly detect and verify potential wildfires.
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