You’ve probably heard about CodeNEXT. You’ve likely also heard about Gov. Greg Abbott wanting to limit Texas cities’ ability to regulate trees on private property. Pushback from neighborhood protectionists is already beginning to squander the hope that CodeNEXT could materially increase density in Central Austin. So here’s my hypothesis: the State of Texas prohibiting Austin from regulating tree removal will be more impactful…
What’s Next for Shoal Creek? 12 Improvements to Expect
If you’ve followed the ongoing saga of downtown for a few decades, you might be suffering from Shoal Creek Fatigue. Since the Civilian Conservation Corps developed formal trails along the waterway in the 1930s, we’ve seen plans for improvements to all or part of the Shoal Creek corridor in 1976, 1998, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016,…
Watch These Austin Time-Lapse Videos and Pretend It’s Still the Weekend
Time-lapse photography is a great way to see a city from a new perspective — we even made our own the other day! If you’re still in denial about the long holiday weekend being over, just take a minute to get lost with these videos. View this post…
Plans Revealed for 2 Towers in Downtown’s Capitol Complex
It has been 15 months since the Texas Facilities Commission approved the 2016 Texas Capitol Complex Master Plan , and the concepts unveiled at the time were of a stunningly ambitious, years-long project that would extend the Capitol Complex north by four blocks, incorporating along the way many mixed-use structures, a pedestrian-friendly “Texas Mall” and a massive underground parking system. The TFC recently set…
Refresh Your Memory on Plaza Saltillo’s Upcoming Mixed-Use Development
Ground’s finally broken on the Plaza Saltillo mixed-use development in East Austin. Woo! We’re heard about this project in various forms since 2014, but now it’s time to hurry up and wait — the estimated time to completion is about 30 months. After all these years, we’ve kind of forgotten what’s even in store for the 10-acre…
Block 87 Plans Reveal 37-Story Tower at 7th and Trinity
Since it’s arguably one of the most thought-provoking projects planned in downtown, we’ve followed the upcoming development of the Episcopal Church-owned Block 87 site at Seventh and Trinity Streets pretty closely for the last few months. Now, we’ve got our hands on a copy of the latest detailed plans for the building known only for the time…
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