Earlier this month, at the dawn of a sparkling new decade, we asked our readers for their thoughts on the next 10 years of growth in downtown Austin and beyond -- and which positive and negative aspects of that growth they noticed during the 2010s. Naturally, traffic woes topped the list of growth-related frustrations experienced in the last 10 years -- so overwhelmingly in ...
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How Should Austin Grow in the 2020s?
Happy New Year, Austin! Instead of going to the gym with everyone else or resolving to be nicer on Twitter, we're taking the dawn of the roaring 2020s as an opportunity to reflect on both how far the city's growth has come in the decade since 2010, and the direction we'd like to travel in the year (and decade) to come. Won't you join ...
Say ‘Howdy’ to Holly Project, Phase One of an Ambitious East Austin Park Plan
The East Austin park improvement initiative formerly known as Holly Point but now sporting the broader (but slightly less memorable) label of Holly Project represents the first step towards upgrading the large tract of shoreline city parkland on the north banks of Lady Bird Lake commonly referred to as Holly Shores. This area, its size exceeding a whopping 90 ...
Here’s Our First Look at South Lamar’s Next Mixed-Use Transformation
South Lamar Boulevard is no stranger to growth, but recent plans show there's still more than enough room left for dense, smart expansion on the corridor -- honest! Next on the menu down south is a 3.88-acre redevelopment of adjacent tracts at 1303, 1311, and 1401 South Lamar Boulevard, which will replace locations of Austin’s Automotive Specialists, Genie ...
We’ve Got Two Options for a Snazzed-Up Trailhead in the Rainey Street District
The Trail Foundation's vision for an improved Hike-and-Bike Trail entrance -- or trailhead, using the preferred hiker-and-biker parlance -- in downtown Austin's rapidly-growing Rainey Street District is finally taking shape this month. At a public engagement meeting held last weekend, the nonprofit showed off two possible design configurations of an upgraded entry point and ...
