Austin plans murals, community events and a historic marker to honor Fourth Street and East 11th communities after Texas ordered the removal of street art.
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Bigger price tag, smaller footprint: How Austin’s Project Connect went off the rails
Legal and political challenges continue to threaten Austin’s multibillion-dollar light rail project that voters approved in 2020.
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Austin City Council urged to pause plan for parks over I-35
Less than a year after Austin’s City Council signed off on a plan to build parks over sunken stretches of I-35, city staff are now urging elected leaders to pump the brakes on committing any more public money for the ambitious project. “At this point, we just can’t recommend you move forward with such a […]
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Backyard billboards? Austin could loosen rules on billboard placement amid interstate expansion
Project Connect and the I-35 expansion are forcing billboards to move. But where will they go? The city is now deciding whether to loosen the code that governs how close these signs can be to residential homes.
