The most contentious Austin zoning battles relate to development close to Ladybird Lake. The prime downtown lake is considered one of the city's most important natural assets.
As a result, the City has been closely examining proposals to protect the lake from future development. Essentially, the City Council would like to limit the height of development on sites directly adjacent to the lake.
Essentially, the City has two goals: first, to control development around the lake. Second, to ensure...
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BCIHKAL #1: Central Austin (Clarksville) to North Austin (IBM)
The acronym is for "Bike Commutes I Have Known And Loved". I've been meaning to write a series of these for a long time for posterity's sake, but the combination of a recent bout of stupidity...
Lady Bird Lake shores saved from overdevelopment
photo / Sprosten_Green The shores of Lady Bird Lake have been saved from the evil developers! For the past two years, SaveTownLake.org, South River City Citizens, and CWS Capital Partners,...
Downtown Post Office Redevelopment
Not everybody is thrilled with the rate of development downtown. However, most Austinites would agree that the downtown post office at 6th & Guadalupe is one of the worst developed sites in...
FREE Silk Scarf Including Shipping For New Sneakpeeq Members
Here?s a great offer for new members joining Sneakpeeq! Today you can get a beautiful Silk Scarf, with FREE shipping! (via Austin Couponing)
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