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Planning Commission fails to approve permit
"...On Tuesday, June 9, the city's Planning Commission voted 4-1 against granting a conditional use permit..."
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June 10, 2015 News Post by Tony Cantú
East Side Hotel Changes Course
Developers withdraw permit application
"...hoping to build a 65-room hotel on the city’s Eastside – a proposal facing widespread community opposition – have..."
July 31, 2015 News Post by Tony Cantú
Neighborhood Soup
"...15, as 13 community groups made pitches to the Planning Commission for the two open slots in the city's..."
Aug. 1, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Here Comes the Neighborhood
Capital Metro, City Hall, and Eastside neighbors come together to share their hopes -- and fears -- for the Saltillo corridor.
"...the blank slate bounded by I-35, Comal Street, and East Fourth and Fifth. The master plan -- named after..."
June 27, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple
ARA, CRP, E-I-E-I-O -- The Central East Scorecard
An introduction to the East Austin revitalization efforts.
"...Even people who live in Central East Austin can't always keep straight the flurry of agencies,..."
Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature
Urban Planning: A Roundup
How Austin is working toward getting better by design
"...economic downcycle is the ideal time to invest in urban-planning efforts. Without the pressures of fast-paced development activity created..."
Dec. 26, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor
Micro-Unit Housing Planned for Eastside
A new affordable housing development plan sees positive reception from neighborhood group
"...Waller streets is now setting his sights on an East Cesar Chavez property – the site of a proposed..."
Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú
Eastside Developer Promises $15/Hour Wage Floor, and More
Developer joins with Workers Defense to offer labor guarantees, but the neighborhood still has qualms about a new hotel
"...Developers of a planned Eastside hotel have signed on to Workers Defense Project's Better..."
June 5, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú
At What Cost?
Code amendment approval could put East Austin seniors on the street
"...some residents at the Rebekah Baines Johnson Center in East Austin could soon be facing homelessness. Either way the..."
June 24, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine
Billboard Blues
East Cesar Chavez Plans
"...a killing in the Austin real estate market: Go East. According to Councilmember Gus Garcia, the East Cesar Chavez..."
Feb. 19, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff
Plaza Saltillo Decision Comes Down to Money
Cap Metro chooses Endeavor over Saltillo Collaborative
"...In a blow to neighborhood and grassroots activists, the Capital Metro board on Monday..."
June 24, 2014 News Post by Amy Smith
Turning the Tide on the Eastside
Community activists want Council to pump the brakes on commercial development along East Cesar Chavez
"...Emboldened by a pair of recent victories against gentrification, Eastside community activists are poised to ask City Council this..."
Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú
Eastside Hotel Denied
Planning Commission fails to approve permit
"...The city's Planning Commission voted 4-1 Tuesday, June 9, against granting a..."
June 12, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú
Naked City
Vignette's incentive package to move downtown wins easy approval; East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan moves forward despite loud and lengthy protests.
"...headquarters across from the Convention Center in downtown's neglected east side, made the city a slew of promises that..."
Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle
About That History? It's Gone.
Developers destroy a little bit more of Eastside history
"...windowless industrial buildings. It feels isolated from the vibrant neighborhoods only a few blocks away and, at least in..."
May 4, 2012 News Feature by Cindy Widner
Naked City
University of Texas employees will be staging a sickout to protest low pay and benefits; citizen planners in the East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Planning Team are honored for their work; the Dawson Neighborhood Association tries to reach a compromise to keep Southwestern Bell from tearing down homes in their neighborhood; The Save Our Springs Alliance honors Brigid Shea as a "Barton Springs Hero"; Statesman political reporter Dylan Rivera leaves for Portland, Oregon.
"...The East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Planning Team was honored last Saturday..."
June 16, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett
Eastside Hotel, Round Two
Developers appeal permit rejection to City Council
"...would-be developers of a proposed hotel on the city's Eastside are geared up for round two in their battle..."
July 24, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú
With Minimal Drama, Saltillo Project Lurches Forward
Capital Metro hires a planner and appoints community advisors for the rail-yard redevelopment
"...to master-plan Cap Metro's 11-acre parcel between I-35, Comal, East Fourth, and Fifth. The board also appointed five members..."
Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Still All About the Money?
WDP hopes Endeavor will agree to stronger worker safety terms
"...other projects. That decision came as a blow to neighborhood advocates, including members of the East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood..."
March 27, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp
Plaza Saltillo Decision Comes Down to Money
Cap Metro chooses Endeavor over Saltillo Collaborative
"...In a blow to neighborhood and grassroots activists, the Capital Metro board on Monday..."
June 27, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith
New Life for Plaza Saltillo
City to reshape old rail yard into transit hub
"...One of the most coveted stretches of property in East Austin is poised for redevelopment, with two finalists competing..."
June 13, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith
Not Empowered Yet
East Austin gets passed over for a HUD empowerment zone.
"...tax incentives, grants, and other financial aid to several East Austin neighborhoods -- has nonetheless borne fruit, advocates say...."
Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
Council members announce Planning Commission appointments that promise to calm the harsh political winds that have blown through the commission of late.
"...If you think the Planning Commission is running on three wheels now, you should..."
Aug. 25, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
Too Many Cooks at Saltillo?
"...consultants charged with developing the 11-acre Saltillo District, just east of I-35 between Fourth and Fifth streets. Cap Metro's..."
July 18, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple
No Free Lunch
"...For more than 10 years, East Cesar Chavez-area community leaders have tried to shut down..."
Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple
A Development Project With a Silver Lining
The Rebekah Baines Johnson Center is about to be part of an ambitious master planned community for Austin seniors.
"...A lone residential tower that stands alongside I-35 just east of Downtown is about to be part of an..."
July 11, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith
Naked City
"...documentary on Austin's immigrant day labor community. Co-sponsored by East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Association, the Arts Commission, and the..."
Oct. 26, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple
In Austin, Safety Comes at a (Too) High Price
The city's inflated budgets may have left Austin ped / bike projects empty-handed.
"...city" whose projects were so expensive -- particularly for "planning, specifications, and estimates," the preconstruction phase. PS&E costs normally..."
March 21, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple
News Roundup: Barton Springs, the Eastside, and Science
Barton Springs reopens, while activists take sides on East Side Hotel
"...begin, because Barton Springs has reopened; development of the Eastside continues to be contentious; who can really say what..."
June 8, 2015 News Post by the News Staff
Naked City
News and happenings around Austin and beyond
"...said. "In addition, we have created an unparalleled management team to spearhead what we think will be one of..."
