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June 8, 2018 News Feature by Jack Craver
Todd Phelps: 'Creativity and Common Sense'
"...technology, and transportation solutions, and an all-of-the-above approach to traffic...."
May 30, 2014 News Feature
Council Passes Ordinance to Lower Race Costs
City will charge 5K and 10K races flat fees for traffic-control plans and barricading
"...couple of years due to the city's tightening of traffic-control requirements, prompting many event organizers to consider calling it..."
Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Laurel Chesky
Sayonara Shoal Creek Frankencurbs?
The 'consensus' that left nearly everyone unhappy leads back to square one
"...traditional bike lanes. That's all while slowing down speeding traffic, of course. The reality, however, is that the Frankenstein-like..."
Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Old West Austin Fights the Cut-Through Menace
Lamar, Enfield road reconstruction boxes in Downtown neighbors
"...the day: quiet and peaceful. Now they're considered peak traffic hours in the Old West Austin neighborhood south of..."
May 21, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith
Born to be Reviled
Interstate 35's worst stretch is also its most politically organized -- and that's a problem for TxDOT.
"...resulting in untold effects on Eastside neighborhoods and bedeviling traffic; if you think the highway's crowded now, just wait..."
Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann
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"...the expressions on people's faces as they sit in traffic...."
Aug. 16, 2002 Column
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"...the expressions on people's faces as they sit in traffic...."
Aug. 9, 2002 Column
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"...by growth and development -- dirty air and water, traffic, noise, yuppie atmosphere, and outrageous prices and property taxes...."
June 28, 2002 Column
The Gridlock at TxDOT and 51st Street
Traffic jam on 51st Street defies highway solution.
"...must merge left immediately through two lanes of westbound traffic and then cut into the left-turn lane and onto..."
April 26, 2002 News Feature by Michael King
Council Watch
Council shrinks Champion development at Loop 360 and RM 2222; taxi drivers want to raise fares, Gary Bradley development agreement doesn't provide enough information.
"...up to the site's capacity in light of growing traffic problems in the area. The RM 2222/Loop 360 neighborhood..."
Dec. 10, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
Warblers, Not Cars, on 2222
illustration by Doug Potter
"...any financial sense at all, any environmental sense, any traffic-calming sense."..."
Aug. 1, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy
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Contradictions Exposed
"...mention would acknowledge their influence. The Flying Saucers were trafficking in the effects-heavy post-My Bloody Valentine thing as far..."
Jan. 10, 1997 Column
Gridlock Lifts on Lamar Bridge
Councilmembers Demand a Second Look at Alternative Routes
"...be widened from four to six lanes to ease traffic during one of the city's greatest growth spurts, or..."
Nov. 8, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban
Costly Benefits?
"...costs. Their cost/benefits analysis assumes a 48% increase in traffic on the bridge by 2020, and predicts that reducing..."
Oct. 11, 1996 News Feature
“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now
City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?
"...example of a potential transfer can be found in traffic enforcement; instead of sending officers to crashes that may..."
July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Then There's This: The Road to Fewer Roads
Can the latest advances in intersection designs fix Austin's gridlock?
"...at the Alamo Drafthouse is familiar with the teeming traffic and long waits at the Slaughter intersection. So, will..."
May 2, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith
SH 45: The Road to Commissioners Court?
Karen Huber and Gerald Daugherty face off over a highway in southwestern Travis County
"...Hollow neighborhood – who insist that it will relieve traffic congestion in the area, particularly along Slaughter and Brodie..."
Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin
TDH: 6/3/11
SoCo construction controversy; closures at West Campus, Riverside
"...to Annie Street. The street will remain open to traffic, but with daily temporary lane closures in the work..."
June 3, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar
APD vs. Cyclists
Cops are cracking down on law-breaking bicyclists
"...peeled for scofflaw bicyclists who don't bother to follow traffic laws. Cops confirm they've been cracking down on cyclists..."
Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
The Common Law
I Didn't Know That's What the Law Says – Ignorance of the Law Is No Defense
"...No one likes dealing with a traffic ticket. Based on the questions I commonly receive, I..."
July 11, 2008 Column by Luke Ellis
The Revolution Will Not Be Motorized
Will the city create a path to give bicyclists a little respect?
"...or disrepair, and the lanes end when approaching most high-traffic areas as if to say, 'Okay, we got you..."
May 9, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Naked City
"...carpooled, walked, or biked to work; public-transit use; and traffic congestion. Access to robust wireless networks for telecommuting and..."
April 7, 2006 News Feature
Shoal Creek Boulevard Frankencurbs Draw Ire of Residents
Few defend bike/car compromise
"...match over what shape the project should take. Calming traffic, beautification, and pedestrian accessibility were all added to the..."
May 20, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
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"...are offered the chance to rid our region of traffic jams by building more highways. Of course, this is..."
March 11, 2005 Column
Time to Really Try and Solve Transportation Problems
"...are offered the chance to rid our region of traffic jams by building more highways. Of course, this is..."
March 8, 2005 Postmarks
APD Racial Profiling: New Numbers, Old Questions
The 2003 report shows disparities but also problems
with the data itself
"...Overall, the number of APD traffic and pedestrian stops increased last year over 2002 –..."
March 26, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Place 5 Run-Off: It's All Over But the Votin'
Margot Clarke and Brewster McCracken head for the finish line Saturday.
"...appeal to a road warrior's eye. "Been stuck in traffic lately?" the mailer teased before laying out a series..."
June 6, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith
City Hall's Bumpy Road
Can Austin planners and the City Council ever bring an end to the local transportation wars?
"...a bus? I'm so sick of people bitching about traffic. It is your choice. You can choose where to..."
May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple
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"...of the Pfluger Bridge does not dump pedestrians onto traffic-heavy Lamar. It is supposed to take pedestrians and cyclists..."
July 5, 2002 Column
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