/tags/development Development en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:14:11 GMT /transportation/2024-10-16/city-of-kyle-breaks-ground-on-new-road-project-while-hays-county-pushes-for-more Construction started Tuesday on the first of eight road projects funded by a 2022 bond. Hays County is asking voters to approve a $440 million bond this fall that would overlap with some of these projects to help improve safety and congestion. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:14:11 GMT /transportation/2024-10-16/city-of-kyle-breaks-ground-on-new-road-project-while-hays-county-pushes-for-more Maya Fawaz /housing/2024-10-11/austin-tx-artificial-intelligence-building-applications-permits-construction The city will start using artificial intelligence to assess applications for new homes next year. The council approved a multimillion-dollar contract over the summer. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:01:00 GMT /housing/2024-10-11/austin-tx-artificial-intelligence-building-applications-permits-construction Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2024-05-23/save-our-springs-statesman-pud-austin-city-council-endeavor-developer The Save Our Springs Alliance alleged council members violated state law by not properly notifying nearby residents about exactly what they were voting on. Thu, 23 May 2024 20:38:15 GMT /austin/2024-05-23/save-our-springs-statesman-pud-austin-city-council-endeavor-developer Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2024-05-06/20-of-austins-offices-are-empty-why-is-it-hard-to-turn-them-into-homes The biggest obstacle to putting beds in place of desks and work stations comes from the far different space needs for the two uses. Mon, 06 May 2024 17:26:02 GMT /austin/2024-05-06/20-of-austins-offices-are-empty-why-is-it-hard-to-turn-them-into-homes Chad Swiatecki /texasstandard/2024-04-18/megan-kimble-book-city-limits-urban-highways-expansion-austin-houston-dallas-texas Author Megan Kimble argues that expanding highways only makes traffic congestion worse, while tearing communities apart. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT /texasstandard/2024-04-18/megan-kimble-book-city-limits-urban-highways-expansion-austin-houston-dallas-texas Shelly Brisbin /austin/2024-04-15/judge-tosses-austins-plan-to-redirect-property-taxes-to-development-along-lady-bird-lake Lawyers argued the city violated state law when it created a tax increment refinancing zone, or TIRZ, across several South Austin neighborhoods. The city's plan would have used property taxes to fund, in part, the former Austin American-Statesman site. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:56:44 GMT /austin/2024-04-15/judge-tosses-austins-plan-to-redirect-property-taxes-to-development-along-lady-bird-lake Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2024-02-26/groups-sue-austin-officials-over-plan-to-redevelop-dairy-plant-site Last summer the City Council approved the plan that would allow a developer to build 1,400 apartments, 220 hotel rooms and hundreds of thousands of square feet of offices, shops and restaurants. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:45:41 GMT /austin/2024-02-26/groups-sue-austin-officials-over-plan-to-redevelop-dairy-plant-site Audrey McGlinchy /business/2023-11-28/san-marcos-film-studio-set-to-break-ground-in-february Hill Country Studios can begin the first phase of construction on the 800,000-square-foot project as soon as Feb 4. Activists had protested the development when it was announced in 2022. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:56:16 GMT /business/2023-11-28/san-marcos-film-studio-set-to-break-ground-in-february Maya Fawaz /austin/2023-11-09/austin-parks-greenbelt-development-rules The City of Austin requires developers to dedicate a certain amount of land to parks or pay a fee, but a new state law will significantly gut the progressive rules. Thu, 09 Nov 2023 22:30:00 GMT /austin/2023-11-09/austin-parks-greenbelt-development-rules Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2023-08-31/historic-black-cemetery-in-east-austin-braces-for-encroaching-development Bethany Cemetery was founded in the late 1800s when the segregated section of the nearby city-run Oakwood Cemetery no longer offered burial space for Black residents. Today, community members help preserve its legacy. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:03:00 GMT /austin/2023-08-31/historic-black-cemetery-in-east-austin-braces-for-encroaching-development Krissi Micklethwait