/tags/downtown-austin Downtown Austin en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:04:20 GMT /austin/2025-02-27/downtown-austin-tx-office-vacancies-business-foot-traffic-creative-solutions Fewer workers downtown means less foot traffic for cafes and other shops. As office culture shifts, downtown businesses are shifting, too. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:04:20 GMT /austin/2025-02-27/downtown-austin-tx-office-vacancies-business-foot-traffic-creative-solutions Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2024-07-25/downtown-austin-skyline-blue-glass-skyscrapers-buildings A story of reflectivity. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-07-25/downtown-austin-skyline-blue-glass-skyscrapers-buildings Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2024-07-24/downtown-austin-safety-team-increases-patrol-in-response-to-apd-staffing-shortage The Downtown Austin Alliance tripled the size of its safety team due to the increased shortages the Austin Police Department is facing. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:28:37 GMT /austin/2024-07-24/downtown-austin-safety-team-increases-patrol-in-response-to-apd-staffing-shortage Lucciana Choueiry /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 /austin/2020-05-25/deal-to-buy-downtown-complex-that-includes-austin-city-limits-venues-is-scrapped An agreement to buy the Block 21 development in downtown Austin � home to ACL Live at the Moody Theater and the W Hotel � is off due to the economic� Mon, 25 May 2020 17:20:14 GMT /austin/2020-05-25/deal-to-buy-downtown-complex-that-includes-austin-city-limits-venues-is-scrapped Jerry Quijano /transportation/2018-11-29/pump-the-brakes-city-orders-lime-to-remove-1-000-scooters-from-downtown-austin Austin is ordering dockless scooter operator Lime to pull 1,000 scooters from its fleet after the city alleges Lime violated its agreement with the city.A� Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:57:15 GMT /transportation/2018-11-29/pump-the-brakes-city-orders-lime-to-remove-1-000-scooters-from-downtown-austin Andrew Weber /austin/2018-10-04/city-council-vote-will-keep-austins-public-toilet-program-afloat The city has given the go-ahead to a contract that would keep its portable public toilet operating for the next five years. The 24-hour toilet, which aims� Thu, 04 Oct 2018 21:10:40 GMT /austin/2018-10-04/city-council-vote-will-keep-austins-public-toilet-program-afloat Andrew Weber /austin/2017-09-27/homeless-service-providers-say-pilot-program-made-downtown-austin-safer An effort to reduce crowds loitering outside the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless has made downtown safer, local service providers say. A 30-day� Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2017-09-27/homeless-service-providers-say-pilot-program-made-downtown-austin-safer Syeda Carrillo /austin/2017-08-14/homeless-service-providers-are-changing-the-rules-for-getting-free-meals-in-downtown Service providers are taking a new approach to addressing homelessness in downtown Austin, focusing particularly on the area around the Austin Resource� Mon, 14 Aug 2017 10:00:00 GMT /austin/2017-08-14/homeless-service-providers-are-changing-the-rules-for-getting-free-meals-in-downtown Syeda Carrillo /austin/2017-08-08/council-considers-using-city-owned-buildings-to-ease-overcrowding-at-homeless-shelters Austin City Council is looking at using city-owned buildings as temporary homeless shelters.The idea comes from Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo, who says� Tue, 08 Aug 2017 21:51:23 GMT /austin/2017-08-08/council-considers-using-city-owned-buildings-to-ease-overcrowding-at-homeless-shelters Syeda Carrillo