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Changing Austin, NewsHelp Make the City’s Air Quality Program BetterHave ideas for improving air quality in Austin? The city wants to hear about them. In this week’s Changing Austin, KUT’s Matt Largey talks to Pharr Andrews of the city's Transportation Department about the agency is collecting feedback on Austin's air quality program.
We really want to know how can we reach the public with a message a lot better. And how can we let them know voluntary actions they can take individually to reduce their emissions.
The city has an online discussion board for people to give their suggestions on how to make the city's air quality program better. You can throw in your 2 cents until August 15th.... |
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Republic Square Park Due for an Update
Republic Square Park is in line for a makeover as new development is changing the face of that part of downtown....
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Get Involved in the City Budget Proces...
In this week’s Changing Austin the city’s budget officer, Ed Van Eenoo, talks with KUT’s Matt Largey about why a tax rate increase is planned and what the alternatives would be....
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City Seeks Input on Downtown Way-findi...
What can the city to help people find their way around the downtown core? That's a question municipal bureaucrats are hoping you can help answer at a public forum later today. The Downtown Way-finding Project involves using signs, billboards, information kiosks and even smartphone apps to help...
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Council Begins Drilling Into Austin En...
The Austin City Council holds the first in a series of work sessions on a proposed rate increase for Austin Energy customers this morning. The proposal to raise the city-owned utility’s revenue by 12 and a half percent has not been well received. Churches, advocates for low-income residents and...
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City Wants Input on Public Health Goal...
The city of Austin wants your input on a plan to improve the overall health of the community. Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services is holding a series of forums to develop goals for improving public health. The first one is on February 23rd.
In this week’s Changing Austin, Filip...
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Plastic Bag Ban Getting One More Publi...
There’s one last chance to weigh in on a proposed plastic bag ban at a public forum Monday night at City Hall. The tale of Austin’s proposed plastic bag ban goes back a few years now, and it might almost be over....
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Mayor Speaks to Urban Rail Delay
Austin’s plans for an urban rail line were set back recently when Mayor Lee Leffingwell announced he opposed putting it before voters this fall.
KUT’s Wells Dunbar met with Mayor Leffingwell in his office for this weeks’ edition of Changing Austin. He explained why he doesn’t think the...
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What to Do With the Trees? Austin Seek...
In this week’s Changing Austin, KUT’s Matt Largey talks to the city's Keith O’Herrin about the prospective long-term plan for its urban forest, and what the city wants to know from Austinites....
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City Paring Down List of Bond Projects
How would you spend a few hundred million dollars of taxpayer money? The city of Austin is trying to narrow down a list of projects to include in a bond referendum this coming November....
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Restoration Effort for Norwood House
The city of Austin is moving toward remaking a historic property on Riverside Drive. For this week’s Changing Austin, KUT’s Matt Largey talked about the Norwood House near the intersection of I-35 and Riverside with Marty Stump from the city’s
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Meeting Tonight Could Reshape Austin C...
A citizen panel will vote tonight on recommendations that could shape how Austin elects its City Council.
For this week’s Changing Austin, KUT’s Matt Largey talked with Nelson Linder, a member of the Charter Revision Committee, about the effects of possibly electing members from geographic...
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Reassessing Austin’s Water Restr...
Are Austin’s water restrictions too restrictive?
The City of Austin is considering revising water restrictions put in place during times of drought. Those restrictions get more severe as drought continues. Austin is currently in Stage 2 water restrictions. The city could be looking at Stage 3...
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