Applications are open for the Austin Small Developer Training Program! The program provide small-scale developers with the industry knowledge and expanded professional network needed to grow. Details in the article from the Austin Monitor austinmonitor.com/stories/2023/0…

During our "Who Is Austin For?" discussion last week, the conversation centered around how housing costs and other factors related to surging growth are affecting residents in different economic classes. Read more: austinmonitor.com/stories/2023/0… ✍️ Austin Monitor

The Hole in the Wall music venue has secured a 20-year lease and will remain open to celebrate its 50th anniversary next summer, thanks largely to $1.6 million in assistance from the city’s Iconic Venue Fund. | via @AustinMonitor l8r.it/bmzd

"Music venues and some other creative spaces will have an easier time opening in all parts of the city (Austin) as a result of the City of Austin City Council and zoning restrictions on those businesses." Austin Monitor #AustinTX #MusicFriendlyTexas austinmonitor.com/stories/2023/0…

A shortage of air traffic controllers is a nationwide safety issue, including in Austin where we've seen multiple near-collisions. I've called on the FAA to expand staffing, training and priority consideration for our airport. Read more via @AustinMonitor:austinmonitor.com/stories/2023/1…

A new interactive map released by the city's Demography Division reflects how even though Austin added 90,000 housing units from 2010 to 2020, surrounding communities outpaced the city’s rate of housing growth via Austin Monitor's Chad Swiatecki buff.ly/3uB1KaY

Disability committee targets accessible housing needs for next city budget | Via @AustinMonitor buff.ly/3tMHdQP #a11y

Thanks, @AustinMonitor, for sharing this article on BSEACD's two new scientific monitoring wells. Drilling will begin in Garrison Park tomorrow and at Zilker in a couple of weeks. Check out the full article: austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/0…

Austin has failed to invest in its Black communities, a new report has found. | via @AustinMonitor l8r.it/mlRO

a slower speed limit is among the new rules for scooters now effective in Austin, via Austin Monitor austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/0…

Council OKs contract for advice on additional water pump station austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/0… via Austin Monitor #txwater

When it reopens, the bathhouse at Barton Springs Pool will be officially named after Joan Means Khabele, who, as a teenager, led the first “swim-in” at the segregated pool in an act of civil disobedience. via Austin Monitor: austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/0…

May 4th is the first election for the Travis Central Appraisal District Board of Directors. Before early voting, find the Voters Guide LWVAustin.org, VOTE411.org buff.ly/4cUjhfO Austin Monitor #vote #travis

The Austin Community Foundation announced it has raised $15 million for its Housing Accelerator Loan Fund, which will provide low-interest loans that developers will typically pay back in under five years via Austin Monitor's Chad Swiatecki buff.ly/4ae4VVn

Why is it so hard to turn vacant Austin offices into homes? | via @AustinMonitor l8r.it/eox2

"City Council on Tuesday received its first briefing on what is expected to be a painstaking journey toward developing and implementing an investment strategy for funding Austin’s Climate Equity Plan." austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/0… Austin Monitor #lwv #climate

First byline for Austin Monitor -- I covered how bike advocates want the city to better protect ghost bike memorials that honor bicyclists who have been killed due to traffic crashes austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/0…

Austin City Council members approved 13 charter amendments for the November ballot. Austin Monitor #election2024 austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/0…

"Without an election to raise taxes higher, the state-imposed 3.5 percent cap on property tax increases – coupled with the end of federal Covid-19 dollars – the budget will be tight." Austin Monitor #atx @City of Austin buff.ly/4fgfF9g

Council will face tough budget decisions on parks, animal services and homelessness - via ⁦Austin Monitor⁩ austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/0…