Apr 05

City Planning and Biodiversity Conservation

Is integrating biodiversity conservation and restoration within all of our open spaces missing from Austin’s vision for the future?

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Feb 24

Shoal Creek Forum Series Begins

More than 65 people came together Tuesday, February 23 to discuss flooding at the first Shoal Creek Forum. Check out KEYE-TV’s coverage here. Speaker Kevin Shunk from the City’s Watershed Protection Department explained why Shoal Creek floods and described steps the…Read More

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Oct 01

Flood Mitigation Task Force Convenes

The Flood Mitigation Task Force held their kickoff meeting Tuesday, September 22, 2015. The Task Force is the citizen group created by the Austin City Council after this year’s Memorial Day Floods to gather information and develop recommendations related to citywide…Read More

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Aug 21

City of Austin concludes Green Infrastructure Public Meeting Series

On June 26, the City of Austin’s Green Infrastructure Working Group concluded a series of six public consultation sessions, a series which kicked off in January of this year as part of CodeNEXT, the City’s land development regulations rewrite process….Read More

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May 29

City Reviving Shoal Creek Tunnel Conversation

As the Statesman’s Marty Toohey reported yesterday, the City, in the wake of the Memorial Day floods, is once again eyeing the idea of a Shoal Creek flood control tunnel which would redirect floodwaters under Lamar Boulevard to Lady Bird Lake instead of overland and through the commercial district south of House Park.

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