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Rally to save the trees of Oak Hill, this Saturday

by admin | Nov 19, 2015 | News, Transportation Planning

Oak Hill, Austin, TX: More than two hundred great oak trees stand to be damaged or lost if TxDOT moves ahead with the Oak Hill Parkway project as currently designed. An independent tree survey by Oak Hill resident Gerry Powell has documented and photographed 288 oak...

Transit planning in San Antonio, let your voice be heard

by admin | Nov 1, 2015 | News, Transportation Planning

VIA Metropolitan Transit is requesting public input as they create their Vision 2040 Long Range Plan Update for the Greater San Antonio Area. The next phase of Vision 2040 is to analyze transportation corridors throughout the region to identify which are most...

How Will San Antonio Manage Growth and Gentrification?

by admin | Oct 26, 2015 | News, Regional Planning

San Antonio is expected to gain 1 million people by 2040 and the City is planning to annex 66 square miles of commercial and residential areas. What should the city prioritize as it grows? Without pause, Christine Drennon, head of Trinity University‘s Urban...
Needmore Ranch seeks giant groundwater pumping permit

Needmore Ranch seeks giant groundwater pumping permit

by admin | Oct 9, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News, Special Districts

CARD Urges Complete Evaluation and Public Meeting Just east of Wimberley along the Blanco River lies the 5,000 acre Needmore Ranch owned by McAllen businessman Greg LaMantia. This ranch made headlines in 2013 when the Texas Legislature approved a 4,000 acre Municipal...
A new web-based land-use tool is available at the Texas Land Trends website

A new web-based land-use tool is available at the Texas Land Trends website

by admin | Oct 5, 2015 | News, Regional Planning

“Snelgrove said users can view 15-year trends in private working lands for such metrics as land use, market value, ownership size and population by county, river basin, eco-region or region of interest. They can also choose different regional areas to make...
Colorado nonprofit partners with city on mobility

Colorado nonprofit partners with city on mobility

by admin | Sep 18, 2015 | News, Transportation Planning

Austin leaders announced a partnership Monday morning between the city and Colorado-based nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute to develop “innovative mobility solutions” to the transportation woes that frustrate many Austinites. Jeruld Weiland, managing director of...
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