Posted by Dominic Troiani | Feb 28, 2022 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, Equity in the Outdoors, Hill Country Tourism, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Uncategorized
The fabled adage, “Please all and you will please none,” seems to be an apt description of many of the city’s community engagement endeavors, with the ongoing outreach around the Zilker Metropolitan Park Vision Plan serving as a timely example. Read more from Amy...
Posted by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Last February, Texans got a terribly clear view of the fragility of their state’s water infrastructure, as a statewide freeze left millions of Texans without heat or electricity and almost half of the state’s population lost water. This event provided a stark reminder...
Posted by admin | Jan 6, 2022 | Community Resilience News and Resources, News
The death total for the historic February 2021 snowstorm continues to rise as 36 additional deaths were confirmed to be linked to the storm in the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)’s final report on the disaster, bringing the statewide total to...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Oct 28, 2021 | Community Resilience News and Resources
Farm families face unique stressors, including financial challenges and family-farming relationships that blur the line between their business and personal lives. These stressors can affect the entire family and may lead to physical illness, depression, substance...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Jul 12, 2021 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development
Global climate change has already had observable effects on the environment. Glaciers have shrunk, the sea is rising, animal ranges have shifted and there are more intense heart waves. Scientists have high confidence that global temperatures will continue to rise for...
Posted by admin | May 27, 2021 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, Economics of Sound Planning, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
My Austin apartment has always been drafty, hard to heat when it’s cold out, and hard to cool in the summer. But on February 17th, our third day without power, when I ventured into the kitchen for some bread my roommate and I could eat for breakfast, I found ice...
