In 2016, front-page stories in Community Impact Newspaper’s Northwest Austin edition featured news about significant transportation changes, local development, Austin City Council and the effect of state education policies on area schools. As the year comes to a close, here is a roundup of links to the stories that made front-page headlines in Northwest Austin:
JANUARY
- Rising tide of retail rent drowns mom and pop shops
- Innovative programs help lower crime in Restore Rundberg area
FEBRUARY
- Where the sidewalk ends: City, advocates weigh options for funding sidewalks, bike facilities
- New Austin Oaks design unveiled
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Solar panels, such as those on I-35 near the Mueller neighborhood, can lower utility bills in the long term, but the setup cost is more than many can afford.[/caption]
MARCH
APRIL
- Austin eyes new water restrictions as lake levels rise
- Northwest Austin location, schools drive home prices
MAY
- First phase of MoPac express lane project opens this summer
- St. David’s plans for growth with hospital purchase
- Community counters crime in 78759
JUNE
- Population glut ushers surge of senior housing in Northwest Austin
- North Austin providers aim to fill gap in mental health care
JULY
- Local ISDs investigate flexible hiring, schedules: Opponents argue new state designation could put teacher employment status at risk
- City drives ahead with $720 million mobility bond
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
- From the rich to the poor: How Northwest Austin-area school districts aim to fill financial gaps as cost of state’s ‘Robin Hood’ law increases
- See how Capital Metro aims to boost frequency under proposed new service plan
OCTOBER
- What the first election for City Council since 10-1’s introduction means for Austin
- Renters paradise: New apartment units flooding Northwest Austin market
- In the fast lane: First MoPac toll lane section opens but remainder of project won’t open until 2017
NOVEMBER
- Big changes for Loop 360?: TxDOT proposes to eliminate traffic signals by adding overpasses at intersections
- Checking In: Domain development fuels Northwest Austin hotel industry
- Northwest Austin businesses react to federal overtime pay changes
