Rainey Insider Newsletter

04/08/2022

Three years and one pandemic after its first appearance in 2019, the long-awaited plan for a new “Trailhead” park providing enhanced access to the Hike-and-Bike Trail on the far south end of the Ra…

03/24/2022

The Stay Put will serve up beers and draft cocktails in downtown Austin this summer

02/22/2022

The Zilker Metropolitan Park Vision Plan is a community-driven planning process to establish a guiding framework for the restoration and future development of Zilker Metropolitan Park. It is the first comprehensive planning initiative to encompass the park’s 350 acres and associated facilities.

02/17/2022

The City of Austin uses a density bonus program in the Rainey subdistrict to provide developers more space in exchange for on site affordable housing.

02/14/2022

Clive Bar is the oldest bar on Rainey Street in Austin, and after an extended period of construction, it's reopened with a major remodel.

02/12/2022

Leaders from the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center want the public to have more input on plans to expand the Rainey Street facility, because of concerns early planning documents don’t provide enough details about public access and how…

02/03/2022

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: HST), the nation's largest lodging real estate investment trust...

01/27/2022

https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2022/01/trail-foundation-begins-major-enhancement-of-rainey-trailhead/

The Trail Foundation, which will soon be taking over the management of the city’s hike-and-bike trail, is working on one of its first major enhancements of the trail. The Rainey Street Trailhead, which is situated at the southern end of…

01/27/2022

https://www.kvue.com/article/money/economy/boomtown-2040/austin-rainey-street-historic-bungalow-relocation/269-0452c9cc-cd34-4ef4-915a-1a23fc34125f

The bungalow located at 84 Rainey Street will be relocated to make way for a nearly 50-story residential project.

01/21/2022

https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/development/2022/01/19/new-49-story-tower-on-rainey-street-will-remove-large-heritage-tree-preserve-3/

Developers of the proposed 49-floor residential tower at 80 Rainey St. hope to preserve three historic trees and remove a fourth.

01/21/2022

https://austin.towers.net/several-new-towers-could-sprout-across-downtown-austin-this-spring/

The temperature outside is currently cold and dropping, but there’s a new day on the horizon — according to recent city permits and other development activity, we’ll see multiple …

01/20/2022

https://austin.towers.net/where-does-austins-pedestrian-and-bicycle-network-really-suck/

If you’re looking to get around Austin without a car for business or pleasure, you’ll notice a relative lack of sidewalks pretty fast once you venture outside of downtown — it& #82…