An Austin for Everyone
Since the beginning of the Land Development Code rewrite process, AURA has supported a code rewrite to create an Austin that’s affordably and environmentally sustainable with opportunities open to everyone. The first draft of the rewrite was a promising step towards that aim. However, the second draft was backpedaled on that progress. For the Land …
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AURA is a grassroots, all-volunteer organization that advocates for an Austin that is inclusive, open to change, and welcoming to everyone. Unfortunately, the second draft of the new Land Development Code rewrite is a significant step backward from the first. Despite council passing many important pro-housing amendments, significant resolutions and goals were either not incorporated, …
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TX law prohibits the tax assessor from appraising a residence homestead as any other use, regardless of zoning Recently changed TX law requires a tax election if the City raises rates more than 3.5%, down from 8% The broader the upzoning, the more distributed the demand It’s 2019, the city is entering its 5th (plus) …
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How Obama’s housing recommendations are implemented in Austin’s Land Development Code
AURA Members oppose Prop A & B City of Austin ballot propositions.
What we found when reading the first draft of Austin Land Development Code
AURA is a grassroots, all-volunteer organization that advocates for an Austin that is inclusive, open to change, and welcoming to everyone. The first draft of the new Land Development Code is a solid step in the right direction. While any new policy of such complexity and magnitude is bound to have issues, we believe that …
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A brief introduction to Austin’s Land Development Code rewrite.
Over the past few months, a proposed plan to rezone the Hancock neighborhood as a Local Historic District has garnered significant community interest. While still in its nascent phases, this is a clear step in the wrong direction for the city, particularly as it struggles to address an increasingly acute housing crisis and encourage density …
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North Campus’s density makes it a wonderful place to live for students, seniors, and everything in between.