What we found when reading the first draft of Austin Land Development Code
Land Development Code Draft Release Statement
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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Intro to Austin’s Land Development Code
A brief introduction to Austin’s Land Development Code rewrite.
Proposed Hancock Historic District is Deeply Flawed
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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Austin Needs More Neighborhoods like North Campus
North Campus’s density makes it a wonderful place to live for students, seniors, and everything in between.
Life in Mueller’s Mixed-Use Neighborhood
Mixed-usea zone that can be residential and commercial (although usually not industrial). development in Mueller makes for a great life. The rest of Austin should follow suite.
Micromobility Fees Open Letter to Council
The AURA Board urges council to adjust the proposed per-ride fee for micromobility vehicles down considerably from the $0.40 proposed by staff to somewhere in the range of $0.10 to $0.15.
West Campus Best Campus
West Campus. Wampus. Hell on Earth. Heaven on Earth. Whatever you choose to call it, West Campus is a predominant feature of the University of Texas. On any given day, one can see an abundance of students bustling around the area; walking home from class, mingling with their friends while grabbing a bite of well-deserved fried chicken, …
Electrical Cars Won’t Save Our Environment – Density Can
Electric cars alone will not save us. Yes, they are much better than regular, fossil fuel-burning cars, but even if we replaced every single car in the world with an electric car, it wouldn’t save us. We must drastically reduce car usage in our daily lives. It is hard to get rid of your car …
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How many affordable old houses are there in Central Austin?
As of June 20th, 2019, the Austin Board of Realtors (ABoR) reports that the median price for single-family homes in Austin has hit an all time high of $400,000. We often hear from City Council that we need to save the “affordable” old housing stock in the urban core from demolition and redevelopment. Typically, they are …
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