The Dog Door Busway: How to Bring Real Transit to Dog’s Head
A new, low-cost proposal for strategic transit priority investments connecting Dog's Head to Austin's urban core.
Category Land Use
Apartment Opposition Could Cost AISD Millions. Support Austin Schools: Let AISD Build
Austin ISD is facing a $181 million budget deficit, forcing closures and cuts to our schools, teachers, and staff. Letting AISD build housing on closed school sites is one of the most direct things Austin can do to support its public schools—starting with the Rosedale rezoning before City Council this Thursday.
Austin Housing Advocates Help Turn Texas Into a Housing Reform Leader
The 89th session of the Texas Legislature concluded earlier this summer, and it was a big one for pro-housing reforms! AURA teamed up with a bipartisan coalition of state-focused groups like Texans for Housing and Texans for Reasonable Solutions, among…
Council wants you to weigh in on allowing more homes near transit and small lot homes
On May 16, Austin City Council will take public input and vote on housing reforms aimed at making Austin more walkable, transit-friendly, affordable, and sustainable. These changes are: Council is billing these as “transit-supportive” changes because these changes are partly…
Speak Up for HOME at City Hall
On Thursday, October 26th, the Austin City Council and Planning Commission will be holding a joint public hearing at City Hall relating to the HOME (Home Options for Middle-income Empowerment) initiative. Below are some quick tips for how to sign…
Let’s Legalize Middle Income Housing
On July 20th, Austin City Council will consider the Home Options for Middle-income Empowerment (HOME) resolution brought forward by Council Member Leslie Pool. The HOME resolution seeks to diversify Austin housing by adjusting zoning laws to support the development of…
University Democrats & AURA Call on Council to Expand Student Housing
AURA has partnered with the University Democrats at UT Austin to send a joint letter to the Mayor and City Council calling for addressing student housing costs by expanding the University Neighborhood Overlay (UNO) and increasing the supply of student…
Tell City Council You Support Equitable Transit-Oriented Development
On March 9, City Council will consider approving a plan to implement equitable transit-oriented development (ETOD) around current and planned transit stops in Austin. ETOD aims to give Austinites of all income levels more access to housing, jobs, transit, and…
Should you have to own property to vote? Opponents of more housing in Austin think so.
Who should determine what housing can be built in Austin? Austin’s democratically elected city council or an archaic process that only gives power to property owners? Groups opposed to a new land development code are suing to only include property…
AURA Statement on the Land Development Code Ruling
The recent decision by the Travis County District Court ruling that policy changes such as the land development code rewrite are subject to zoning petition protests by homeowners is disappointing. Unless overturned, the ruling effectively requires a super-majority of City…