2016 Austin Transportation Bonds
Following a vote of its members last week, AURA takes no position on the Proposition 1 transportation bonds.
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How to Vote and Why 2016
Prior to the AURA membership vote for our Austin City Council endorsements, the AURA board shared with members its set of recommendations and reflections on each Council race being contested this November. Since the endorsements line up with the board’s original…
Election Endorsements 2016
The members of AURA offer the following endorsements in Austin’s City Council elections: Delia Garza, for District 2 Greg Casar, for District 4 Natalie Gauldin, for District 7 Sheri Gallo, for District 10 AURA’s members encourage Austin residents to learn…
CodeNEXT Expectations
In line with AURA’s Platform for Austin, we expect that the items below will be seriously considered by staff and consultants while writing and mapping CodeNEXT. If AURA does not see substantial progress on most or all of these items, we…
Where the Sidewalk [Money] Ends
The Mayor and City Council recently endorsed a bond proposal for $720 million addressing mobility concerns across the city. The mix of funding in question follows the chart below: Category Amounts Notes Regional Highways $101,000,000 Loop 360, Spicewood Springs, Parmer, et. al.…
Imagine Austin priority program 7: CodeNEXT
This post is part of a series on Imagine Austin’s priority programs, in light of Austin’s current CodeNEXT rewrite process. View the entire series here. What is a zoning code, or land development code? It is a set of rules determined…
Imagine Austin priority program 6: Create a Healthy Austin
IMAGINE AUSTIN PRIORITY PROGRAM 6: CREATE A HEALTHY AUSTIN This post is part of a series on Imagine Austin’s priority programs, in light of Austin’s current CodeNEXT rewrite process. View the entire serieshere. There is increasing evidence that moderate exercise,…
Imagine Austin priority program 5: Continue to Grow Austin’s Economy by Investing in Our Workforce, Education Systems, Entrepreneurs, and Local Businesses
This post is part of a series on Imagine Austin’s priority programs, in light of Austin’s current CodeNEXT rewrite process. View the entire series here. Everyone hears about how many people are moving here each day as well the booming technology…
Reform McMansion
Re: AURA Views on Subchapter F Carport Exemption On Tuesday, the Planning Commission will consider changes to the carport exemption for McMansion. We encourage the Planning Commission to not think small, and instead make serious reforms to the regulations. Subchapter…
Imagine Austin priority program 4: Use green infrastructure to protect environmentally sensitive areas and integrate nature into the city
This post is part of a series on Imagine Austin’s priority programs, in light of Austin’s current CodeNEXT rewrite process. View the entire series here. Imagine Austin discusses the importance of integrating nature into the city as the benefits of open…