Two separate groups of city council members have released statements in the lead up to the release of CodeNEXT V.3. Together, these six council members and Mayor Adler unequivocally call for a new land use code. Although they certainly may each disagree on various details in that code, should they continue to feel that the …
In December, the City of Austin Watershed Department released a memo that looks at the impervious surface impacts of two alternatives: keeping current zoning or switching to the draft CodeNEXT V.2. They looked at the expected impervious surface in the full buildout scenario – meaning that every entitlement would be used up – something that …
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Parking is expensive, but not where it matters. While “free” parking is ubiquitous across Texas, we are all paying something for each spot. In the City of Austin, the City Council actually requires for most people building a home to also build some parking for cars – even though we are in a generally acknowledged …
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