Council Punts on VMU and Guaranteed Income

$1,000 checks from the city and lax parking regulations will have to wait

"...The first postponement, on amending the city's vertical mixed-use density bonus program – which allows developers to build above..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

CodeNotNEXT Drops

First draft of new Land Development Code revision hits the street

"...– intended as buffer zones that gradually increase in density between residential neighborhoods and the mixed-use centers and transit..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive

City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide

"...the Riverside plans express broad goals of greater housing density, less domination by automobiles, more human scale – in..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Raising the (Green) Roof

Austin's Green Roof Advisory Group to deliver its report to council

"...roofs – the result, says McKinney, of a municipal program that provides grants, density bonuses, and staff assistance for..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Can This District Be Saved?

The revival of the Warehouse District is rooted in Austin's history – and its popularity is also its peril

"...Council on July 23. (They're within the Final Draft Density Bonus Program report, online at www.cityofaustin.org/downtown.) The issue is..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Public Notice: Slouching Toward CodeCRONK

City manager gives Council a multiple-choice quiz for the land development code redo

"...it, Option B "relies primarily on ... an expanded density bonus program that increases allowable densities for developments with..."

March 22, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Lawsuit Threatens Council’s Modest Progress on Housing Crisis

Same group that blocked land code rewrite in 2020 is back

"...first, an update to the city’s Vertical Mixed Use density bonus program, which allows developers to build taller and..."

March 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

'Completing Communities'

A conversation with Kathie Tovo

"...of the different schools in the area to relocate programs, and they were running into the same challenges. There..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Three Steps Forward, One Step Back

Various projects slated for I-35, Airport Boulevard, and Congress Avenue

"...lighting, funded through the city's Art in Public Places program, will create a computer-generated light show added for both..."

May 7, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Mixed Use, Mixed Emotions

An anniversary review of Austin's vertical mixed-use program discovers a range of responses to density, change, and planning

"...patterns à la Envision Central Texas, and concentrating increased density along major corridors to protect neighborhoods. By requiring affordable..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: May's Plan-a-Thon

Public meetings on Downtown plans produce mixed – or uncertain – results

"...of the Downtown Austin Plan: affordable housing and a density bonus system to help pay for it. About 60..."

May 29, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Austin City Council v. Climate Change

City Hall backs resilience, electric vehicles

"...as a policymaking trend for cities. Zach Baumer, climate program manager with OoS, said there isn't a "crystal clear"..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Activists Say Austin Public Library Policy Change Is Overdue

Disturbing the library

"..."Afford­a­bil­ity Unlocked" resolution as the basis for a citywide program that will, hopefully, resolve the major problem with Austin's..."

March 1, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Public Notice: Homes for the Holidays?

Housing Blueprint Gets an Implementation Plan

"...core "community values," and also 63 total policy and program strategies that the city should seek to implement within..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Developing Stories: What's Wrong With the Super PUD

The proposed PUD amendments won't fix the problems without a plan

"...said the hospital gained entitlements to double the project's density "largely on an integrated pest-management plan and a low..."

June 6, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

City Council to Tweak Compatibility Rules Amid Housing Crisis

Can a change help stem rising housing and rent costs?

"...category as a modest update of an already successful density bonus program that's brought affordable units to places like..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Affordable Housing With CodeNEXT

Also starring the People's Plan and Housing Justice Agenda

"...• Develop an "affordability multiplier program" via tax abatements to deepen affordability of density bonus..."

April 13, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Mapping Our Transitions

Staff briefing starts to put corridor rezoning in focus

"...be adopted into code, with minor tweaks. The "Downtown Density Bonus Program remains [an] appealing option," read one slide,..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin at Large: On the Ground, in the Sky

Council tackles Austin’s intractable housing crisis in several dimensions

"...real estate markets. This helped beget the existing Downtown Density Bonus Program, adopted in 2014 along with the Downtown..."

April 9, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Planning Commission Leaders Step Down to Chart Housing Waters

Conor Kenny and Fayez Kazi look to bring more affordable housing to Austin

"...including zoning changes, site plan reviews, and applications for density bonus programs – and help city staff make those..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Finally, Riverside Rezoning Case Arrives at Council

Massive southeast side project comes ashore

"...roadway – but the staff analysis now foresees less density and fewer vehicle trips, allowing for a narrower road..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

CodeNEXT’s End Is Near, in Theory

What fate for our five-year, $8.5 million rewrite?

"...the final draft doesn't do enough to generate housing density. They too warn of increased gentrification, caused by a..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Council Preview: More Eighth Street Cash, More VMU Talk

Beanbag rounds, babies, and buildings on the agenda

"...act on, suggested changes to the existing vertical mixed-use density bonus program, which raises height limits on selected properties..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

CodeNEXT: Still Stuck

Draft two brings growing pains for the land use rewrite

"...Department staffer Erica Leak addressed redevelopment and the proposed density bonus program. Juntunen said draft two opens the door..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Council: Down by Lady Bird

City Council returns with a less imposing agenda

"...Also scheduled: second and third readings of the revised Density Bonus Program for the Rainey Street Neighborhood (Item 54);..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

City Council: Bad Apples

Council wades through the Red River Cultural District

"...a little more strain added Rainey Street to the Density Bonus Program, and established the Red River Cultural District...."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Habitat for Humanity Director on Affordability

Greg Anderson promotes increased density, developer involvement in code rewrite

"...going to work here?” Anderson responded by saying that density allows for “a lot of opportunities,” and Austin needs..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Setting an Agenda for Land Use

"...vertical mixed-use ordinance, which is the city's most successful density bonus program – allowing bigger buildings on those corridors..."

June 3, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: A Rezoning Case at Historic Delta Kappa Gamma House

On the agenda: A contract with the SAFE Alliance to run a new family violence shelter and Stratus eyes the sky

"...But it is also applying for the city's Downtown Density Bonus Program, which would allow developer Stratus Properties to..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Young Community Organizers Unite Over Equitable Land Use in Austin

Planning Our Communities offers perspective on the city’s new land development code

"...supply with better use and expansion of the city's Density Bonus Program. Planning Commissioner Awais Azhar said that such..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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