Council Seeks Consensus as It Eyes Affordability Crisis

A lot is not enough

"...since a Travis County district court ruled that any LDC rewrite would effectively need a supermajority of nine votes,..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Scrambles to Get $15 Million to Struggling Austinites

The RISE-ing tide

"...neighboring) zoning. As expected, the four CMs opposing the LDC rewrite – Alison Alter, Ann Kitchen, Leslie Pool, and..."

April 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines

"...LDC Third Reading: The city this week announced the schedule..."

March 6, 2020 News Feature

Transition Areas & Zones of the Land Development Code Revision

The debate over density and gentrification continues

"...One of the most highly anticipated components of the LDC revision involves increasing density along urban corridors and centers..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature

Public Notice: Operating at Full Capacity?

We all need some slack ... and what ET (the tool) says about housing

"...As we go to press, the Land Develop­ment Code rewrite rambles on at City Coun­cil. With three amendments down..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: More and Cheaper Housing

Demographer's report offers new perspectives

"...which to evaluate the ongoing CodeNEXT Land Develop­ment Code rewrite...."

April 14, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Council District 7: Land-Use Politics Take Center Stage

"...with the Council minority against proposed revisions to the LDC rewrite. Pool said her goal was to find a..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Public Notice – Code X: The Final Chapter?

What to look for when the new LDC draft comes out tomorrow

"...the new draft of the proposed land development code rewrite this Friday (keep reloading www.austintexas.gov/ldc) and let the spin..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: ZAP!

The commission was right. CodeNEXT must die. But then what?

"...months back, by which they would judge a successful LDC rewrite, that made 10 clear "aye" votes on the..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Good Riddance

With CodeNext finally dead, can we finally move ahead?

"...a lower court ruling invalidating the Land Development Code rewrite originally known as CodeNext...."

March 25, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: The Ghosts of Austin’s Future

Two different City Councils; four different land use results

"...a pretty solid 7-4 urbanist majority in trying to rewrite the Land Development Code, but when that rewrite process..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin City Council v. Climate Change

City Hall backs resilience, electric vehicles

"...conscious land use policy (e.g., the Land Development Code rewrite) and a citywide transportation plan that prioritizes transit and..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Zoning & Platting Commission: "Terminate" CodeNEXT

7-4 vote sends zoning rewrite's death wish to Council

"...City Council “immediately terminate” Austin’s proposed land use code rewrite...."

May 10, 2018 News Post by Sarah Marloff

CodeNEXT's Delay, "Good for Austin"

Land-use rewrite gets punted to little complaint

"...RJW will play in the coming months of the rewrite. According to Pantalion's memo, the communications and public involvement..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

On Compatibility, Staff Tells Adler, Thanks, but No Thanks

Previously drafted Land Development Code changes were better, they say

"...In an email, Alter remembers that LDC Revision effort less fondly. "The LDC rewrite process ......"

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Consensus? Conschmensus.

Majority rules ... absolutely

"...in a planning project that may dwarf even the LDC in scope and impact, TxDOT is again advancing plans..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Through the Looking Glass

The strange logic of "new urban" housing policy

"...in zoning cases and in the Land Development Code rewrite, while the "new urbanists" have stuck to their deregulation..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Damn the Analysis – Full Speed Ahead

City report cut to protect "false narrative" on LDC?

"...of the current draft of the Land Development Code rewrite, who've been saying much the same themselves: There's scads..."

Feb. 28, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Showdown on Main Streets

Applying the kinder, gentler Land Development Code rewrite to transit corridors

"...agree that 1) there is a lot about the LDC that doesn't work well, and 2) there are a..."

May 20, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Home Prices Still High

No surprise there, and they'll go higher. Plus policing.

"..."Austin-area Home Sales and Prices Set New Record" was..."

May 21, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Disturbin' the Urbanists

"...more of us. You should also consider that the LDC rewrite had broad support from a diverse coalition of..."

Sept. 20, 2020 Postmarks

Public Notice: The Planning Stages

Land Use Commissioners, public swing into action on the LDC

"...busy week for those pondering the Land Devel­opment Code rewrite – city staff, politicos, the general public. Everyone's starting..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Out of Their Cold, Dead Brains

GOP refuses to be sensible about guns

"...hear public comments, concerns, or suggestions about Austin's ongoing LDC rewrite or land development generally, Tue., Jan. 12, 6pm,..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Page Two

"...agrees is unwieldy, poorly organized, and often ambiguous. The LDC rewrite, as you may recall, was for a while..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Contemplates Consensus Changes to the Code

As the Land Development Code languishes in court, City Council looks for other ways change what can be built where

"...ago brought a halt to the years-long project to rewrite Austin's Land Development Code. In virtual proceedings before a..."

Nov. 26, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...a state appellate court) that effectively killed efforts to rewrite Austin's land use rules in ways that would allow..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Dives Deep Into Racism at APD, Land Use

Busy week isn't over yet, with development code hearing Saturday

"...the week; they have been posting amendments to the LDC draft ahead of a first-reading vote scheduled for Monday,..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

What Is CodeNEXT?!

What is a land use code and why are we rewriting ours?

"...CodeNEXT is Austin’s attempt to rewrite our existing land development code (LDC for short), which..."

Jan. 30, 2018 Events Post by Sarah Marloff

A CodeNEXT Questionnaire

"...CodeNEXT is the city's effort to rewrite Austin's land develop­ment code (LDC), begun in 2013, which..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Then There's This: Loophole Development Code?

Lobbyists may get a crack at rewriting land-use regs

"...to serve on an advisory group that will help rewrite the Land Development Code...."

Feb. 1, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

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