City Hall Moves a Little Bit Closer to Decriminalization

Pot, or not?

"...have a right to protest new zoning under the Land Development Code Revision process. CMs Kathie Tovo, Leslie Pool,..."

Jan. 31, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: CodeNextYear?

Reports, editorial, public all say CodeNOT

"...winding road to a comprehensive rewrite of the city's land development code, the process known as CodeNEXT. Two different..."

May 4, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Groundhog Day ... Again

CodeNEXT: Haven't we been through this before?

"...about Groundhog Day the movie while watching the joint land use commissions meet Tues­day night regarding CodeNEXT, and waiting..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: The Planning Puzzle

Music venues, hospitals, and neighborhood plans

"...is preparing to roll out the first parts of CodeNEXT, its multi-year project to rewrite the Land Development Code...."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Time for a Beer

A short but packed agenda for this week's Council

"...ban on ­registered lobbyists serving on the newly formed Land Development Code advisory group, under the argument that some..."

Feb. 1, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Baptists Win a Round in Hyde Park

A judge sides with Hyde Park Baptist Church -- perhaps preparing the way for construction of its controversial parking garage.

"...summary judgment based on a narrow point in city code. Since 1991, the Land Development Code has not allowed..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...The Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. released a proposed Land and Water Conservation Plan (p.20)...."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Bigger, Better, Smarter

San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?

"...toolbox. They've got light rail, downtown housing, a streamlined development process, growth-management plans to promote infill and combat sprawl,..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council District 2: Young Progressives Square Off for Open Seat

Candidates pledge to protect Austin’s working class families in Southeast Austin

"...better way." He advocates his vision for "equitable, transit-oriented development" – investing in more affordable and accessible housing in..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Council: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?

Two southeast projects divide dais; APD's state grants OK'd

"...on the dais reflected the same strategic differences on land use and affordability seen in the work on revising..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Then There's This: Split Views on ADUs

'Granny flats' measure breaks from the CodeNext pack

"...this emotionally charged issue be a part of the CodeNext process, an ongoing effort to revise the Land Development..."

June 20, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

'Completing Communities'

A conversation with Kathie Tovo

"...– that will be one tool to measure how development is going to impact schools. It was a recommendation..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...discourse." – U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land, talking out his hind end. See p.26...."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two

"...And so, the development wars flare up again. The letters below represent just..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Column by Nick Barbaro

New Kid on the Block

Neighborhood Services office aims to help neighborhoods help themselves

"...by limiting the plans to the traditional topics of land use, transportation, and urban design...."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Off the Desk:

"...property on E. 11th and 12th Streets slated for redevelopment) are Phyllis Wilson, a business analyst with the state..."

Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature

Be It Flood or Fire, Austin Is Preparing for Disasters to Come

Austin residents must be prepared for hell or high water

"...Most of these are located in what's called the wildland-urban interface, or WUI (pronounced "woo-ee"), which is just what..."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin at Large: Take It From a Ninja ...

You know, you could just not say anything. Try that.

"...usual grievances to justify a recall, including the new Land Development Code, because that train is never late...."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Motherless Austin

Building a better city, but at what cost?

"...one – and to anyone who's been following the Land Development Code discussion for the last decade, the issues..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin City Council v. Climate Change

City Hall backs resilience, electric vehicles

"...multitude of policy efforts, including a more environmentally conscious land use policy (e.g., the Land Development Code rewrite) and..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Getting to Affordability

Council sweats the small stuff

"...disdain for the current round of talks about the Land Development Code rewrite, in their impatience to get on..."

April 12, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

So Goes CodeNEXT

Fallout from a canceled rewrite

"...there's a good chance that the initiative known as CodeNEXT is dead. The unanticipated end to Austin's ambitious attempt..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Deadline? Whose Deadline?

CodeNEXT: "We've got to figure this out"

"...CodeNEXT continues to roil at the city land use commissions...."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Affordability & Economic Segregation

(Plus some fun stuff at the end)

"...The city's "Code Talk" series of public meetings – each focused on..."

May 5, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: The New Apartheid?

Everyone hates the non-transect zones

"...in the review process for the first draft of CodeNEXT, the new land development code; but one theme that..."

March 3, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Tool of Racism?

CodeNEXT fears aired; hopes expressed

"...hard to put a happy face on the ongoing CodeNEXT process to rewrite Austin's land development code, it's been..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Wrap: State of the City

Austin maintains its relative sanity

"...It's been another busy week in City Council-Land, although much of the action has been off the..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Omnibus Resolution Report Arrives

Mayor’s plan to save Austin music takes shape

"...was authored by various municipal employees in the Economic Development Department after Austin’s Music and Arts Commissions weighed in..."

June 27, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Public Notice: Mobility and Affordability

Mayor Adler chases transportation dollars

"...The hardest work is the ongoing slog toward a Land Development Code rewrite. The CodeNEXT team held a Public..."

April 8, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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