CodeNEXT's Sound Check Gets Under Way

There's still (a little) time to tell city planners how you feel about the way Austin's designed

"...This week, the folks driving Austin's land development code rewrite, CodeNEXT, have hosted a series of..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Katie Matlack

Public Notice: Break Out the Sharpies (or the Sharp Knives)

If CodeNEXT staff want community input, they need to be more transparent

"...feelings, because I have a good feeling generally about CodeNEXT and the staff working on it, including lead consultants..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

Local beer, wine, and ice vendor John Zamora says he's just trying to make ends meet; but a neighbor says his noisy ice machine is a nuisance and violates city code.

"...sale at other locations. Like Junior's, those establishments occupy land with CS zoning...."

March 10, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

A New Social Order

Whither Equinomics?

"...about voluntary SOS compliance -- were heard in the hinterlands. One developer's representative said that Slusher's speech was duly..."

Aug. 13, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Member Seeks to Make Homeownership More Attainable With Smaller Lot Sizes

Can Council meet the missing middle?

"...of housing advocates pushing for transformative change to Austin's Land Development Code...."

July 21, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Seeks Consensus as It Eyes Affordability Crisis

A lot is not enough

"...2018 against proposed comprehensive revisions of the city's 40-year-old Land Devel­opment Code, continue to express skepticism about measures supported..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Hear Ye, Hear Ye

Listening in on the CodeNEXT Sound Check

"...Austin is about halfway through a process known as CodeNEXT: a complete ground-up rewrite of the city's Land Development..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Planning Is Doing

Eastside wins, Council struggles

"...the proposed The Grove at Shoal Creek Planned Unit Development, a 75.74 acre mixed-use project to be located on..."

June 12, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

STRs: Trying To Draw the Line

City staff recommend the lightest possible regulations for short-term rentals

"...the terms of the PC compromise measure, two new land uses would be written into the city's Land Development..."

June 8, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

City Hall Focuses on Housing Costs, EMS Talks

Council to consider resolution evaluating impact of zoning on housing supply

"...this week continues its gradual pivot back to housing land use issues, a resolution from Mayor Pro Tem Natasha..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Moves Up Target Date for Net-Zero Emissions Goal

City emphasizes equity as it ramps up climate action

"...that, the planners urge that city leaders promote higher-density development that is less auto-dependent, but don't offer many concrete..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Highways and Scooters and Impact Fees, Oh My!

Austin mobility plans are moving right along

"...How do we make growth pay for itself? New development places demands upon the mobility network; traffic counts are..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Happy New Year?

Hoping for new starts at each level of government

"...the 10-1 era, but where the political divide over land use policy transcends party affiliation. The decades-old split between..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Council: The Race Is On

Previewing November’s elections for Districts 1, 3, 8, and 9

"...childhood. Already we're seeing some telltale signs of slowed development: Council still has trouble sharing and making compromises, and..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Talk, For Sure. But Action?

CodeNEXT holds community meeting, announces delay in rewrite process

"...Tuesday, Jan. 12, the Land Development Code Advisory Group, or CAG, met to hear..."

Jan. 15, 2016 News Feature by Katie Matlack

Developing Stories: Concord – At Last

Up from the muck at Concordia

"...new reality TV show set in Austin, about high-stakes development deals – starting with a pilot based on this..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Smart Growth wouldn't be dead if it had stayed in touch with reality

"...louder this time, no to wasteful sprawl that treats land as disposable, no to growth that daily makes a..."

July 4, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...– Kat McNevins City Council-Planning Commission Public Hearing on Land Development Code Changes..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...the river in Eagle Pass, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security doubled down last week, sending a cease-and-desist letter..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature

It’s Expensive to Build in Austin, and Regulations Are Adding Cost

Red tape raises rent

"...on a cost-per-unit basis. The high cost of SF development in Central and West Austin stems from land and..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: LDC Developments

Suit set; ZAP zinger; ashes for ASH?

"...As Austin wakes to the new year, the Land Development Code rewrite process moves on in all its..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Deadline Crunch

CodeNEW set to drop in three weeks

"...City Council got their next-to-last staff briefing on the Land Development Code rewrite at a special called meeting Wednesday..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...had become a fixture in the physical and cultural landscape, with lawyers trolling for scooter-injury cases, our first scooter-based..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

We're All Good Liberals Here

"...correct his multiple false statements on the citizen petitioned CodeNEXT review ordinance and on the ordinance sponsors. [In his..."

May 21, 2018 Postmarks

Commissioners Hash Out CodeNEXT's Mobility Details

Cars, parking, and more addressed at recent meeting

"...Land use commissioners spent Tuesday night covering a hodgepodge of..."

April 6, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Where Are They Now?

"...Land Development Code Revision..."

Aug. 20, 1999 News Feature

A Watershed Year?

"...It's just one tract of land among many in the Barton Springs watershed that is..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Council to Commit to Supporting Renters’ Rights

Tenant assistance, right to organize on the Oct. 13 agenda

"...city. Those services include: facilitated mediation between tenants and landlords to complete health and safety repairs needed to maintain..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Location, Location, Dislocation

Decent housing for all Austinites "where it's needed." Where might that be?

"...us truly mindless sprawl on random pastures throughout the hinterlands, which then forced cities and counties and states to..."

July 23, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Ten Local Stories That Got Overshadowed

Most of these could top the charts in a normal year ...

"...votes on first and second reading to approve its Land Development Code Revision, because the city failed to provide..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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