What Land Use Code Do We Need to Build the City We Want?

Planning a way forward after CodeNEXT

"...In hindsight, last year's shuddering halt to the CodeNEXT land use code rewrite looks less like an act of..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

This Land Is Our Land

News From the Fronts of State-City Land War

"...said, "why didn't anyone tell me?" "This" was the Planning Commission's rejection of the proposed Triangle Square shopping complex,..."

April 24, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: The Planning Stages

Land Use Commissioners, public swing into action on the LDC

"...It's been a busy week for those pondering the Land Devel­opment Code rewrite – city staff, politicos, the general..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Preview: Planning to Plan Transit Station Areas

First step? Calibrating housing access on Project Connect routes

"...important document, it’s not going to suddenly transform Austin’s land use regulations...."

March 7, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Land Development Code: What's New in Draft Two

A look at the latest version of Austin's revised land use rules

"...City staff released a revised version of the LDC..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Young Community Organizers Unite Over Equitable Land Use in Austin

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

"...will mount an effort to ensure the city's new land development code allows for "equitable access to healthy and..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Ken Paxton Seeks to Remove Eight of Austin’s Planning Commissioners

Lawsuit will target volunteer appointees in violation of City Charter

"...Office of the Attorney General has officially entered Austin’s land use debate...."

July 3, 2018 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Making Plans for Planning

Planning and Development Review Department is under the microscope

"...in Monday's workshop on the CodeNEXT rewrite of the land development code, the policy discussion kept drifting back to..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Get Ready for an Unprecedented Joint Meeting on Land Use Changes

City Council and Planning Commission meet Thursday

"...to share their thoughts with City Council members and Planning commissioners on forthcoming changes to the Land Development Code..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Zaragoza Resigns From Planning Commission

Todd Shaw tapped as replacement

"...CodeNEXT, Nuria Zaragoza is stepping down from the city’s Planning Commission – just two weeks before draft three of..."

Jan. 29, 2018 News Post by Sarah Marloff

City Planning: Goodbye Riley, Hello Weiss

Planning Commission loses attorney, gains architect

"...The city Planning Commission saw the departure of member Chris Riley this..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Land Lock

from east to west, land use a hot topic

"...week to the Eastside, where there are two percolating land-use issues figuring into the neighborhood's vision of itself. More..."

March 24, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Attitudes on Land-Use Change as Limits on Building Near Houses Are Eased

Council cuts compatibility with little opposition

"...In the latest sign that the politics around land-use has dramatically shifted in Austin, City Council directed staff..."

June 9, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Day Trips: Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge, San Antonio

New Land Bridge connects San Antonio park

"...The Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge in Phil Hardberger Park on San Antonio's north..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Council Recap: Land Code Revision Advances to Final Round

Late-night second-reading vote features familiar 7-4 split

"...Austin City Council advanced its effort to rewrite the Land Development Code to the third-and-final stage late on Thursday,..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Urban Planning Buzz

"...as well. The two SAPs were presented to the Planning Commission March 11. Citizens are encouraged to attend the..."

March 12, 2008 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...Fourteen months after the Land-Development-Code-rewrite-that-shall-not-be-named went down in flames, amid squabbles over parking requirements..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Comp Planning: A Brief History

Moving forward sometimes requires looking back

"...As our 2010 comprehensive planning effort bumps and grinds, it lends perspective to realize..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Urban Planning: A Roundup

How Austin is working toward getting better by design

"...economic downcycle is the ideal time to invest in urban-planning efforts. Without the pressures of fast-paced development activity created..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Neighborly Planning

The city, businesses, and residents all seem pleased with the results of the East Martin Luther King Neighborhood Planning Workshop.

"...Feb. 2 for the East Martin Luther King Neighborhood Planning Workshop, hosted by the city's Neighborhood Planning and Zoning..."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Public Notice: Planning Is Doing

Eastside wins, Council struggles

"...the talk this week about property tax exemptions, the planning agendas are where the action is...."

June 12, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Planning Commission Recommends Adopting HOME Amendments ... With Amendments

There’s no place like HOME

"...on a single lot in Austin continues, with the Planning Commission officially recommending City Council adopt phase one of..."

Nov. 24, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Setting an Agenda for Land Use

"...to make progress on its renewed push to improve land use regulations, focusing on two proposals that'll be on..."

June 3, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Plans for Webberville Land Cause Big Stink

Austin may use 2,800 acres of undeveloped land owned by Austin Energy for industrial purposes

"...of Austin may use approximately 2,800 acres of undeveloped land owned by Austin Energy near the village of Webber-ville,..."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Public Notice: The Planning Puzzle

Music venues, hospitals, and neighborhood plans

"...action on the local scene is that the city Planning and Zoning Depart­ment is preparing to roll out the..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Hall Ready for Liftoff on New Land Use Rules

It's as easy as flood protection, affordability, parking, transition zones ...

"...of the three votes required to approve a new Land Development Code, the same conflicts that have animated land..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Lay of the Land

Timing Is Everything

"...stuff -- in any downtown is terribly complicated. The land is way too expensive -- $50, or $75, or..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Land Trust Homes Could Go to Displaced Austinites

"Right to return" preference policy to be used with sales of city-owned homes

"...the works at (what is now) the Housing and Planning Department since 2018. Prospective buyers who can show they..."

April 22, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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

"...and first-time political candidate whose campaign prioritizes housing and land use – Austin's perennial hotbed of divisiveness, both on..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Hot Corners: Land Use, Light Rail, and Smart Growth

"...a rail system would open up vast amounts of land to development. The difference is that, in the case..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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