KEY POINTS: The Austin City Council voted to completely eliminate parking requirements across our community, for all land uses Because of the change, parking for high-traffic businesses will shift onto neighborhood streets The council voted without notifying the public, debating the matter, or gathering community input On May 4, the Austin City Council voted to ...
KEY POINTS: Two bills supported by land developers are threatening the property rights of Austin homeowners The “Anti-Backyard Bill” will greatly increase density and reduce the size of residential lots citywide, and the “Skyscraper Bill” will allow tall buildings 50 feet from existing homes Concerned residents should contact State Senator Sarah Eckhardt immediately The Texas ...
KEY POINTS: The Austin residents who won the landmark Acuña litigation have filed a new legal action against City Hall The plaintiffs argue that city officials repeatedly violated the court’s order by passing several rezoning ordinances over the course of 2022 Community Not Commodity needs to raise $25,000 to help cover the plaintiffs’ initial legal ...
KEY POINTS: As part of its new eTOD plan, the City of Austin has scored thousands of area homes for “redevelopment potential” The plan proposes more than 100 eTOD districts throughout the city, each a mile wide According to local officials, one of the plan’s measures of success is the “number of multi-unit developments built ...
The Austin City Council has postponed adoption of its Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (eTOD) Policy Plan, which we reported on last week. That means local residents have more time to view the eTOD map and provide council members with feedback. Viewers who zoom into the map will notice more than 150 circles, each representing an individual ...