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Compatibility, Not Incompatibility, Is the Foundation of Affordable, Livable Cities

Community Not CommodityJune 30, 2022

We reported last week on the Austin City Council’s “midnight special” proposals to reduce the compatibility of corridor buildings with adjoining or nearby residential uses. The details will remain unclear ...

Midnight Zoning Hearings, Last-Minute Amendments, and Broken Council Promises

Community Not CommodityJune 15, 2022

Around midnight last Thursday, the Austin City Council held a “public” hearing on what appeared to be a routine, limited Vertical Mixed Use (VMU) zoning amendment that had consensus support. ...

If Council Members Gut Compatibility Standards Next Week, They’ll Be Breaking State Law—Again

Community Not CommodityJune 2, 2022

The Austin City Council may be headed for another costly lawsuit over our community’s zoning code and state-mandated notice and protest rights. On Thursday, June 9, council members will vote ...

Get Ready: Mayor Adler Has Radical New Plans to Remake Austin

Community Not CommodityMay 5, 2022

If you think your home is safe from Mayor Adler and his allies, think again. Local residents may have beaten City Hall’s controversial CodeNEXT rezoning plan in court, but the ...

City of Austin Loses Appeal Over Controversial Rezoning Plan

Community Not CommodityMarch 17, 2022

We have a major victory to announce! Earlier today, the state’s 14th Court of Appeals ruled against the City of Austin in a landmark case over its rewrite of our ...

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This map does not reflect data released by the City of Austin on October 4, 2019. Community Not Commodity is incorporating that data into its map now and will release an update as soon as possible. In Community Not Commodity’s current map, transition zones extend generally 2-5 lots from Imagine Austin Corridors and Centers and from the new Transit Priority Network. The red area estimates a potential 850-foot maximum discussed by staff. Because staff has said that their map of the 850-foot distance will begin at the front property line of the corridor-facing lot, we have added 50 feet to the transition zones to account for half of estimated corridor widths. This dimension likely overestimates street width for some transition priority neighborhood streets because they are narrower than major corridors.