KEY POINTS: The City of Austin claims it is “unclear” if blanket upzoning can cause higher property taxes Travis County Chief Appraiser Marya Crigler undermined the city’s assertion during a council work session, maintaining that upzoning can lead to redevelopment and higher property valuations An internal city document backs up the chief tax appraiser’s comments, ...
Map showing Neighborhood Streets being changed to Level 2 (ROW 72’ – 84’) KEY POINTS: The city’s staff proposed changes during the winter holidays to Austin’s transportation plan that could pave the way for residential upzoning across our community City staff is allowing comments to the street designation changes until January 16 Please call the ...
KEY POINTS: Land developers and their allies in City Hall claim Austin is dominated by single-family zoning In reality, a substantial majority of Austin’s residential properties are zoned for more than one home According to data from The New York Times, single-family zoning is used to a much greater degree in cities like Portland, Seattle, ...
KEY POINTS: City Hall has long claimed that upzoning neighborhoods across Austin will improve affordability A growing number of researchers and urban planners now reject that theory Recent studies have shown that blanket upzoning may actually make prosperous cities like Austin more expensive The City of Austin’s failed CodeNEXT initiative and the “transition zone” plan ...
KEY POINTS: Developers and speculators argue that Austin’s land code is constraining housing supply, but the city’s former demographer calls this claim a “false narrative” He believes housing production is at or near its maximum level, a fact confirmed by local builders suffering labor and material shortages Changing the land code would make future development ...