Recent Additions
- The Flawed Logic and Lack of Evidence Behind Austin’s HOME Initiative, by Rich Heyman (April 22, 2024)
- DB90: New City of Austin Zoning Classification, by Community Not Commodity (March 6, 2024)
- Resolution Regarding More Dwellings on Single-Family Lots, by the Austin City Council (January 23, 2024)
- Interlocutory Order, by the Travis County District Court, 201st Judicial District, (December 8, 2023)
- Questions Raised by Proposed Parking Resolution, by Community Not Commodity (June 12, 2023)
- The Austin City Council Decides to Eliminate Parking Requirements for All Land Uses Everywhere, by Community Not Commodity (May 9, 2023)
- Texas Neighborhood Legislative Alert 2, by Community Not Commodity (April 27, 2023)
- “Do or Die” Texas Legislature Update, by Community Not Commodity (April 17, 2023)
- Texas Legislative Neighborhood Alert, by Community Not Commodity (April 12, 2023)
- News Release: Acuña Plaintiffs File Against City of Austin, by Plaintiffs in Acuña, et al. v. City of Austin, et al. (March 6, 2023)
- Plaintiffs’ Motion to Enforce Permanent Injunction, by Plaintiffs in Acuña, et al. v. City of Austin, et al. (March 6, 2023)
- Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (eTOD) Policy Plan Map, by City of Austin (February 20, 2023)
The Next CodeNEXT: News and Analysis
- Now That CodeNEXT Supporters Have Lost at the Lege, Will City Hall Seek Community Consensus?, by Community Not Commodity (May 31, 2021)
- Brief Overview: House Bill 2989 and Senate Bill 1120, by Community Not Commodity (March 22, 2021)
- One of America’s Leading Experts on Zoning Lives in Austin. Why Won’t City Hall Listen to Him? by Community Not Commodity (September 24, 2020)
- CodeNEXT: It Is Not Too Late to Do It Right!, by Jim Duncan (August 21, 2020)
- The Next CodeNEXT Is Down, But Not Out: An Update on the City’s Plan and Our Legal Fight, by Community Not Commodity (May 18, 2020)
- Review of LDC 2, by Community Not Commodity (March 6, 2020)
- If You Think Your Home Is Safe From the Next CodeNEXT, You’re Not Paying Attention, by Community Not Commodity (February 20, 2020)
- Anatomy of a Train Wreck, by Community Not Commodity (February 11, 2020)
- CodeNEXT V4 Bullets, by Community Not Commodity (December 6, 2019)
- Comprehensive Review of CodeNEXT V4, by Community Not Commodity (November 18, 2019)
- Talking Points to Council re: CodeNEXT Version 4, by Community Not Commodity (October 29, 2019)
- Tables Comparing Densities and Allowed Uses in CodeNEXT Version 4 Versus Current Code, by Community Not Commodity (October 19, 2019)
- The City Finally Released Its Rezoning Plan, and We Were Right: CodeNEXT Is Back, by Community Not Commodity (October 8, 2019)
- Update on Council Work Sessions 8/28 & 9/11 (September 24, 2019
- CodeNEXT Has Returned: More Details (June 1, 2019)
- It’s Official: CodeNEXT’s Replacement Has Arrived, and It’s Worse Than the Original (May 15, 2019)
- CodeNEXT Is Far From Dead (October 30, 2018)
- CNC’s “Top 10” CodeNEXT Gross Overreaches by the Planning Commission (June 19, 2018)
- Planning Commission Wants Commercial and Multifamily “Transition Zones” More Than a Quarter Mile into Neighborhoods (June 1, 2018)
- Recommendation of the Zoning and Platting Commission to Immediately Terminate the CodeNEXT Project (May 9, 2018)
- 101 Reasons Why CodeNEXT Is Beyond Repair (April 24, 2018)
- CodeNEXT Is Beyond Repair, and We Need Another Approach to Land Development (Revised) (April 24, 2018)
- CodeNEXT Version 3 Overview Presentation (March 28, 2018)
- The Hidden Impact: Commercial Up-zoning in CodeNEXT (3rd Version) and the Loss of Petition Rights (February 27, 2018)
- CodeNEXT Version 3: Neighborhood Implications (updated) (February 22, 2018)
- The Hidden Impact: Commercial Upzoning in CodeNEXT (2nd Draft) (November 2017)
- CodeNEXT-Version 2, What We’re Not Being Told, by Barbara McArthur (November 2017)
- Density Added to Austin Neighborhoods Under CodeNext2 (October 9, 2017)
- CNC’s Initial Comments on CodeNEXT Draft 2 and Map (September 28, 2017)
- How the CodeNEXT Map was Drawn (September 15, 2017)
- Why the CodeNEXT Map is Unlawful (September 13, 2017)
- CodeNEXT: Format and Organization, by Jim Duncan (September 2017)
- CodeNEXT: Win-Win or Land Grab, by Jim Duncan (September 2017)
- Questions for Neighborhood Meetings (August 28, 2017)
- What is CodeNEXT, by Mike Hebert (February 21, 2017)
- How CodeNEXT Affects Your Neighborhood, by Fred I. Lewis (February 17, 2017)
Affordability
- The Flawed Logic and Lack of Evidence Behind Austin’s HOME Initiative, by Rich Heyman (April 22, 2024)
- Our Leaders Promised Project Connect Won’t Worsen Displacement. They Must Honor Their Word by Fred Lewis (November 10, 2020)
- Letter Regarding “Preservation Incentive”, by Award-Winning Historic Preservation Expert Terri Myers to Mayor Adler and City Council (November 5, 2019)
- CodeNEXT Redevelopment in (and Out) of Transition Zones (June 17, 2019)
- Comments on the Strategic Housing Blueprint Implementation Plan, by Community Not Commodity (March 22, 2019)
- Comments on the Draft Strategic Housing Blueprint Implementation Plan, by Community Not Commodity (December 14, 2018)
- Comments to the Occupancy Limits Sections of the Draft Strategic Housing Blueprint Implementation Plan, by Mike Hebert, Mary Sanger, and Mike Wong (December 14, 2018)
- Accessory Dwellings: Providing Affordable Compatible Housing, by Jim Duncan (September 2017)
- Density Bonuses: Boon or Boondoggle, by Jim Duncan (September 2017)
- An Overview: Major Problems with the City’s Density Bonus Proposal, by Fred I. Lewis (August 2, 2017)
- CodeNEXT Will Not Produce Low-Income Affordable Housing, by Fred I. Lewis (July 7, 2016)
Community Perspectives
- Texas Neighborhood Legislative Alert 2, by Community Not Commodity (April 27, 2023)
- “Do or Die” Texas Legislature Update, by Community Not Commodity (April 17, 2023)
- Texas Legislative Neighborhood Alert, by Community Not Commodity (April 12, 2023)
- Response to LDC Ruling and Call for Racial Equity, Public Safety, Neighborhood Stability, and Community Health, by Eastern Crescent Coalition (April 17, 2020)
- Request to City Council for an Equity-Impact Analysis Before Third Reading, by Joint Sustainability Committee (December 18, 2019)
- The Future of Our Neighborhood, by a Neighborhood Advocate (September 26, 2019)
- This Is Not Planning, by Karen McGraw (September 6, 2019)
- A New Opportunity to Improve Austin’s Land Development Code (November 14, 2018)
- The Belfry Issue #2 (July 4, 2018)
- Statement by a Neighborhood Advocate Before the Land Use Commission (April 28, 2018)
- CodeNEXT Version 3 Facts (Bryker Woods) (March 13, 2018)
- AISD CodeNEXT Resolution (November 27, 2017)
- Letter to City Auditor Corrie Stokes requesting audit of CodeNEXT (December 11, 2017)
- Legal Challenges of CodeNEXT, by Bobby Levinski (November 12, 2017)
- League of Women Voters Assessments and Recommendations on Public Process in CodeNEXT (October 13, 2017)
- CodeNEXT Advisory Group (CAG) Report, by the City of Austin (Aug 14, 2017)
- Community Priorities for CodeNEXT, by Environment, Equity, and Neighborhood Group (January 17, 2017)
Displacement
- The Flawed Logic and Lack of Evidence Behind Austin’s HOME Initiative, by Rich Heyman (April 22, 2024)
- Our Leaders Promised Project Connect Won’t Worsen Displacement. They Must Honor Their Word by Fred Lewis (November 10, 2020)
- Video: 5201 East MLK Upzoning, by Community Not Commodity (June 13, 2020)
- Mayor Adler Calls Gentrification “a Good Thing” as Displacement in Austin Reaches Record Levels, by Community Not Commodity (October 1, 2019)
- Those Who Stayed: The Impact of Gentrification on Longstanding Residents of East Austin (March 8, 2018)
- CodeNEXT Legacy of Austin’s Racism in Land Development Planning (January 2018)
- Anti-Displacement Resolutions, by East Austin Community Leaders (January 2018)
- City Policies Can Accelerate Displacement and Gentrification, by Community Not Commodity (June 7, 2017)
Myths and Falsehoods
- MYTH: Blanket Upzoning Will Not Result in Higher Property Taxes, by Community Not Commodity (January 25, 2022)
- MYTH: Austin Is a City of Single-Family-Only Zoning, by Community Not Commodity (November 23, 2021)
- MYTH: Upzoning Will Increase the Supply of Affordable Housing, by Community Not Commodity (November 4, 2021)
- MYTH: Austin’s Current Land Development Code Is Constraining Development, by Community Not Commodity (October 12, 2021)
- What Is Austin’s True Housing Need? by Community Not Commodity (October 2, 2019)
- The Myth at the Heart of CodeNEXT (June 26, 2018)
- Bait and Switch: Transition Zones, Imagine Austin and CodeNEXT (November 13, 2017)
- Three Flawed CodeNEXT Numbers: 135,000, 300,000, 10,000 (September 3, 2017)
- A Trojan Horse From Austin’s Commercial Real Estate Industry, by Mike Hebert and Fred I. Lewis (February 22, 2016)
Maps and Renderings
- Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) Policy Plan Map, by City of Austin (February 20, 2023)
- Hearings on Vertical Mix Use (VMU) Proposals to Add 30ft in Height in Many Areas of Town, by Community Not Commodity (March 20, 2022)
- Updated “Preservation Incentive” Scenario, by Architect Chris Allen (February 20, 2020)
- Modeling of a RM1 Multifamily Development in Rosedale, by Austin Architect Chris Allen (November 3, 2019)
- Modeling of a R4 Multifamily Development on Lot Upzoned from SF-3 (No Density Bonus Used), by Austin Architect Chris Allen (November 3, 2019)
- Modeling of a 3-unit Development in R2A or R2B in Rosedale Using Preservation Incentive, by Austin Architect Chris Allen (November 3, 2019)
- Visualization of a View of an RM1 Multifamily Structure Superimposed on an SF-3 Development Envelope, by Austin Architect Chris Allen (October 2019)
Parking, Flooding, the Environment, and More
- DB90: New City of Austin Zoning Classification, by Community Not Commodity (March 6, 2024)
- Resolution Regarding More Dwellings on Single-Family Lots, by the Austin City Council (January 23, 2024)
- Questions Raised by Proposed Parking Resolution, by Community Not Commodity (June 12, 2023)
- The Austin City Council Decides to Eliminate Parking Requirements for All Land Uses Everywhere, by Community Not Commodity (May 9, 2023)
- Notice of Public Hearing: Proposed Amendment to Austin’s Land Development Code, by the City of Austin (October 28, 2022)
- Video: 5201 East MLK Upzoning, by Community Not Commodity (June 13, 2020)
- Creating Congested Neighborhood Streets: CodeNEXT (Version 3) Parking Standards (April 7, 2018)
- Occupancy Limits Under CodeNEXT V 3 and the Return of Stealth Dorms (March 14, 2018)
- Letter to Planning Commission regarding Localized Flood Identified Problem Areas In CodeNEXT , by Michael Curry (February 5, 2018)
- F25 Zoning = Leftovers, by Mary Ingle (February 28, 2018)
- Creating Congested Neighborhood Streets: Eliminating Parking in CodeNEXT (October 02, 2017)
- Procedures: Ensuring Effective Public Engagement, by Jim Duncan (September 2017)
- Compatibility Standards: Preserving Privacy, Equity Sunshine and Character, by Jim Duncan (September 2017)
- The Elimination or Reduction of Parking in CodeNEXT (August 22, 2017)
- Comments on Proposed Impervious Cover Entitlements for CodeNEXT, by Save Our Springs (August 2, 2017)
- CodeNEXT and Neighborhood Plans, by Community Not Commodity (June 6, 2017)
Protest Rights
- Interlocutory Order, by the Travis County District Court, 201st Judicial District, (December 8, 2023)
- News Release: Acuña Plaintiffs File Against City of Austin, by Plaintiffs in Acuña, et al. v. City of Austin, et al. (March 6, 2023)
- Plaintiffs’ Motion to Enforce Permanent Injunction, by Plaintiffs in Acuña, et al. v. City of Austin, et al. (March 6, 2023)
- Hearings on Vertical Mix Use (VMU) Proposals to Add 30ft in Height in Many Areas of Town, by Community Not Commodity (March 20, 2022)
- Opinion, City of Austin, et al. v. Acuña, et al., by 14th Court of Appeals (March 17, 2022)
- Now That CodeNEXT Supporters Have Lost at the Lege, Will City Hall Seek Community Consensus?, by Community Not Commodity (May 31, 2021)
- Brief Overview: House Bill 2989 and Senate Bill 1120, by Community Not Commodity (March 22, 2021)
- City Hall’s Shortsighted and Dangerous Attack on Due Process and Property Rights, by Community Not Commodity (September 11, 2020)
- Brief of Appellees, by Plaintiffs in Acuña, et al. v. City of Austin, et al. (August 28, 2020)
- LDC Revision Update and Court Win, by Community Not Commodity (March 22, 2020)
- Final Judgment, Acuña, et al. v. City of Austin, et al., by Travis County District Court Judge Jan Soifer (March 18, 2020)
- Reply Brief, by Plaintiffs in Acuña, et al. v. City of Austin, et al. (March 8, 2020)
- Affidavit of David B. Brooks, by Plaintiffs in Acuña, et al. v. City of Austin, et al. (March 4, 2020)
- Brief in Support of Original Petition, by Plaintiffs in Acuña, et al. v. City of Austin, et al. (March 4, 2020)
Taxes
- Three Things Our Mayor Doesn’t Want You to Know About Property Taxes and the Next CodeNEXT, by Community Not Commodity (January 24, 2020)
- CodeNEXT V4 and Your Property Taxes, by Community Not Commodity (December 5, 2019)
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