A simple arithmetic error threatens the durability of Austin’s new land development code.
Council Member Casar endorsing a 3x housing capacity multiplier
This past Tuesday, City Council held an extended work session to discuss and attempt to iron out differences on the new land development code. Procedurally, Council's plan …
[MORE]Without a validated housing capacity model, land development code reforms might not add up to what we think they will.
A presentation slide from Fregonese Associates highlighting their model's approach to defining potential housing development
Austin’s City Manager, Spencer Cronk, recently re-started the seemingly eternal process of reforming the …
[MORE]Austin's new housing plan restricts housing supply and puts units in the wrong places. Its recommendations will accelerate the carving out of Austin's current middle-class residents.
The City of Austin is in the process of adopting a "comprehensive" housing plan (PDF) that will guide how elected officials and the housing …
[MORE]This Thursday, the Austin City Council will be voting on lowering occupancy limits across the city from six unrelated individuals per house to four. If the measure succeeds, it should serve as a concise example of the basic confusion about economics, innumeracy, and hypocrisy about affordability that mark current Austin …
[MORE]Here's a map of the areas covered in the Tovo ordinance's pilot year.
The Spelman version is focused on 'repeat offenders' anywhere they might be in the city. Perhaps the majority of existing violations are included in the Tovo target areas. But if that is the case, then Tovo's targeting …
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