From the Sierra Club, Save Our Springs Alliance, Community Not Commodity, and Communities of Color United - Austin's current land use code is rooted in its history of racism and inequity. The City is currently re-writing the code through the process they've called CodeNEXT. That re-write...
If you've been following along with local news, you know that a draft of our city's new land development code (aka CodeNEXT) has been released. Last week, the City of Austin shared information with the public on the ways that the new land development code...
Evolve Austin is hosting a special event on Wednesday. They'll be announcing the next phase of their evolution as an organization. They'll also be introducing their newest coalition partners and first executive director! At the event, Evolve Austin will be sharing its plans to ensure CodeNEXT aligns...
The first of five Code Talks from the city's CodeNEXT initiative is about the environment. Come learn about how the draft code addresses the environment as it relates to water stewardship, flood mitigation, urban forest preservation, parks & open space, and nature in the city....
From the US Green Business Council, Central Texas Region - Come here an update to the CodeNEXT process, with City of Austin Principal Planner Erin Wood and Stephen Oliver, Planning Commision Chair presenting. A draft CodeNEXT code has been released, and mapping by the consultant is...
The CodeNEXT team recently released a new draft Land Development Code. In order to share improvements made in the new draft and gather feedback from the community, they are hosting five CodeTEXT open houses across the city. This event, at Westwood High School, is the...
The CodeNEXT team recently released a new draft Land Development Code. In order to share improvements made in the new draft and gather feedback from the community, they are hosting five CodeTEXT open houses across the city. This event, at Stephen F. Austin High School,...
If you've been following along with the news lately, you know that the draft of our city's new land development code (commonly referred to as CodeNEXT) was recently released. Now that it has been in the public domain for several weeks, the question is -...
Guest Post from Environment Texas - This post is written by Brian Zabcik, Clean Air and Clean Water Advocate with Environment Texas Environment Texas released a new report today that describes how Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) can be used to make a significant reduction in both flood severity...
The CodeNEXT team recently released a new draft Land Development Code. In order to share improvements made in the new draft and gather feedback from the community, they are hosting five CodeTEXT open houses across the city. This event, at Lyndon B Johnson Early College...