Housing Blueprint Strategery

City Council works Merck, Housing Plan, Austin Oaks PUD

"...a proposed incentives agreement with Merck & Co., a Strategic Housing Blueprint, and an Austin Oaks PUD. Those three..."

April 17, 2017 News Post by Michael King

City Housing Blueprint: Making New Plans

Life beyond CodeNEXT

"...The city's Neighborhood Housing and Community Development department is deciding how to best..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

City Falls Behind on Housing Goals

Housing for Austin’s poorest residents in short supply

"...Two recently released scorecards measuring progress on affordable housing show that the city continues to fall short of..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council to Tweak Compatibility Rules Amid Housing Crisis

Can a change help stem rising housing and rent costs?

"...How shall we quantify Austin's historic housing crisis today, readers?..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City: More Affordable Housing Everywhere

Neighborhood Housing and Community Development draft goals to increase inventory for low- and moderate-income households

"...put the pedal to the metal as City Hall's housing champion; on Tuesday, Feb. 12, he led the Council..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Planning Commission Leaders Step Down to Chart Housing Waters

Conor Kenny and Fayez Kazi look to bring more affordable housing to Austin

"...at Kazi's firm on projects to bring more affordable housing to Austin. (Commissioners Todd Shaw and Claire Hempel will..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Nonprofits and the City's Quest for Affordable Housing

Helping usher Austin out of a quagmire of inequality

"...as part of its effort to combat the deepening housing shortage, the city of Austin adopted its Strategic Housing..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

McKalla Place, Take Your Pick: Soccer Stadium or Affordable Housing

One of two fates awaits the city-owned tract

"...adhere to a number of city goals outlined in strategic vision documents like Imag­ine Austin, the North Burnet/Gateway Master..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Homes for the Holidays?

Housing Blueprint Gets an Implementation Plan

"...released the draft Implementation Plan for the first Austin Strategic Housing Blueprint, a vision passed by City Council earlier..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

How Many Jobs Do You Need to Afford a Two-Bedroom Place?

Those making minimum wage in Austin must work 3.2 full-time jobs to afford an FMR two-bedroom place

"...released earlier this month by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, a D.C.-based affordable housing advocate organization, confirmed what..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Austin's Disappearing Mobile Home Communities

Redeveloping a manufactured housing park isn’t the only way its new owner can turn a profit

"...Not all affordable housing is created equal. Mobile homes, or "manufactured homes," as..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Public Notice: For Further Consideration...

So yeah, let’s really get serious about housing in Austin

"...been writing for the last few weeks about Austin's housing needs, with the general theme being that we need..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Good Change Is Good

Greg Casar’s affordable housing resolution

"...in City Council's new year, with an ambitious affordable housing proposal aimed at cutting the Gordian Knot in which..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...heart of the whole debate – how much new housing should be built in and near established neighborhoods –..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Whose Affordability Crisis?

Looking through the prism's lens

"...The definition of "affordable housing" depends on who's looking at the problem...."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Austin Looks for Routes Out of Its Homelessness Crisis

Under pressure, the city experiments with fast and sustainable strategies

"...pandemic, to two now, as guests exit into other housing options, or back to the street. As a public..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

CodeNotNEXT Drops

First draft of new Land Development Code revision hits the street

"...roadways that can better support a greater mix of housing, employment, and services. (These account for roughly 2% of..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin Moves Up Target Date for Net-Zero Emissions Goal

City emphasizes equity as it ramps up climate action

"...the Climate Equity Plan refers back to the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, adopted in 2019, and its overarching goal..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Does Austin Need SF Zoning?

Or is this status quo protection already obsolete in the City That Never Shrinks?

"...If you've been following my thinking-out-loud about housing in this space, you already know most of my..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Life After Gentrification

When you and your home both have to move

"...Advisors, the developers involved in the Lakeview case. A Blueprint for Growth..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Public Notice: Damn the Torpedoes ...

Full speed astern at Planning Commission

"...Commission, as commissioners got a preview of the city's Strategic Housing Blueprint update (see "City Housing Blueprint," Oct. 12)..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Sneak Peek at CodeNEXT v2.0

Consultants detail next steps for city commissions

"...a direct response to feedback asking that CodeNEXT increase housing options throughout the city (though it remains to be..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Austin at Large: Your House Is Our House

Reconnecting to a vision of an Austin where everyone can live, despite our failures

"...mostly seeking and in past years usually finding accessible housing that they expect the city would want to see..."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Budget Forged in Crisis Looks Toward Long-Term Opportunities

Resilience, rethinking, recovery

"...and marginalized – that 2020 has laid bare. Thinking Strategically..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Two Steps Forward ...

A year ago, the last CodeNEXT draft was "unworkable." What's changed?

"...is poised to make a large investment in affordable housing – in time, money, and setting the plate for..."

April 19, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines

"...A Strategic Housing Blueprint? Now through Dec. 31, the Neighborhood Housing..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature

Go Repair! Closes Application Window for Local Nonprofits

Up to $2.5 million at stake for low-income homeowners

"...million for home repair projects. Since 2010, the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development department has contracted with organizations like..."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

City Council Returns to Land Use Code Conversation

"Everybody is really saying the same thing"

"...new code should enable meeting not only the overall housing goals (which many builders say are too low) but..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...Apartments and condos are seen as preferable to single-family housing so as to accommodate more people on less land..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Opinion: Prop B Passed. Now What?

We must prioritize long-term solutions for homelessness over easier-to-implement changes such as temporary shelters

"...has a mandate to reimagine its approach to homelessness, housing, and health. As nurse researchers working to understand and..."

May 28, 2021 Column by Elizabeth Heitkemper

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