by Daryl Slusher | Mar 6, 2023 | ETODs, Land Development Code/Zoning
There’s a new acronym in town. It’s ETOD, which stands for Equitable Transit-Oriented Development. The City recently released a 184 page report titled the “Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Policy Plan.” ETODs are something of a blueprint, or zoning map, intended...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 21, 2023 | City Council 2023
‘Cause they said it really loud, they said it on the air On the radio, whoa-oh-oh-oh On the radio. . . Donna Summer, On the Radio Being a City Manager is a really hard job, but it usually comes with a very good severance package. Both of those elements...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 2, 2023 | City Council 2023, Land Development Code/Zoning, Police and Public Safety
Austin housing prices have made the national news in a new way recently, but there has been a paucity of local coverage about it. According to multiple national media outlets, the financial giant Goldman Sachs predicted that Austin will be one of four metropolitan...
by Daryl Slusher | Jan 6, 2023 | City Council 2023
Three Austin City Council Members leave office early this evening, Friday January 6. As you probably know, that’s Kathie Tovo, Ann Kitchen and Sabino “Pio” Renteria. I know that being on the City Council is a really hard job. Council Members and their staffs do all... by Daryl Slusher | Jan 5, 2023 | City Council 2023
The excitement never ends during the Steve Adler era, even as that era draws to a close on Friday. Yesterday, attorney and former Travis County Judge Bill Aleshire filed criminal complaints against Mayor Adler for using City resources to endorse Council...