by Daryl Slusher | Dec 6, 2023 | City Council 2023, Land Development Code/Zoning, Leslie Pool HOME proposal
I attended Tuesday’s City Hall press conference hosted by Council Members Leslie Pool and Chito Vela, featuring a lineup of Pool’s HOME (Home Options for Middle-Income Empowerment) initiative supporters. I have to say that what they were promising sounded pretty...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 23, 2023 | Media
This story began as an examination of whether some of the most influential activists at City Hall might be just a little extreme compared to the majority of the population; or maybe not, since voters keep supporting candidates and policies backed by such activists....
by Daryl Slusher | Jul 13, 2023 | Land Development Code/Zoning, Leslie Pool HOME proposal
In a move that would have dramatic effects on neighborhoods in every part of Austin, Council Member Leslie Pool is proposing to redefine single family zoning categories to allow at least three units per lot in all areas zoned Single Family — SF 1, SF 2, SF3 and...
by Daryl Slusher | Apr 4, 2023 | City Council 2023, Land Development Code/Zoning, Texas Legislature
We haven’t brought it up much in these pages, but the Texas Legislature has been in town since late January. So we probably need to take a look at proposed bills that would target Austin. In a fairly recent phenomenon, many of the bills are written to target...
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...
