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Austin City Hall reporter for Community Impact | Subscribe to our daily e-newsletter https://t.co/eg2cyQR8cw

Austin, TX Katılım Ocak 2019
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Council OKs major development deal, annexation to grow Austin's land area by more than 1% Most future plans in the Dog's Head remain TBD, more to be outlined later this summer Initial tenant will be "advanced manufacturing" by a Fortune 100 Co. (not data center or military use)
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Austin is moving to annex the 4-square-mile Dog's Head "mega-site" on the Colorado River north of the airport, would support new mixed-use development there under 45-year agreement Project could generate billions in property taxes, includes affordable housing and new trail/parks

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The Dog's Head could feature homes, high-rises, manufacturing sites and commercial space, all still TBD Assistant City Manager Eric Johnson called the project a "structural fiscal lifeline" and "strategic macroeconomic development tool" for Austin communityimpact.com/austin/east-au…
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Austin is moving to annex the 4-square-mile Dog's Head "mega-site" on the Colorado River north of the airport, would support new mixed-use development there under 45-year agreement Project could generate billions in property taxes, includes affordable housing and new trail/parks
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It’s slower because it requires more subsidy per unit. Council is on-track to eliminate the Housing Trust Fund and postpone (reduce?) per capita affordable housing funding levels, so going even deeper on affordability likely means fewer affordable housing units overall…
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New data covering 2018-24 show Austin moving toward decade-long housing goals after adding more than 32K affordable units in those 7 years But wide east-west gaps persist, and the city is refocusing on housing for lower income brackets after slower progress at those levels

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New data covering 2018-24 show Austin moving toward decade-long housing goals after adding more than 32K affordable units in those 7 years But wide east-west gaps persist, and the city is refocusing on housing for lower income brackets after slower progress at those levels
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Council recently passed a resolution to set new civic economic development policies. It didn't specifically reference AI, but drew dozens of people to speak against the industry and any new local data centers. Mayor Watson says council may now consider limiting those facilities:
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Watson says council will consider this proposal in late May CMs were split on Austin's cap approach in their last review 2 months ago, with some pushing to fully invest in the future public amenities and others more hesitant about high costs/feasibility communityimpact.com/austin/south-c…
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As of March, officials were considering plans for public park/amenity decks over the widened I-35 that'd cost Austin over $600M Today, Mayor Watson floated a narrowed plan for just 1 smaller deck near Palm Park+future cap prep at 11th St. It'd cost the city <$9M w/ a state loan
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The main task force recommendation is about 10% larger than a separate rec from city staff, and both could be well above the level council ends up advancing for a fall election City projected annual taxpayer impact of ~$14 per ~$100M of new bond spending communityimpact.com/austin/east-au…
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A resident task force proposed 2 outlines for Austin's 2026 bond: -Preferred $766.5M package for affordable housing, parks, public facilities, mobility, stormwater projects -$436M w/out housing or stormwater, as requested by some officials Council voting on bond next steps soon
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After requesting the wayfinding program in 2024, council OKd code changes to allow the off-premise ads last week. The city already agreed to a kiosk vendor contract last year. Officials rejected proposals to cap # of kiosks, restrict placement near homes: communityimpact.com/austin/central…
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Dozens of digital ad kiosks are coming to Austin sidewalks & bus stops under a wayfinding program projected to bring in $6M+/year for the city Installation in targeted places could start as soon as this fall:
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Several more Lake Austin-area disannexations under last year's SB 1844 are approved. Other items ahead include adoption of the Austin Core Transportation Plan for downtown mobility downtown, and electronic signage regulations that'll bring dozens of digital kiosks to town
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Next, consideration of Austin's new homelessness strategic plan: communityimpact.com/austin/south-c… CM Alter brings amendment to remove numerical targets from the plan for now; performance goals would be set after this year's budgeting process instead. That's approved and the plan is OKd
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🧵 for today's #atxcouncil with several proposed code updates: -Missing middle and mixed-use zoning -"Micro-scale" neighborhood retail -Signage regulations for digital kiosks Also: -Homeless strategy plan adoption -Unbundling parking fees from rent -ABIA expansion concessions
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