HousingWorks Austin is working hard to ensure that affordability is integrated into CodeNEXT, the process to rewrite Austin’s out-of-date and cumbersome Land Development Code (LDC). The product of CodeNEXT will be a Land Development Code that better...
HousingWorks Austin is grateful for support from Community Partners, city leaders and passionate advocates across the city. Building on the success of 2013 (including the overwhelming voter support for $65 million in affordable housing bonds!), we focused on the following...
Individuals who are chronically homeless — those with a disability and who have been homeless for a year or longer or who have experienced episodic homelessness over a three-year period — have multiple barriers to housing. For many, these individuals will require a different approach to...
The recently-released 2014 Comprehensive Housing Market Study shows that Austin needs 48,000 rental units for people earning $25,000 or less. The full reports are posted to the City of Austin website: City of Austin DRAFT Comprehensive Housing Market Study,...
The Code Diagnosis from the land development code rewrite initiative CodeNEXT was released on May 6, 2014. The report summarizes major issues identified by city staff, the public and the CodeNEXT team. One of the top issues cited in...