Wondering what’s next for Source of Income Protection Ordinances like the one Austin City Council passed in December? As Will Livesley-O’Neill with Texas Low Income Housing Information Service has written on his blog, the most serious challenges may not...
The National Equity Atlas is an incredible new tool that looks at various economic indicators through the lens of race and ethnicity. Developed in partnership between the PolicyLink and USC’s Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE), the online...
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Austin is working hard to ensure that affordability is integrated into CodeNEXT, the process to rewrite Austin’s out-of-date and cumbersome Land Development Code (LDC).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...
In December 2014, at the urging of HousingWorks Austin and a wide coalition of housing advocates, Austin City Council unanimously approved an ordinance adding “source of income” to the list of locally protected classes. The new ordinance outlaws discrimination...
In November of this year, Austin voters will elect City Council members by district. This change from citywide candidacy is intended to increase representation of specific areas of Austin. A key issue facing Austin is affordability. HousingWorks Austin has...
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...
In a city that is booming, the preservation of existing affordable housing is important because it is cost efficient, environmentally responsible and aligns with the collective vision for Austin. Taking Action: Preservation of Affordable Housing in the City of...
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...