City of Austin : City Council, District 1
Our campaign endorsed the $250 million housing bond that the Austin City Council recently approved for the ballot in November. …
Lewis Conway Jr.
I believe our city’s top priority in order to address the housing shortage should be creating new housing, by investing …
Mariana Salazar
Most legacy affordable housing in Austin was built before passage of our 1984 development code. We need a new code …
Natasha Harper-Madison
Seek to provide greater density on corridors, missing middle housing behind it, and protect the core of neighborhoods to prevent …
Vincent Harding
City of Austin : City Council, District 3
I’m under no illusion that I might be able to alter policy in a vacuum and am very clear that …
Amit Motwani
More often than not, developers seek entitlements to build more on their land than they currently are allowed to. As …
James Valadez
With cities surrounding Austin on every side, there aren’t a lot of options. There’s up, or more houses on smaller …
Jessica Cohen
We need smaller lot sizes and the ability to build more units on them. The ability to have and process …
Justin Jacobson
City of Austin : City Council, District 5
I have led efforts to ensure the implementation of Austin’s new Strategic Housing Blue Print which is designed to increase …
Ann Kitchen
City of Austin : City Council, District 8
In order to address our housing crisis, we should be looking towards the guidance of the Strategic Housing Blueprint and …
Bobby Levinski
The land development code needs to be updated to allow density and increase our housing supply – diverse housing options …
Paige Ellis
We are hearing of lifelong Austin residents having to move from their community as a result of affordability whether from …
Rich DePalma
City of Austin : City Council, District 9
As mentioned above, there is land owned by the city that remains underutilized, but could take on new life as …
Danielle Skidmore
Last year, according the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, the Austin MSA was the most active among the top 50 …
Kathie Tovo
Would not knock down old apartment buildings to build new ones (this will not lend itself to affordability). Would allow …
Linda O’Neal
City of Austin : Mayor
The City of Austin demographer stated last year that the number of future housing units needed over the next ten …
Laura Morrison
We have a big challenge when it comes to housing. It’s critically important that we make progress on reforming the …
Steve Adler
In order to address Austin’s housing shortage I would of course propose increasing density where it makes sense. I also …
Todd Phelps
Land Development Authority is the People’s Right, as was established above. Plus, we will build like smart human beings. Plus, …