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There Go The Neighborhoods

There Go The Neighborhoods

FromGrowth Machine


There Go The Neighborhoods

FromGrowth Machine

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Aug 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

(Episode 6) Austin last re-wrote its land development code in 1984. Sounds boring, right? Well, that rewrite made it harder to build denser forms of housing. We explore the history of zoning in Austin and the opposition to changing the rules today, which could make the biggest difference in fixing Austin’s affordability crisis.
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Released:
Aug 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (10)

Housing prices in Austin have exploded in the past decade, leading to a city that’s not just unaffordable — but also highly segregated. None of this happened by accident. It’s the result of decades of decisions about what — if anything — gets built in Austin and where. From a master plan to move Black and brown residents to one part of town, to fights over how to protect the environment, to an outdated land development code — all of these are pieces in a machine that’s engineered Austin’s housing market.