DANA urges City Council to explore 2 alternatives to the Downtown Density Bonus Program: removing FAR caps entirely & replacing the program with a mechanism that captures the resulting incremental tax revenue & dedicates a % to affordable housing & other community benefits. 🧵
DANA proposes to City Council, Commissioners, & Staff that Austin relax zoning & land use regulations with a TOD focus to promote quadrupling the population within downtown borders (Lake-I35-Lamar-MLK) by 2039. No part of downtown, as Austin's primary center, should be exempt. 🧵
A big thanks to Mayor @KirkPWatson and Council Member @CMZoQadri for making it out to our Annual Meeting and Urban Core Happy Hour!
Keep an eye out for our next Urban Core Happy Hour later this spring.
Our 2024 DANA Annual Meeting is off to a great start - it isn't too late to come down to The Guest House and join us!
Info here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dana-2024-annual-meeting-and-urban-core-happy-hour-tickets-844364857017?aff=ebdsshother&utm_share_source=listing_android