AURA: An Austin for Everyone

Austinites advocating for abundant homes, reliable public transit, walkability, & safe streets for all!

[AURA: An Austin for Everyone @AURAatx]

Austin City Council votes 10-1 to legalize 5-story single-stair apartments, making Austin the largest US city outside of NYC to legalize single-stair! 🎉🎉🎉

Many thanks to all the supporters and to @CMChitoVela for leading this exciting reform! We did it y'all! 🙌

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@nickmlittlejohn Thank you!

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🚨 The E. Riverside planning survey ends TODAY! 🚨

Spend 5 mins supporting walkable, dense neighborhoods along the future light rail line: https://t.co/GfUMv99dM8

Suggested feedback:
✅ Allow mixed-use & missing middle homes everywhere
✅ Allow 300ft+ heights near rail stations

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Join us for a conversation on housing, transit, & mobility with Austin City Council D8 candidates! AURA & partner orgs will be asking questions and diving deep into their plans for Austin's future.

RSVP here: https://t.co/azd7xB9lhW

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Tomorrow, come meet City Council candidates for District 8! This is a great chance to talk with D8 candidates about housing, transportation, & urbanism.

RSVP here: https://t.co/l1sFr9TB57

[Sam Hooper @LegeLawyer]

This is Avenue B Grocery. Same Austin neighborhood since 1909.

Building it today would be illegal.

We didn't lose corner stores to the market. We killed them with zoning.

The CORNER Act (draft model legislation) legalizes small neighborhood businesses, by right. 🧵

[CapMetro @CapMetroATX]

Weee're baaack 🚲⚡️

Bikeshare service resumes today in a limited capacity as we acquire replacement batteries, chargers, bike parts and restore the workspace damaged in a fire early this year. Nearly one-third of the fleet will be in service by 8/18.

Bikes will be provided in high-traffic areas like the UT area and all stations will be open for docking. Customers should use the Bikeshare app to find available bikes before heading to a station.

More info: https://t.co/hGwzcIxwL2

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We just gotta legalize them first

[Alex Driggars @AlexDriggars]

🥄 SCOOP: University of Texas officials appear poised to ban bicycles, scooters and other micromobility devices from a large swath of central campus with little warning. Cycling advocates say that could pose serious safety and mobility challenges.

https://t.co/5eKrE8ocaG

[CapMetro @CapMetroATX]

Don't miss @transit_forward's Transit Family Fun Day is this Friday, August 7! 🎉

Bring the family for FREE activities, games, prizes and info on Project Connect.

Details: https://t.co/eJnMborXeh

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Here's a map showing room 8500 at ACC Eastview where the forum will be held:

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Our D1 forum is TONIGHT at ACC Eastview!

After the forum, we'll join our friends and event co-sponsors @safestreetsatx for a happy hour at Kitty Cohen's.

See you there!

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Join us for a conversation on housing, transit, & mobility with Austin City Council D1 candidates! AURA & partner orgs will be asking questions and diving deep into their plans for Austin's future.

RSVP here: https://t.co/vC3IpUDhWb

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On Thursday, July 23rd, City Council will be voting on the Dog's Head TIRZ & project financing plan, which controls how funds raised from Dog's Head will be spent

AURA urges councilmembers to amend the financing plan to include the Dog Door Busway & its supporting elements

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For Dog’s Head to ever live up to its promise as a dense, vibrant part of the city, it must be served by frequent & reliable transit. Unfortunately, current roadway plans make that impossible.

Read more on our blog about AURA's new proposal to fix that: The Dog Door Busway

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https://t.co/4jtIxgM8TI

Our proposal calls for a bus modal filter at the eastern edge of Bolm West connecting to a new bridge to Dog's Head

Modal filters are a powerful, low-cost tool for making bus trips time-competitive with cars and increasing total network capacity

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Join us for a conversation on housing, transit, & mobility with Austin City Council D1 candidates! AURA & partner orgs will be asking questions and diving deep into their plans for Austin's future.

RSVP here: https://t.co/vC3IpUDhWb

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RSVP here: https://t.co/4xJ6On1Lcb

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This Tuesday, come meet City Council candidates for District 1! This is a great chance to talk with D1 candidates about housing, transportation, & urbanism.

See the reply below to RSVP 👇

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Get your ticket now! https://t.co/D03H5XTH3G

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It’s official: urbanist content creator @Nerd4Cities is coming to Austin for a conversation hosted by AURA!

Space is limited, and tickets are already going fast, so get your tickets now using the link in the reply below! 👇

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RSVP here: https://t.co/moTZ5EPw37

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Come meet District 3 Council Member @joseforatx! CM Velásquez is up for reelection this year, and this is a great chance to talk with him about housing, transportation, & urbanism.