Darius Darks Sanders

Urban & Regional planning student at Texas State University

[rue @mjwheeIer]

watching a marvel movie on opening day in a packed theater

[ATX data @data_atx]

NIMBY song of the summer. Certified banger!

[Spurs Culture @SpursCulture]

If Harper isn't starting next season, this organization isn't serious

[YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND]

Rent ⬇️
Incomes ⬆️

Austin is weird again, baby.

[YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND]

TEXAS SENATE JUST PASSED HOUSING ON COMMERCIAL ZONED LAND STATEWIDE 🤯

This law legalizes development & preempts cities over 150k from imposing
- Density limits below 36 unit/acre
- Heigh restrictions below 45ft
- Setbacks over 25ft
- Parking reqs over 1/unit

THIS IS MASSIVE

[bobby @bobbylikesbeers]

check on your white boys today

[YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND]

Thanks to Austin’s legalization of 5-story single-stair apartment buildings, we can now build apartments that…

- Have more windows
- Are more affordable
- Have family-oriented sizes/layouts
- Better integrate with the existing urban fabric

Massive win for Austin! 🎉🎉

[YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND]

Austin City Council is officially voting on legalizing single-stair apartments tomorrow! Send good vibes!

[Greg Anderson @WalkableAustin]

Overheard at the UNO West Campus event:
“UNO is underrated.”
“North Campus is overdue for zoning.”
“My little brother chose UT because of the urbanism.”
Students are asking for more housing—let’s not ignore them.

[The ATX @TheATX1]

The City has a grand vision for redeveloping the South Congress Transit Center (SCTC) & the North Lamar Transit Center (NLCT). Discussion of both plans are on this Tuesday's (03/25) Planning Commission agenda. This is a link to the presentation for the SCTC vision: https://t.co/t9OirGP0YL

[Metro Forward @wmata]

JUST IN: 🚨This is not a drill! 🚨 Our cherry blossom train made an early debut! Catch it out in the wild at a station near you 🌸

[Austin Parks & Rec @AustinCityParks]

The Longhorn Dam Multimodal Improvements project began in summer 2024 and wraps up by spring 2026! A "wishbone" bridge design will connect key points along the Ann & Roy Butler Trail, providing a safer, more scenic route and closing a key trail gap.

[Aaron Chamberlain (Normal) @elmachuca]

Keep it like this

[𝙺𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙳𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚎 @kdamp]

Great open housse last night, showcasing the final draft of the @txst Master Plan (pending Board approval). I’m excited about the huge potential that these changes will bring to our campuses & other locations. Thankful for all the input from @txstatealumni & campus community.🐾⭐️

[YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND]

Austin is one of the most exciting and dynamic places to live in America right now. This weekend is a perfect example of that. And the last 2 weekends were ACL!

There is one drawback to all of this... the traffic is INSANE. Austin needs a regional mass-transit system so badly.

[Darius Darks Sanders @darks_darius]

@TheATX1 Great, now do this all the way to Cesar Chavez!

[The ATX @TheATX1]

The City is seeking input on turning Congress Ave on the south side of the Capitol building into a pedestrian plaza. This would be between 7th St. & 11th St. From the Austin Business Journal:

"Public input is being sought regarding the so-called Congress Avenue Urban Design Initiative, which would make Austin's main street a “more human centered, multimodal, complete street with a clear and attractive identity," according to an Oct. 9 announcement from the city.
The biggest change to Congress Avenue in the proposal would be to convert the blocks between Seventh and 11th streets into pedestrian plazas — blocking vehicles from traveling north and south starting at Seventh. The proposed pedestrian plazas would still allow vehicles traveling east and west to cross Congress Avenue between those two streets."

"Other changes between Congress Avenue and Cesar Chavez Street would include converting existing parking spaces to pedestrian uses and improving bike paths. It's possible some retailers on Congress Avenue could claim some of the newly created space.
According to a study previously commissioned by the city, 94 parking spaces on Congress Avenue would be eliminated by the initiative, which equates to a reduction of 0.27% of publicly available spaces in the area.
About $22 million in funding for the first phase of the project — which city officials said was inspired by the transformation of the Texas Capitol Mall — would come from a 2020 mobility bond initiative."

"The initial phase would include street reconstruction and two of four pedestrian plazas, according to the city's Transportation and Public Works website. They would be between Ninth and 11th Streets, and the project would include the addition of trees, street lights and expanded cafe zones. The blocks between Seventh and Ninth streets also would become pedestrian zones, but the streets wouldn't be reconstructed and trees wouldn't be added until additional funding is identified."
https://t.co/iAUQlp9YAK

[Chase Gould @ChaseHGould]

AAU Junior Olympic results:
1st place 1500m : 4:06.06 PR
18th place 800m : 1:57.63 PR
Blessed to be able to compete and preform #AGTG

[Chase Gould @ChaseHGould]

Season opener at Bulldawg relays. New 800m PR 1:59.83
2nd overal