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Zucker Report report delayed
Those of us in the throes of a slow July were eagerly anticipating the release of the report on the Zucker Report, which had been delayed until July 7. The wait, however, will last just a little longer. Planning and…
City publishes full Zucker Report
The city has published the full Zucker Report, which will guide the improvement of processes for development review and permitting. The city hired Zucker Systems, an organizational consultancy specializing in planning processes for cities, in August 2014 to conduct an…
City works to build trust in wake of Zucker Report
On Wednesday, Austinites had a chance to address the Zucker Report publicly for the first time. Developers, neighborhood advocates and other stakeholders offered their feedback on the report and the development process in two meetings, and heard from Zucker Systems…
City Hall • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 9, 2015
City to hold Zucker Report meetings
On Wednesday, the city will hold two separate meetings to address the recently released final version of the Zucker Report. The report, which asks the city to implement sweeping changes to the city’s Planning and Development Review Department, has already had…
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... speaking of the Zucker Report
At last Thursday’s City Council meeting, Council members heard a highly prepared presentation on development review, inspections and the permitting process in the city. And then, with little fuss, voted 9-0 to approve a resolution directing the city manager to…
Ott addresses Zucker Report in city memo
The city released a draft copy of the Zucker Report last week amid growing curiosity about what it contained. This week, the aftershocks began. Zucker Systems analyzed the city’s Planning and Development Review Department last year, and in its 700-plus-page…
City Hall • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 13, 2015
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Explainer: The Zucker Report marginalia
There was a lot of unveiling in the Zucker Report. We saw that a third-party analysis of the City of Austin’s Planning and Development Review Department did, indeed, show what appears as evidence of multiple divisions in shambles, as had…
Austin • By Michael Kanin • Mar 9, 2015
Zucker Report released despite staff apprehension
After months of speculation, the City of Austin posted the draft Zucker Report on its website Thursday night. Last year, Zucker Systems performed an analysis of the Planning and Development Review Department, and while they did find “many exemplary features”…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 6, 2015
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Zimmerman takes on Zucker Report
As reported by the Austin American-Statesman and at our own discussion series, “Beer, Brains and Betterment,” the city continues to refuse release of a draft report that recommends improvements to the Planning and Development Review Department. Neighborhood activists and media…
Reporter's Notebook: Petitions, among other things
Pilot Knob, revisited… Over the weekend, City Council’s recent Pilot Knob deal got a lot more ink. As you might remember, the Austin Monitor first wrote about the deal, which will bring affordable housing to the planned unit development, at…
Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Feb 8, 2016
RECA report on affordability blames city, neighbors
As the city struggles to provide development review services needed to ensure that its many regulations are being followed, the Real Estate Council of Austin reports that “Austin is steadily losing ground in its efforts to become a ‘beacon of…
Housing • By Jo Clifton • Aug 13, 2015
Post-Zucker plan on the way
In April, City Council adopted a resolution that asked the Planning and Zoning Department and the Development Services Department to address the findings of the Zucker Report through a response and recommended implementation plan. According to a memo from the…
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