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On Oct. 16, Austin is invited to join an interactive walk with the CodeNEXT team. According to a press release about the event, “The City of Austin is hosting seven Community Walks to tee up the ‘CodeNEXT: SOUND CHECK’ where the technical writers of the City’s land development code – consultants and professional staff from multiple departments – will collaborate and “check their work. … Each walk will last one hour, during which residents, business owners and staff are encouraged to share observations and insights. Members of the City Council and Code Advisory Group may also be on hand.” The walk is just one in a series of events scheduled around the Land Development Code rewrite. The full schedule of walks is:

  • Friday. Oct. 16, 8 a.m., at the Crestview rail station, 6920 N. Lamar Boulevard (North Lamar)
  • Wednesday, Oct. 21, 8 a.m., in front of JuiceLand, 1900A E. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (MLK)
  • Thursday, Oct. 22, 7:30 a.m., at H-E-B, 12860 Research Boulevard (U.S. 183/McNeil Road)
  • Sunday, Oct. 25, 11 a.m., at the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex, 1156 Hargrave St. (12th Street/Hargrave)
  • Tuesday, Oct. 27, 5:30 p.m., in front of Sonic Drive-In, 804 W. Stassney Lane (Stassney/Nuckols Crossing)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 4, 6 p.m., in front of China Dynasty, 2110 W. Slaughter Lane (Manchaca Road)
  • Saturday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m., in front of Fair Bean Coffee, 2210 S. First St. (Oltorf/First streets)
  • Elizabeth Pagano is the editor of the Austin Monitor.