Austin Land Development Code Revision

Austin, TX | 2018

Cascadia Partners was retained by the City of Austin to perform detailed analysis of the proposed land development code. This analysis involved the use of Envision Tomorrow, a land use scenario model that allows planners to assess the impacts of policy proposals. Using Envision Tomorrow, Cascadia Partners was able to estimate the market-feasible capacity of new housing units, both market-rate and affordable. In addition, Cascadia’s sophisticated modeling tool allowed for rapid assessment of land use change across a range of metrics including transportation, housing cost, and environmental impacts. Cascadia Partners packaged this analysis into an engaging “report card” that was used to communicate complex analysis to elected officials and the general public.