Friends of Austin Neighborhoods (FAN)
@atxfriends
We all live in neighborhoods. Together, let's reclaim the word "neighborhood" to include the full diversity of voices.
Making it legal and easier to build all kinds of homes in our neighborhoods leads to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per resident. drive.google.com/file/d/1pLYQ...
Here are the totals across all reporting periods:
City council candidates have filed their campaign finance reports for the latest period (Jan 1 - June 30). Here are the fundraising numbers in this latest round. @danforaustin.bsky.social @davidforatx.bsky.social @paige-ellis.bsky.social @zoforaustin.bsky.social @katiekamforaustin.bsky.social
"We have to stop limiting the amount of people allowed to live . . . low-carbon lifestyles in walkable neighborhoods. And the whole idea that there are some places in our city where we shouldn't have tall buildings was wrong. And that idea was always wrong." - @jaycrossley.bsky.social
Austin City Council campaign finance reports are in for the latest reporting period. @davidforatx.bsky.social @paige-ellis.bsky.social @zoforaustin.bsky.social #atxcouncil
Not a lot of responses, but most of the answers were correct.
The City of Austin is seeking community input on three design alternatives for Sixth Street. Conversion to a two-way street is not among the options. www.speakupaustin.org/sixthstreet H/T @kutnathan.bsky.social
Here are the totals for all reporting periods.
The latest round of #atxcouncil campaign finance reports is in. Here are the contribution stats for the Sept. 27 to Oct. 26 period.
Here are the totals across all reporting periods:
Most of the city council candidates have filed their campaign finance reports for the latest period. Here are the fundraising numbers in this latest round.
The city has published campaign finance reports for the latest period from all the city council candidates except Monica Guzmán and Pierre Nguyen. Here are the fundraising numbers in this latest round.
Thus far, the city has published campaign finance reports for the latest period from city council candidates Adam Powell, Mike Siegel, and Todd Shaw. Stay tuned for more numbers after the July 15 reporting deadline.
Join us tonight, as FAN and our co-hosts welcome Megan Kimble to discuss her book, 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴. WHAT: Book Talk with Megan Kimble WHEN: June 24, 2024 at 6 pm WHERE: Austin Energy Headquarters, Shudde Fath Hall @ 4815 Mueller Blvd.
Today, city council made major progress on two of our membership's recommendations for reforming Austin's land development code, legalizing a greater abundance and diversity of homes in our neighborhoods.
Connect with the declared and rumored #atxcouncil candidates with our city council candidate contact sheet: www.atxfriends.org/austin-city-...
TONIGHT: Join neighbors from all over the city to learn about, and advocate for, the HOME act, which would legalize more and smaller homes on smaller lots. @aura-atx.org @cnliberalism.org @downtownaustin.org
In 2017, FAN called for the elimination of lot size restrictions throughout the neighborhoods of Austin. A resolution from Council Member Leslie Pool is a major step in the right direction. https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=411485