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Sensing Public Housing History: Historic Zoning Process for Rosewood Courts Advances; Austin Affordability & Preservation Debate Continues

Aug 25, 2015Andrea RobertsUncategorizedAustin, emancipation park, ffordability, historic preservation, lbj, planning, public housing, Rosewood, THC, urban

Update on Rosewood Courts in Austin! Here’s a little background on the Courts: http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/opinion/phillips-rosewood-courts-more-than-worthy-of-histo/nnN5h/ Here’s a snippet of last night’s (follow link) City Historic Landmark Commission meeting on the matter of it being designated a local landmark. See Item 7A 5 Item 7A 5 C14H-2015-0008 Rosewood Courts 2001 Rosewood Avenue Council District 1 Applicant: Fred McGhee; Historic Landmark…

Highlights from Today’s East Austin-Jane Jacobs Walk and Talk

I hosted a walk and talk through East Austin today in partnership with Jenni Minner President of Mid-Tex Mod and Project Manager of the Austin Historical Survey Wiki. It was also one of hundreds of commemorative Jane Jacobs walks recognizing her contribution to planning, preservation, and all things urban street life held around the country. The…