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Felicity Maxwell from Austin, Texas

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In this episode, Felicity Maxwell, an advocate, planning commissioner, and community leader in Austin, talks about the city's efforts to transform its housing and transit policies. Felicity discusses her journey from Brooklyn to Austin, highlighting the challenges of affordable housing and the need for density and transit. She details how advocates achieved their recent policy wins in Austin, including eliminating parking minimums and expanding middle housing options through the HOME initiatives, and how they are responding to the city's long history of racial and class exclusion. Plus, she offers a glimpse of what's next for the Texas capital.

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In this episode, Felicity Maxwell, an advocate, planning commissioner, and community leader in Austin, talks about the city's efforts to transform its housing and transit policies. Felicity discusses her journey from Brooklyn to Austin, highlighting the challenges of affordable housing and the need for density and transit. She details how advocates achieved their recent policy wins in Austin, including eliminating parking minimums and expanding middle housing options through the HOME initiatives, and how they are responding to the city's long history of racial and class exclusion. Plus, she offers a glimpse of what's next for the Texas capital.

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