City of Austin | Performance Measures

City of Austin

Performance Measures

Housing and Planning
Department Director: Rosie Truelove - Director
Department Website: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/housing-planning
Department Phone: 512-974-3100

Department Mission

The Housing Department partners with the community to shape a more equitable Austin and to prevent the displacement of people and services, using affordable housing resources.

Department Goals

Collaborate with community members to honor and learn from Austin’s distinctive physical and cultural qualities to help sustain a multi-ethnic city.
Prevent displacement of renters by providing tenant stabilization resources.
Address housing challenges in Austin by creating and preserving affordable housing units especially in high opportunity and gentrifying areas.
Transform community engagement processes to yield more inclusive, equitable, and effective outcomes for people of color, low-income persons, and renters.
Identify and address systemic municipal racial bias and discrimination in housing by focusing programs, plans, and projects to benefit historically excluded communities.

Key Performance Indicators

  1. Affordable housing units created thru incentives and development assistance within ½ mile of transit
  2. Number of affordable housing units created or preserved through subsidies or incentives
  3. Number of hosted planning and engagement opportunities for communities to share input
  4. Number of new historic landmarks and historic districts designated
  5. Percentage of projects, programs, and planning processes reflect race, ethnicity, income demographic