ABJ Editor Colin Pope argues we must do our best to protect the fabric of our weird society and the people who weave it, but we can’t ignore the widely accepted projections that show the Austin area will go from about 2.1 million today to 4.3 million by 2045. That means updating ASAP our 1980s land-use policies — rezoning large swaths of town for denser, new types of development and living habits, and reworking the way we review proposed projects. But is CodeNext the way?
