The first draft of the city’s new zoning maps was officially released Tuesday morning, giving the public its first glimpse of how the new land development code affects each part of the city. A comparison between the new, proposed map and the existing map can be found here. “CodeNEXT is ‘code now’” said Mayor Steve Adler at a press conference Tuesday morning alongside members of council and CodeNEXT consultants to announce the official release of the new maps. In anticipation of the uproar that would follow the map’s release, Adler earlier this week deemed Tuesday to be “Austin Everybody Chill Out Day.” Leading up to the map’s release, Adler continually said the first draft of the maps would be wrong. During the press conference, Adler continually stressed the need for all stakeholders to work together in the following months to edit the maps. “First step today is to remind everyone here to chill out and roll up their sleeves because there is work to be done,” Adler said. “I want everyone to remember that we know what happens if we didn’t do anything. If we don’t charge the approach where we are there can't be an expectation that we’d be in a different place.” The maps are the tangible reflection of the city’s new land development code, the first draft of which was released in January. Stakeholders will be looking how the new zoning maps fit into the vision of Imagine Austin–the city’s 30-year comprehensive plan–and the freshly adopted Strategic Housing Blueprint, which aims to put more than 135,000 housing units in the city by 2027 to help affordably manage the city’s growth. Another main focus of the new zoning maps will be the reality of Adler’s “Austin Bargain.” Proposed in January during his State of the City Address, Adler’s bargain offered to protect the character of the city’s legacy central core neighborhoods, while focusing the city’s need for additional density along the transit corridors and city centers. At Tuesday’s press conference, Adler assured doubters that the ‘Austin Bargain’ would be possible, but continued to stress the need for a full community effort. District 1 Council Member Ora Houston echoed the mayor’s sentiments. “My request everyone all over the city is now is the time to get engaged,” Houston said. “It’s going to affect all of us.”