Downtown Development

Studies

There are numerous studies about Downtown, from public enhancement projects to development strategies.

Studies Available for Download

(PDFs require the free Adobe Reader)

• Retail Development Strategy (PDF)
• Seaholm District Masterplan
• Second Street District Streetscape Improvement Project
• Waller Creek Action Plan (PDF)
• Waller Creek Tunnel Project (PDF)

Presentations

Downtown Austin: The Inside Scoop (7.66 MB PDF)

Presentation by Downtown Austin Alliance Executive Director Charlie Betts about what's going on downtown. Last updated 09/25/2007

City of Austin Planning Commission's 2035 Sustainable City Initiative (14.2 MB PDF)

Presented at the February 8, 2007, Issues & Eggs by Planning Commissioner and Downtown Austin Alliance board member Cid Galindo

Other Studies available upon request

(contact Julie Fitch)

• Austin Downtown Planning and Development Study, Keyser Marston Associates, Inc., for the city of Austin, February, 1995
• Retail Demand Survey, M. Crane & Associates, Inc. for Downtown Austin Alliance, August, 1998
• R/UDAT (Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team):
  • R/UDAT Austin, January, 1990
  • R/UDAT Austin: A Call to Action, May, 1992
  • R/UDAT Revisited: A Call to Finish, October, 1997
  • R/UDAT Review: Creating a Great Downtown, December, 2000
  • Downtown Access and Mobility Plan, February, 2001
  • Heritage Austin: A Community-based Vision, July, 2002

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