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Updated Speakers Bureau presentation June 18, 2010TRANSCRIPT
IMAGINE AUSTIN
A New Comprehensive Plan For Austin
Mark WaltersPlanning & Development Review DepartmentCity of Austin
• Austin Over Time
• The Power of Plans to Shape the Future
• What is a Comprehensive Plan
• Questions to Ask When Creating a Comprehensive Plan
• The Comprehensive Planning Process
• What We Have Heard from the Community
Presentation Overview
Vision
5th best city in America for couples (2008)
# 3- Top 10 Cities for Jobs (2008)#4 Pet-Friendly City (2009)
Ranked 2nd on Top 10 cities to buy a home (2008)
#3 City for relocations (2010)
Among Top 5 cities for young singles (2007)
# 1 City for the Next Decade (2010)
#2 City for beating the recession (2010)
5th Best Place to live for Moviemakers (2010)
#5 Earth Friendly City (2010)
2nd Best Place to Live in America for Hispanics (2008)
3rd Smartest City in the country (2006)
Austin Over Time
Austin Residential and
Commercial Growth
Source : TCAD 2009
Congress Avenue - 1913
Guadalupe Street – 1920s
http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-19237
Austin Municipal Airport – 1930s
East Avenue – 1950s
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US 183 / Mopac – 1966
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http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-33282
Ben White Boulevard – 1977
http://www.texasfreeway.com/Austin/historic/photos/360/images/360_const_N_jul_80_lres.jpg
Loop 360 / Lake Austin – 1980
Downtown andUT/West Campus - 2008
Source: Census Data, and Ryan Robinson, City Demographer, City of Austin
How Has Austin Grown?
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How Much Could Austin Grow?
The Power of Plans to Shape the Future
Chicago Plan - 1909
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City of Skyscrapers
Public Space Along the Waterfront
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Waller Plan for Austin, 1839
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Defining Comprehensive Plans
What is the Comprehensive
Plan?• General; not specific
• Establishes common ground and a long-term vision
• Addresses growth and development
• Fosters coordination and internal consistency
What the Comprehensive Plan is Not?
• A neighborhood, corridor or other small area plan
• A change of land use or zoning
Questions to Ask When Creating a
Comprehensive Plan
What do we aspire to be as a community in 10, 20, 25 years and beyond?
How can we preserve and enhance our quality of life as we grow?
How will we locally define and achieve sustainability?
How can farmland and open space be preserved?
How will we get around?
How will our commercial areas look and feel?
Designed for Cars. . .
. . . or designed for people?
Traditional development. . .
. . . or traditional development?
How will our new neighborhoods look and feel?
Typical development. . .
. . . or something else?
More Suburban. . .
. . . or more urban?
What will we do to preserve and enhance established neighborhoods?
The Comprehensive Planning Process
Comprehensive Plan Overarching Themes
Community Engagement
Sustainability
Implementation
The Community Will Provide the Plan’s Direction
2Vision and Plan
Framework
Where are we going?
1Plan Kick Off
Conduct research and develop the planning process
3Comprehensiv
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How are we going to get there?
Economic Developmen
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Health and Human
ServicesDrainage, Water
and Solid Waste
Environment
Parks and Open SpaceHousing
Public Buildings
Future Land Use
Transportation
Austin City Charter
Public Services
What Have We Heard So Far in the
Process?
• Education• Creativity• Civics and Public Engagement• Affordability• Safety• Government
• Transportation• Managing Growth• Green/Environment• Health• Economics• Outdoor Living/ Recreation
12 themes emerged from the public input:
What Have We Heard So Far in the
Process? Broad themed components of a vision statement:The Austin we love is:
• Livable• Prosperous• Natural and Sustainable • Functional and Accessible• Caring and Committed• Stimulating and Creative
What Have We Heard So Far in the Process—CFS #2
Mixed-Use
Transportation
Single-Use Employment
Single-Use Residential
Crescent ScenarioMin. Growth / max. protection of
west• No significant development west of
MOPAC• Water resource protection• Scenic protection
Intensification / compact growth of east• Downtown intensification• Multiple activity centers• Airport employment hub• Neighborhood infill (consistent with
neighborhood plans)
Dispersed ScenarioSpread out development
• Development to the east, west, and at fringes of the entire planning area
• Little differentiation between drinking water protection zone and desired
• Some concentration in centers, but more low-density / residential subdivision development than other scenarios
Preserve existing green space, floodplain• Trail connections
Linear ScenarioIntensification along N-S “spine” through central part of city
• Centers: downtown, Burnett gateway, “green economy” cluster at airport, etc.
• Mixed use corridors
Min. growth to east and west• Water resource protection to west• Conservation development zone east of
130 (floodplain / open space protection, farmland, cluster development)
Centers ScenarioConcentrate most development in mixed-use centers
• Downtown, Decker Lake, Airport, etc.• Significant redevelopment of existing
corridors• Lesser amounts of infill (captured by
centers)
Preserve land for open space / agriculture
Why Should You Get Involved?
• Opportunities like this don’t come around that often
• The plan could affect many aspects of your daily life
• Plan will affect how tax dollars are spent
If you don’t plan your community—somebody will
do it for you!
How Can You Participate?
Through June 30th…• Take the On-Line Survey
http://www.imagineaustin.net/survey.htm
• Meeting-in-a-Box #2
www.ImagineAustin.net
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in
Ways to Stay Involved
Questions?