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