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Downtown Austin Alliance Hosts Finding Home ATX Funding Partners
On May 7, 2024, the Downtown Austin Alliance hosted a Finding Home ATX funding partners meeting that included a number of local and national private foundations and funding partners. Finding Home ATX is a collaborative that was created in 2021...
Read More⟶The Opportunity of a Lifetime: I-35
Our community has the opportunity of a lifetime to transform Austin by turning one of the city’s biggest community barriers into a generational asset that improves transportation and creates community, public and green spaces where the highway stands now. When...
Read More⟶Issues & Eggs: Creative Solutions to Attainable Housing
On April 25, the Downtown Austin Alliance hosted “Building Futures–Creative Solutions to Attainable Housing,” an Issues & Eggs panel discussion focused on exploring attainable housing barriers and opportunities in Austin. With housing being a top issue in Austin, the panel...
Read More⟶Downtown Austin Alliance Announces FY 24-25 Budget & Milestones
Includes a substantial investment in safety initiatives, among other priorities By Dewitt Peart Our work at the Downtown Austin Alliance (Downtown Alliance) is guided by the community’s Downtown Vision and our five-year strategic plan. While achieving the long-term vision for...
Read More⟶DAA X SXSW
Downtown Austin is ready for SXSW! In preparation for the festival, our ambassadors wrapped the poles and electrical boxes around downtown for all the fun flyers that make their way around Central Austin throughout the weeks. This makes for an...
Read More⟶Black History Month 2024
Black history is Austin’s history. Here are some ways to participate in, learn, enjoy and educate yourself on Black History this month. Learn more about Austin’s Black-owned businesses and organizations that deserve our love and support year-round. Let’s dive into...
Read More⟶A Very Romantic Valentine’s Date
Romance is “a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love,” according to the Oxford Dictionary, but I think it’s safe to say that we all define romance differently in our real lives. When it comes to the holiday where...
Read More⟶Future of Downtown 2024
We had a fabulous time celebrating the Future of Downtown at ACL Live! Thank you for celebrating over 30 years of the Downtown Austin Alliance with us. We began the evening by introducing our 2024 State of Downtown report, showcasing our new Downtown...
Read More⟶New Year’s Eve: Ringing in 2024
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Get ready to celebrate the end of 2023 and the beginning of a new era with some of the fantastic-looking New Year’s Eve celebrations we found around downtown Austin. Send 2023 away...
Read More⟶Free Days Downtown
We know downtown has a reputation for being a little bit on the pricier side, but there are several ways to combat that and spend a fun day downtown without breaking the bank. Here are some of our favorite free...
Read More⟶The Mexican American Heritage Corridor
In August 2011, the City of Austin created Resolution No. 20110825-067, announcing the official recognition of 5th Street between Republic Square and the Saltillo Plaza as the Mexican-American Heritage Corridor. Signs lining the corridor mark its historical significance, but many...
Read More⟶Spooky Austin: Haunted Downtown
Downtown Austin embraces the spooky season all year long. You can find haunted tours year-round that are happy to tell you the spine-chilling tales of the ghosts, ghouls and mysteries of Austin. Buckle in and brace yourself for some creepy...
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