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…
Category Archives: Downtown News
Issues & Eggs: Homelessness in Austin
On September 26, Downtown Austin Alliance relaunched their Issues and Eggs educational series. These sessions bring experts to the breakfast table to provide perspective on the challenges and unique opportunities downtown faces. A Balanced Approach: Homelessness in Austin The…
May 2023 Project Connect Update
Our organization strongly supports Project Connect, and we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to research and propose an option that will result in the best outcomes for both downtown Austin and Austin as a whole. We have taken a…
Our Future 35 Awarded Federal Funds
The City of Austin, in partnership with Downtown Austin Alliance (Downtown Alliance), was selected to receive $1.12 million in federal funding under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program. The program, established by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,…
Spring Festival Forum Recap
Spring festival season is here! This year, Downtown’s busiest season is expanding to include SXSW, the 2023 Texas Relays and –for the first time ever –the CMT Country Music Awards. We brought together experts from SXSW, CMT Country Music Awards, Austin…
Downtown Austin 2023: A Look Ahead
January 2023 is only the beginning of what’s shaping up to be the most transformative year the Downtown Austin Alliance will have yet. This year, we’re not only celebrating 30 years of growth and successes, we’re also celebrating the continued…
IDA 2022 Conference
Hi, I am Raven, and I wrote this blog. I write most of our blog posts actually, but this one is from my own perspective, so I thought I should introduce myself. I am in the second picture on the…
ARCH: New Management Update
The Downtown Alliance Safety & Hospitality Committee held its December meeting at the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH) to tour the facility and learn about recent improvements that have led to positive changes inside and outside the facility. …
Pease Elementary Letter
To: Jeremy Striffler, AISD Director of Real Estate From: Dewitt Peart, CEO, Downtown Austin Alliance Dear Jeremy, We appreciate that you took time to meet with our Place & Mobility Committee last week to discuss the repurposing of Pease…
Homelessness Initiatives Downtown
Community First! Update Our contributions to Community First! Village have now reached the $1 million mark. In 2017, our board approved a pledge to donate $2 million over ten years to support the nearly $120 million capital campaign to develop phases…