At last week’s joint meeting with the Capital Metro board, Austin City Council voted to advance Project Connect on its path to a potential November election. We fully support the proposed finance and governance models, including the 8.75-cent tax rate…
Category Archives: Downtown News
Downtown Alliance Launches Project H20 to Help Our Unhoused Neighbors
We’ve partnered with community and city organizations to assist people experiencing homelessness in downtown through an initiative called Project H20. Beginning this past weekend, our Downtown Ambassadors will be providing water, masks, and information about additional resources to those facing homelessness….
Report: COVID-19 Impact on the Downtown Office Market and Tenants
We recently surveyed downtown property owners, managers, developers and tenants to understand the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the downtown office market. We interviewed 11 individuals from 10 different companies representing more than 10.5 million square feet…
Tune in for Our One-Time Television Special on the Future of Downtown Austin
Watch The Future of Downtown Austin Airing this Sunday, June 21, at 10:30 pm Directly following the 10:00 pm news on both KXAN and KVUE. Tune in this Sunday night for our rescheduled special television program about the future…
Our Commitment to a Downtown for All
Making downtown a safe and welcoming place for all remains our priority. Now is the time to take greater action. We will answer the call, reaffirm our longstanding commitment to addressing community problems, and make a new commitment to review all we are doing and how we can be a more effective community partner for enduring change.
The Downtown Austin Alliance Continues Support of Civic Engagement Downtown
A statement from the Downtown Austin Alliance: We are heartbroken by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Michael Ramos and too many others who have faced injustice for generations. Downtown Austin has long been a gathering place…
Explore This Year’s Annual Report & Watch Our Year in Review Video
Explore our first-ever, interactive annual report! Each year, we produce an Annual Report to update on progress toward making our community’s collective vision for downtown a reality through the hard work of our team. See the progress we made this…
Watch our 2020 Annual Meeting
This year we held our Annual Meeting of Members virtually. We gathered online to hear from Dewitt Peart, our president and CEO, and Mike Kennedy, our outgoing board chair, as they reported on our progress toward the goals in our…
Resources for Individuals & Families
Updated 05/13/20 Food, Housing & Child Care Free child care Available for Frontline Workers in Texas Call 2-1-1 or go online to get help finding food, housing, child care, and other services. Use ConnectATX to find up-to-date information regarding COVID-19 emergency food. Use United…
Resources for Austin Businesses
Updated 05/13/20 Resources + More Information on new Restrictions and Requirements for businesses as part of the May 8 Update to Stay Home–Work Safe Orders: Checklists for business owners and customers detailing the rules of reopening Details on businesses’ activity…