The Downtown Austin Alliance FY24-25 Advocacy Priorities include advancing policies, regulations and funding to provide dense, walkable neighborhoods, preserve and enhance cultural assets and make downtown safer and easier to get around this year. Since our FY24-25 advocacy priorities are…
Category Archives: Placemaking
CMT Music Awards
For the first time ever, The CMT Music Awards are being hosted in Austin! The CMT Music Awards, hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown, will air live from the Moody Center on Sunday, April 2nd, from 7pm-10pm CST on…
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…
Must See Spots Downtown
Visiting Austin? Check out some of these cool spots while you’re in town. Art Scene Mexic-Arte: A lovely art museum celebrating Mexican-American heritage, history and culture Blanton Muesem of Art: A must-see for stained glass fans with seasonally rotating exhibits…
Picture-worthy Places in Austin
Visiting Austin? Make your social feeds jealous with moments captured in iconic downtown locations. Enjoy your stay and be sure to tag us in your beautiful photos using #dtatx! Famous Murals Hi, How Are You: You know that adorable frog painted…
Downtown Austin’s “Front of House” Ready for Residents and Visitors
The COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on many downtown businesses, particularly in the hospitality and tourism industries. With vaccination rates climbing and Austin-Travis County moving to Stage 2 of the Austin Public Health Risk-Based Guidelines, the economic recovery is…
Emergency Repair Contractors
Resources for Business: Winter Storm Emergency Contractors We are working with our partners to provide emergency contractor resources to the business and residential community, and are updating this page on a regular basis. If you have a resource you would…
Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation presents second installment of Writing on the Walls
Published December 7, 2020 Urban art series to result in four new murals on Bouldin Creek The Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation is partnering with Manifold Real Estate, Oak Pointe Real Estate and Michael Hsu Architecture to install four murals on…
Light Up Purple this October for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Published October 5, 2020 Now more than ever, with increased isolation due to stay at home safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic; residents, businesses, and agencies across the area are strongly encouraged to show their support for domestic violence survivors….
Commemorate the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage
August 18 “I think it’s a very important message and there’s a lot that women have been through in the past century and there’s still a lot to achieve, but you know, there’s always these big steps that makes a…