Advocating for Downtown’s Future
For our organization to create, preserve and enhance the vibe, vitality, and value of Downtown Austin for everyone, we advocate for policies, regulations, and funding for pressing issues and transformative infrastructure downtown. We champion policies to advance dense, walkable neighborhoods, preserve and enhance cultural assets and to make downtown safer and easier to get around.
Our Priorities
Our FY 25-26 advocacy priorities are aligned with our organization’s Strategic Plan objectives and FY 25-26 budget. To advance progress toward these priorities, we engage in and influence decisions and actions at the local, state, and federal levels.
Keep Downtown Safe, Clean, and Welcoming
Downtown Austin is a place for everyone. We support policies to make it safe, clean, and welcoming to visitors, residents and employees.
Learn More⟶Fund Innovative Homelessness Outreach Programs and Housing
We advocate for the police, EMS (Emergency Medical Services), and 911 to not be the first and only ways to address non-criminal, non-threatening issues related to people experiencing homelessness or non-threatening public behavior issues.
Learn More⟶Downtown Austin Strategic Initiative & Economic Vitality
We advocate to ensure communication and cross-collaboration during the next ten years of downtown growth through the City-Council adopted Downtown Austin Strategic Initiative (DASI).
Learn More⟶Advance Transformational Infrastructure Projects
Infrastructure projects will transform downtown and provide safer options for people traveling to and within Downtown Austin. We advocate for support from all levels of government to bring these projects to fruition.
Learn More⟶Reform the Downtown Development Code
Downtown should be the densest, most walkable and vibrant center of the region. We advocate for city plans and land use policies to support these goals.
Learn More⟶Keep Downtown Vibrant & Save Live Music
Amidst ongoing growth and change, we advocate for Downtown Austin to be a place that ignites, attracts, and cultivates arts, culture, music, and a sense of place. We also advocate to preserve cultural music venues that make Austin the “Live Music Capital of the World.”
Learn More⟶Full Agenda
For our comprehensive list of advocacy priorities for 2025 – 2026, see our Full Advocacy Agenda.
Our Future 35 Cap & Stitch
Our Future 35 Cap & Stitch will build new city infrastructure, making it easier to get to and around downtown, and co-create public spaces over I-35. We advocate to integrate the Our Future 35 Cap & Stitch vision and design with TxDOT’s Capital Express Central highway project procurement and will continue working to secure funding for the Our Future 35 downtown Caps.
Learn More⟶Recent Advocacy News
Issues & Eggs: Intersection of Behavioral Health and Public Safety
Issues & Eggs: Intersection of Behavioral Health and Public Safety On October 7, Downtown Austin Alliance hosted a continued conversation on mental health and public safety in our community. Since the launch of Travis County’s Mental Health Diversion Pilot in...
Learn More⟶City of Austin and Downtown Austin Alliance Announce Joint Task Force to Address Homelessness in Downtown Austin
AUSTIN, Texas – The City of Austin and Downtown Austin Alliance announce the Downtown Homelessness Task Force, a cross-agency initiative to reduce homelessness in Downtown Austin by curbing the inflow of newly unhoused individuals and increasing the number of people transitioning...
Learn More⟶Downtown Austin Advocacy Priorities FY 2025-2026
The mission of the Downtown Austin Alliance is to create, preserve and enhance the vibe, vitality and value of downtown Austin for everyone. To advance our mission, the Downtown Austin Alliance will continue to advocate for policies, regulations, and funding...
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