Item #2 Downtown Austin Plan Update — original pdf

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Downtown Austin Plan Update Downtown Commission July 16, 2025 Agenda DAP Update Resolution DAP Update as a District Plan Progress-to-date Next Steps DAP Update Resolution Resolution No. 20240814-028 ▪ Initiate updates to the Downtown Austin Plan […], covering the next 10 years at minimum, through an equitable, resilient, and sustainable lens. ▪ Engage with stakeholders, identifying the needs of those who live, work, and visit Downtown, and identifying solutions. ▪ Ensure the implementation and coordination of recently completed projects and plans that are shaping Downtown’s future, to incorporate the needs of unique features of Downtown, and to address the issues that affect growth. 4 Resolution No. 20240814 - 028 ▪ Provide detailed information for implementation including cost estimates, potential partners, funding opportunities, financial tools, and any necessary code amendments for identified projects, programs, policies, and infrastructure recommendations. ▪ Provide a memo to Council outlining estimated cost, scope, and preliminary timeline of the Downtown Austin Plan update, identifying City staff resources, and potential external partnerships or third parties that can assist in providing resources for plan development. 5 DAP Update as a District Plan DAP Update as a District Plan Center City/Central District Plan: Downtown Austin Plan area, South Central Waterfront area, and the UT/University Neighborhood Overlay areas – Lamar Boulevard to the West – Northern UNO boundary to the North – I-35 to the East – Southern South Central Waterfront boundary to the South ▪ Collective area with the highest potential for density ▪ Embrace the evolution of this regional center as identified in the Imagine Austin Growth Concept Map ▪ Leverage Project Connect investments and other transit connectivity in the District 7 Progress-to-date Progress-to-date ▪Preliminary Research – Initial Stakeholder Engagement concluded March 2025 – Implementation Tracking concluding Summer 2025 ▪Draft Scope and Preliminary Cost Estimates – Preliminary Cost Estimates received April 2025 – Final Cost Estimate solicited July 2025 ▪Response to Council – Response to Council sent in May 2025 – https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=451493 9 Next Steps Next Steps ▪Develop draft engagement plan and timeline –In Progress ▪Launch SpeakUp Austin project page –In Progress ▪Onboard consultant –August 2025 11 Thank You