17 North Lamar Transit Center and South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plans Revised Staff Presentation — original pdf
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North Lamar and South Congress Station Area Vision Plans Planning Commission Briefing Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Agenda 1 What is ETOD? 2 What’s an ETOD Station Area? 3 Station Area Vision Plans 4 Next Steps 5 Discussion What is ETOD? 1 What is ETOD? ETOD is an approach to planning that puts housing, jobs, services, and retail near public transit stations. This makes it easier for people to get to these places using public transit and creates walkable neighborhoods with a range of services. Project Connect and ETOD 2020 2021 2023 Voters overwhelmingly approve Project Connect CapMetro ETOD study (funded by FTA) City Council accepts ETOD Policy Plan *FTA- Federal Transit Administration The ETOD Policy Plan • Informed by CapMetro’s ETOD Study • Direction to staff to initiate Station Area Planning, Imagine Austin amendments, and Land Development Code amendments • Direction to create an ETOD Implementation Plan as a short- term work program What is an ETOD Station Area? 2 Station Area Planning and ETOD Station Area Planning is a community-driven approach to crafting a vision for the area surrounding a transit station. North Lamar Transit Center Station Area South Congress Transit Center Station Area Station Areas Engagement Timeline Round 1 Engagement Round 2 Engagement Round 3 Engagement Spring 2023 Fall 2023 Fall 2024 Engagement The Vision Plans How to Participate https://speakupaustin.com/etodstationareas SCAN HERE ESCANEE AQUÍ We want to hear from you! North Lamar & South Congress Transit Centers Station Area Vision Plans 3 North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Typologies North Lamar Transit Center Station Area NLTC Concept Plan NLTC Vision Plan and Future Land Use Map South Congress Transit Center ETOD Typologies South Congress Transit Center Station Area SCTC Concept Plan SCTC Vision Plan and Future Land Use Map Next Steps/Related Actions 4 Existing Neighborhood Plans NLTC Station Area SCTC Station Area NPA Virtual Community Meetings • NLTC Station Area related NPAs: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm • SCTC Station Area related NPAs: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm https://publicinput.com/neighborhoodplanamendmentcases Related Actions Planning Commission and City Council will be asked to consider 12 items: Adoption of North Lamar Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan (CPA-2025-0001) + Adoption of South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan (CPA-2025-0002) + Land Development Code Amendment Related to Area Planning Process (C20-2024-024) 5 Neighborhood Plan Amendments Related to NLTC Station Area: ● NPA-2025-0018.01- Brentwood/Highland Combined Neighborhood Plan (Highland NP) ● NPA-2025-0026.01- North Lamar Combined Neighborhood Plan (Georgian Acres) ● NPA-2025-0007.01- North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Neighborhood Plan ● NPA-2025-0017.01- Crestview/Wooten Combined Neighborhood Plan (Wooten NP) ● NPA-2025-0017.02- Crestview/Wooten Combined Neighborhood Plan (Crestview NP) 4 Neighborhood Plan Amendments Related to SCTC Station Area: ● NPA-2025-0001.01- Dawson Neighborhood Plan ● NPA-2025-0020.02- South Congress Combined Neighborhood Plan (East Congress NP) ● NPA-2025-0020.01- South Congress Combined Neighborhood Plan (West Congress NP) ● NPA-2025-0022.01- Greater South River City Neighborhood Plan (St. Edwards NP). NLTC and SCTC Station Areas Engagement & Plan Adoption Timeline Round 1 Engagement Jan-Mar 2023 (In-Person and Virtual) Round 2 Engagement Sept-Oct 2023 (In-Person and Virtual) Round 3 Engagement November 2024 (In-Person and Virtual) Planning Commission Meeting March 25, 2025 City Council Meeting April 24, 2025 We are here NPA Community Meetings March 4, 2025 & March 5, 2025 (Virtual) Thanks! Reach out with questions! Email: ETOD@austintexas.gov Phone: 512-580-8850 (Project Code is 10750) Please check out the project page: www.SpeakUpAustin.org/etodstationareas