37 CPA-2025-0002 - South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan Public Comment — original pdf
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From: Barbara McArthur <mcabarney@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 12:47 PM To: Hempel, Claire - BC <BC-Claire.Hempel@austintexas.gov>; Azhar, Awais - BC <BC- Awais.Azhar@austintexas.gov>; Howard, Patrick - BC <BC-Patrick.Howard@austintexas.gov>; Ramirez, Nadia - BC <BC-Nadia.Ramirez@austintexas.gov>; Anderson, Greg - BC <bc- Greg.Anderson@austintexas.gov>; Maxwell, Felicity - BC <BC-Felicity.Maxwell@austintexas.gov>; Haney, Casey - BC <BC-Casey.Haney@austintexas.gov>; Johnson, Ryan - BC <BC- Ryan.Johnson@austintexas.gov>; Skidmore, Danielle - BC <BC-Danielle.Skidmore@austintexas.gov>; BC- Imad.Ahmen@austintexas.gov; Lan, Anna - BC <BC-Anna.Lan@austintexas.gov>; Cohen, Jessica - BC <BC-Jessica.Cohen@austintexas.gov>; Hunter, Candace - BC <BC-Candace.Hunter@austintexas.gov>; Garcia, Ella <Ella.Garcia@austintexas.gov>; Harden, Joi <Joi.Harden@austintexas.gov> Subject: Postponement Request External Email - Exercise Caution • Support the communities that these requirest impact, there are many market lower income housing opportunities in the area and the upzoning willl trigger more displacement of affordable units with luxury units. • There may never be a train going to the North lamar Transit Center, if you build the density first then the condemnations will be much more expensive. • Postpone all 12 cases relevant for both the North Lamar Transit Center & South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plans until April 22, 2025. • Host at least one in-person public forum to better inform the surrounding communities, especially vulnerable residents and organizations working with and/or supporting them • Invite residents, especially vulnerable residents and/or community based organizations, to participate in the Equitable Transit Oriented Development and Vision Plans working group. 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For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 37 CPA-2025-0002 - South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan1 of 8 Public comment received during the SCTC Station Area briefing for the Dawson Neighborhood Association on April 14, 2025, at the South Austin Recreation Center. 37 CPA-2025-0002 - South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan2 of 8 Public comments received during a briefing for the SCTC Station Area residents on April 16, 2025, at St. John’s – San Juan Lutheran Church. 37 CPA-2025-0002 - South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan3 of 8 37 CPA-2025-0002 - South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan4 of 8 Outlook Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC & SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plans, Imagine Austin From Monica G <maguzmanma@gmail.com> Date Tue 3/25/2025 10:08 AM To Cc Greathouse, Stevie <stevie.greathouse@austintexas.gov>; Villarreal, Ana <Ana.Villarreal@austintexas.gov>; McCarthy, Tim <Tim.McCarthy@austintexas.gov> Garcia, Ella <Ella.Garcia@austintexas.gov>; Harden, Joi <Joi.Harden@austintexas.gov>; nacacontactteam >; Evan & Emily Rapier < < < < >; Alexandria Anderson >; Carl K Webb < >; Misael Ramos >; Chip Harris < Wendy Gray >; Christopher Page < >; president@srccatx.org < >; Nick Pellicciotto >; Anita T Schurr < > 1 attachment (81 KB) NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD.pdf; External Email - Exercise Caution March 25, 2025 North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025, to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. 37 CPA-2025-0002 - South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan5 of 8 Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: 512.585.5832 www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. 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For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 37 CPA-2025-0002 - South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan6 of 8 North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: CC: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025, to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association Crestview NA Executive Committee Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross East MLK Contact Team Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights Highland Contact Team Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning; South River City Citizens North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 37 CPA-2025-0002 - South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan7 of 8 Public comment received on the SpeakUp Austin project website related to the SCTC Station Area Vision Plan. 37 CPA-2025-0002 - South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan8 of 8