Backup — original pdf

Backup

Mayor’s Public Spaces Task Force Urban Transportation Commission Tuesday, October 6, 2026 FROM PAVEMENT MARKINGS TO LASTING PUBLIC SPACES • Task force began November 6, 2025 • 22 Austinites appointed by the Mayor, City Council Members, and community stakeholders • Community, cultural, transportation, neighborhood, business, and civic representation THE ASSIGNMENT 15 LOCATIONS 22 MEMBERS ONE COMMUNITY PROCESS TEXAS CITIES, DIFFERENT RESPONSES Houston San Antonio Dallas Austin LISTEN FIRST OUR PROCESS November 6, 2025 Organization and charge November 13, 2025 Community ideas workshop November 20, 2025 Priorities and next steps April 16, 2026 Task force reconvened following the state-review process June 2026 Community celebrations and implementation THREE PRIORITY PLACES  4th & Colorado  11th Street  Fairy Alley (between Treadwell St. & Dexter St.) WHY PLACE AND HISTORY MATTER TWO DAYS. ONE AUSTIN. FROM PAVEMENT TO PLACE East 11th Street • Six Square cultural heritage • Historic interpretation • Public art • Corridor identity • Streetscape improvements • Long-term community-led placemaking Bettie Naylor Street • Community mural • District banners • Queer historical marker • Lighting and public art • Streetscape and public-space improvements • Longer-term corridor planning WHAT WE LEARNED LISTEN Start with the people who know the place. HONOR Understand the history before designing the future. ADAPT Treat regulatory change as a design challenge, not simply a removal project. BUILD Give communities something meaningful to help create and something hopeful to look forward to. Thank you!