Planning / Academic project · Fall 2023
Downtown Austin revitalization
A planning review of downtown development, public space, historic preservation, transportation, and housing challenges.
- Year
- 2023
- Project type
- Graduate course project
- My role
- Planning analysis & mapping
Fall 2023 · GEOG 5075: GIS for Urban Applications · SHSU
Downtown project cases mapped for the Fall 2023 academic review; this is a historical project snapshot.
How do land use, heritage, and movement shape downtown redevelopment choices?
- Reviewed the Downtown Austin Plan and mapped 24 active development cases documented in the Fall 2023 presentation.
- Examined Waterloo Greenway, Sixth Street, historic preservation, Project Connect, and other transportation proposals.
- Compared redevelopment activity with housing, homelessness-response, and public-safety issues discussed in the study.
The presentation brings mapped development cases and planning initiatives together to examine trade-offs between growth, mobility, public space, and community needs.
Analyzing Revitalization and Issues in Downtown, Austin, Texas
Final presentation · PDF · 27 pages · 3.8 MB