Downtown Austin Plan, Austin TX
McCann Adams Studio led a multi-disciplinary consultant team in the preparation of a comprehensive plan for Austin’s downtown, providing a blueprint to guide public and private investment in this 1,000 acre district. The community’s vision is of a sustainable, engaging, livable and authentic district that is everyone’s neighborhood, one that can support significant growth and relieve outward pressure and sprawl. The plan, which involved hundreds of public meetings and focus groups, includes form-based development standards, an affordable housing strategy, a density bonus program, a comprehensive transportation plan including urban rail service, a parks and open space master plan, arts/culture and historic preservation policies, and a strategic implementation program. The plan was adopted in 2011 and has been incorporated within the city's comprehensive plan known as Imagine Austin.

Visit www.austintexas.gov/department/downtown-plan to learn more.