Fourth Community Forum Series
Imagine Austin Release Party & reviewing the draft plan
Starting with the October 1 Release Party, 2,500 Austinites participated in Imagine Austin's fourth Community Forum Series, attending meetings, completing surveys, or providing comments on the draft plan.
Stakeholders throughout the city also hosted their own discussions and events.
Among Imagine Austin's draft Priority Programs, improving Austin's transportation came out on top (where 8 indicated top priority and 1 indicated lowest priority):
| Program Description | Average Priority |
| Improved Transportation for Cars, Transit, Bikes, Walking | 5.9 |
| Manage Long-Term Water Resources | 5.3 |
| Education & Talented Workforce | 5.1 |
| Network of Parks, Trails, Waterways & Natural Areas | 4.5 |
| Affordable Housing throughout Austin | 4.5 |
| Grow & Invest in Creative Economy | 4.4 |
| Healthy Austin | 3.5 |
| Update City Rules for Land Uses | 3.1 |
Full results
Download this Excel file with full results (Imagine Austin priority program rankings, other priority ideas, and comments on the draft plan).
A number of comments on the plan came in the form of formal letters. Where possible, these comments have been incorporated into the spreadsheet linked above. In addition, copies of these letters are included below to provide their full context:
- Austin Urban Coalition
- Central West Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Contact Team
- Congress for the New Urbanism
- Home Builders Association priority comments & action comments
- Immigration Services Network of Austin
- Frank Harren
- Heather Way
- Hyde Park Neighborhood Association
- Mary Arnold
- Michael Curry
- Northeast Austin Business and Community Alliance (page 1, page 2-3)
- Real Estate Council of Austin: comments, statement on planning in Austin, & participation in Imagine Austin
- Urban Land Institute
- Urban Parks Workgroup Members
- West Austin Neighborhood Group
Imagine Austin, our plan for the future
Imagine Austin is the City of Austin's comprehensive plan, which defines a vision and framework for how we want the city to grow and develop.
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