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Downtown resident urges data-driven approach, shows photo of mixed-height towers as 'park-supportive' density
Summary
Philip (Phil) Wiley, a downtown resident of 33 years, told the Austin Planning Commission that mixed building sizes can coexist downtown and advocated for data-driven decisions and the concept of 'park-supportive density.'
Philip Wiley, a downtown resident who said he has lived downtown for 33 years, used the meeting's public-communication slot to urge data-driven decision-making and to illustrate how different building sizes can coexist in a downtown fabric.
Wiley showed a photograph he said he discussed at a previous meeting, comparing Austin to the tallest residential towers he visited in Manhattan and arguing that a mix of heights can allow access both to transit and to park space. “This is what park supportive density looks like,” he said during his remarks.
Wiley also cited comparative data from other cities, noting downtown residential project counts and asking the commission to consider where to concentrate policy interventions to support balanced mode share across the state.
His remarks were part of the meeting's one public-communication speaker slot; the commission did not take immediate action in response to the comments.
