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Austin housing division previews story map, early‑warning system and expanded navigator program

Community Development Commission · January 13, 2026
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Summary

Austin Housing’s Strategic Development team outlined plans for a public story map on neighborhood change, an early‑warning displacement research project with UT, and an expanded navigator program (adding Montopolis and a Project Connect buffer) to connect vulnerable households to resources.

Dr. Marla Torrado, housing division manager, presented an overview of the Strategic Development team’s displacement‑prevention work and several projects intended to identify and respond to neighborhood change.

Torrado described three core program areas: policy and research (including the City’s displacement‑risk analysis updated from the Uprooted research), capacity building (technical assistance and equity mini‑grants), and anti‑displacement planning. She said…

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