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Austin Planning outlines Imagine Austin update, district plans, Great Streets and East Riverside Corridor engagement

City of Austin Housing and Planning Committee · February 10, 2026
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Summary

Austin Planning presented multiple ongoing planning initiatives including an Imagine Austin update, the Northeast and Central City district plans, Great Streets modernization, and the East Riverside Corridor planning initiative, and described engagement timelines through 2026.

Chris Ryerson, division manager for Long Range Planning, and members of his team briefed the committee on Feb. 10 about eight ongoing planning initiatives and five projects recently completed. The update grouped several initiatives that will have public engagement and deliverables through 2026.

Evelyn Mitchell (Comprehensive Planning) said the Imagine Austin update (adopted in 2012 as a 30-year framework) is being revised with a narrowed scope due to reduced budget allocations; staff plan a spring launch for public engagement (survey in March or early April), a community working group of about 45 members, and deliverables that include an existing conditions report, a plan diagnostic and a…

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