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November 2013 ENGAGE Wrap-Up

November 2013 ENGAGE Wrap-Up

Guest post from 2013-14 ENGAGE Breakfast Series guest blogger Alicia Dietrich. Alicia is a public affairs representative at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin. See the end of this post for the podcast from the breakfast.—– Everyone knows that Austin…

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More on the Central Texas Drought: CultureMap Editorial Series Continued

More on the Central Texas Drought: CultureMap Editorial Series Continued

NOTE: Leadership Austin partners with CultureMap Austin on an on-going series of editorial columns meant to inform Austinites about issues facing our city.—– Today’s column is from October 2013 ENGAGE panelist Becky Motal and follows up on that event’s discussion of the Central Texas drought….

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October 2013 ENGAGE Wrap-Up

October 2013 ENGAGE Wrap-Up

The 2013-14 season of our ENGAGE Breakfast Series launched last week to a sold out crowd at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. The first discussion focused on the impending “drought of record” in Central Texas, our region’s water supply, and the implications of…

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Some Stage Setting for the 2013-14 ENGAGE Breakfast Series

Some Stage Setting for the 2013-14 ENGAGE Breakfast Series

Guest post from ESSENTIAL 2010 alum and 2013-14 ENGAGE Advisory Committee member Chelsea McCullough.—– The 2013-14 ENGAGE Breakfast Series will begin this Wednesday, October 2. As in previous seasons. this year we will examine key topics with top community leaders in Austin and the surrounding…

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June 2013 ENGAGE Wrap-Up

June 2013 ENGAGE Wrap-Up

This month’s ENGAGE breakfast looked at transportation, mobility, and solutions to our region’s growing traffic congestion issues. We learned that as the 11th largest city in the country, Austin has already seen an 8% increase in congestion in just the first quarter of 2013; and…

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If We Can Only Get There: Focus the transportation conversation on peak hour congestion

If We Can Only Get There: Focus the transportation conversation on peak hour congestion

Guest post from Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA) board member Tom Terkel.—– We are blessed to live in one of the most exciting cities in the world. Austin is changing daily, offering all of us ever more opportunities to work, learn, connect, grow and…

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Dialogue About Regional Mobility Ramps Up

Dialogue About Regional Mobility Ramps Up

Guest post from Capital Metro President/CEO and June 4 ENGAGE breakfast panelist Linda Watson.—– Nearly every week, I see a new report or news article that adds to the community dialogue surrounding transportation and transportation infrastructure in our region. CultureMap Austin recently reported new Census…

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ENGAGE Breakfast Inspires School Book Drives

ENGAGE Breakfast Inspires School Book Drives

The ENGAGE Breakfast Series explores community issues, facilitates civic dialogue, and calls people to action. At the end of each conversation we ask our panelists, “How can we leave here today, get involved in this issue, and make a difference?” When we discussed education in…

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