What do you love most about living in Austin? What community values drive how we grow? If these questions are important to you, you need to engage in the land development code rewrite called CodeNEXT, and we want to help you understand what that means….
Guest post from Essential Class of 2017 participant Patricia Buchholtz, Partner/Marketing Strategist at lookthinkmake. In the Army, when you want to make a team move through a narrow passageway more efficiently and effectively, you simply gather the Sergeants Major, let them know the exact time…
Transportation Equity: What does access to transportation mean to you? Is it the best new car, a quick and convenient route, affordable and safe transit or maybe ridesharing options? Access to affordable and reliable transportation widens opportunities for all. As we talk about equality gaps…
Guest post from Emerge Class of 2015 graduate Erin Smith. Erin works for the Texas Legislative Council. “[Transportation] is the glue of our daily lives. When it goes well, we don’t see it. When it goes wrong, it negatively colors our day ….
Guest post from Essential Class of 2015 participant Holly Tachovsky, reflecting on the December class day on the Built Environment: Transportation, Land Use & Housing. Holly is CEO of BuildFax. Austin is growing like mosquitos in a Hyde Park alley. But, it isn’t just…
Special guest post by John Julitz, Capital Metro. This is the true story of Capital Metro’s efforts to provide the best transit experience for the people of Central Texas. Find out what happens when a transit agency works with the community and starts getting real….
With the election only weeks away (and early voting starting on Monday) the discussion of the two large bond packages is a critical topic in our community. At this week’s Leadership Austin Engage Breakfast we heard an in-depth and often spirited debate from leaders invested…
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. —– In 2012, Travis County…