Downtown Redevelopment

Downtown Austin is everyone’s neighborhood. It is where people gather for celebrations, where we exercise our most basic American freedom of public speech, and where we come to meet one another - by plan and by chance. It is a place where we make that vital connection on with one another as part of the larger community. Downtown conveys our values and aspirations, both to ourselves and to the outside world. As a place, Downtown is the most vivid and authentic expression of our history and culture; it is the soul of our region, a place like no other.

Business Retention and Enhancement (BRE) Program

The Business Retention and Enhancement (BRE) Program was established to support the re-establishment of Congress Avenue and East 6th Street as retail and urban entertainment district destinations by providing low-interest loans.

Downtown Austin Plan

The Downtown Austin Plan captures and develops the community's vision for Downtown, and creates the best implementation strategies for achieving that vision. The City of Austin and its consulting team, led by McCann-Adams Studio, worked with citizens and Downtown stakeholders on a planning process that sets the direction for Downtown for years to come. See more information on the the Downtown Austin Plan here.

Downtown Great Streets Program

The Great Streets Development Program provides a mechanism to improve the quality of downtown streets and sidewalks, aiming ultimately to transform the public right-of-ways into great public spaces.

Downtown Public Improvement Districts

The Austin Downtown and East Sixth Street Public Improvement Districts (PIDs) were created by the Austin City Council at the request of property owners within the districts, to provide services that supplement services provided by the City of Austin.

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