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City of Austin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release Date: May 29, 2025
Contact: Caleb Pritchard     512-560-8547    Email

Artist's rendering of potential development at North Lamar Transit Center. In the foreground is a bus shelter along a sidewalk filled with pedestrians walking to and from a mixed-use building in the background.

The new station area vision plans could bring walkability, affordability to North Lamar and South Congress Transit Centers

The City of Austin is moving forward with plans that could transform two of its busiest transit hubs into vibrant communities in which Austinites of all backgrounds can live, work, and relax.

City Council recently approved the North Lamar Transit Center and South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plans, two documents that provide a roadmap for breathing new life into the two CapMetro-owned properties and the neighborhoods immediately surrounding them.

Both transit centers serve as transfer stations for several of CapMetro’s busiest bus routes but sit adjacent to highways and car-centric land uses, significantly reducing nearby residents’ ability to access the facilities without driving. The plans envision equitable transit-oriented development within a half-mile of the centers that would enhance walkability and unlock new opportunities for other community benefits including affordable housing.

Each planning document includes a review of existing conditions, as well as a vision of how the transit centers and the station areas could evolve over the coming years. As part of the recommendations to implement the vision, the plan includes a Future Land Use Map to guide growth and development around the station areas.

“Our planning teams worked hard over two years to gather and incorporate feedback from the communities surrounding these two transit centers,” said Austin Planning Department Director Lauren Middleton-Pratt. “Through close collaboration with the Austinites who live, work, and travel around these neighborhoods and transit centers, we’ve put together a pair of blueprints for growth that expands accessibility, equity, and affordability.”  

Starting in 2023, the City and CapMetro conducted outreach in a variety of ways to ensure voices not often heard through traditional engagement forums were reached. Engagement strategies included nearly 20,000 postcards sent to residents and property owners near the transit centers, online surveys, in-person community workshops, focus group meetings, tabling events, and neighborhood business walks to better understand the local lived experience in the station areas. The feedback collected during that process served as a foundation that guided and influenced the vision plans’ development.

“The approval of these vision plans is a significant milestone for CapMetro and the future of the City of Austin,” said Sharmila Mukherjee, CapMetro’s Executive Vice President, Chief Strategic Planning and Development Officer. “By developing the areas around both the North Lamar Transit Center and South Congress Transit Center, we can intentionally grow alongside our region, while simultaneously increasing access to public transportation to better serve our community.”

ABOUT THE CITY OF AUSTIN PLANNING DEPARTMENT

The Austin Planning Department’s mission is to provide equitable and people-centered planning services to shape an Austin where everyone can thrive. The Department develops and puts into action long-term plans and policies to guide the city's growth and development in a sustainable, functional, attractive, comfortable, lively, and safe manner that is also protective of Austin’s cultural and architectural heritage. Through thoughtful, data-driven planning and inclusive community engagement, we aim to create a resilient and thriving city for all residents, workers, learners, and visitors alike.

ABOUT CAPMETRO 

CapMetro connects people, jobs, and communities by providing Central Texans with safe, high-quality, and sustainable transportation alternatives. The agency provides over 83,000 daily trips on its buses, trains, paratransit, and vanpool vehicles and serves a population of more than 1.2 million in its 543-square-mile service area. The region’s transportation leader, CapMetro has invested in transit services like its High-Frequency Network, which moves more people, more reliably. CapMetro is committed to increasing regional mobility and, through Project Connect, will transform how people travel throughout Central Texas. Visit capmetro.org for more information.  

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