Sustainable Neighborhoods of North Central Austin is a civic organization based in the north central part of
Austin
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,
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. SN's mission is to ensure that redevelopment occurring on commercial arterials in
North Central Austin North Central Austin is a colloquial term referring to an area north of downtown Austin, Texas.
Definitions
The City of Austin has no official definition of "North Central Austin". The Planning and Development Review Department divides Austin's c ...
is neighborhood-friendly.
History
According to the group's website, Sustainable Neighborhoods was founded in November 2007 by members of the VMU and land use teams of four North Central Austin neighborhood associations:
Allandale,
Crestview,
North Shoal Creek, and
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. In 2009, members of the Highland Neighborhood Association also joined the organization.
SN has hosted meetings with City of Austin policymakers to discuss planning of
Burnet Rd, Lamar Blvd, Anderson Ln and Airport Blvd. Guests have included Council Member Chris Riley, Planning Commissioner Kathie Tovo, UT faculty, planners from the City of Austin and
CapMetro, architects and developers.
In April 2009, SN with six area neighborhood associations organized an Austin City Council candidate forum that focused on transit corridor planning issues, including minimum requirements for outdoor features.
Neighborhood Centers
SN has identified eight "neighborhood centers" in North Central Austin, based on their mixed use zoning and proximity to planned or potential transit stations. These are: Burnet-Anderson, Burnet Farmer's Market, Burnet-2222, Burnet-North Loop, Lamar-Anderson,
Crestview Station
Crestview is a Capital MetroRail commuter rail station and Capital MetroRapid bus rapid transit station in Austin, Texas. It is at the edge of the Crestview neighborhood of North Austin, at the corner of Airport Boulevard and North Lamar Boule ...
, Lamar-2222,
Highland Mall. Six of these districts have Vertical Mixed Use (VMU) zoning. SN is seeking minimum standards for public open space in VMU districts similar to that called for with
transit-oriented development (TOD) zoning.
SN in 2009 identified the Crestview-Highland segment of CapMetro's Rails with Trails project as its "Project of the Year".
Activities
SN in October 2010 organized a tree-planting at
Lamar Middle School, implementing a part of the school's Safe Routes to School plan.
[Lamar Safe Routes to School Plan for 2010-2014]
In 2012, SN has cooperated with CapMetro in planting tree seedlings in
plastic buckets near bus stops.
Waterboxx experiment
''Sustainable Neighborhoods of North Central Austin'' 23 May 2012. Retrieved: 6 June 2012.
Notes
External links
Sustainable Neighborhoods of North Central Austin
Organizations based in Austin, Texas
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