NSCNA Blog Archive

  • Take the North Shoal Creek Community Character Survey!

    Administrator

    Here’s the link:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/northshoalcreekVPS

    The survey is an important part of North Shoal Creek’s planning process. You’ll be shown around 30 photos of various kinds of buildings, and you decide if they’re appropriate for our neighborhood and, if so, which parts of the neighborhood they’d fit in. It’ll take about 15 minutes.

    Survey closes January 8, 2017.

  • VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR LUMINARIA WALK ON MONDAY DECEMBER 19th

    Administrator

    Reminder: North Shoal Creek’s Annual Luminaria Walk is Monday Dec. 19th, 6-8pm at the Pillow School Track. Come enjoy the luminarias set up around the track plus hot chocolate and cookies under the pavilion.
    Also: We need about 20 volunteers to help set up before and clean up after. If you can help set up, please come to Pillow’s pavilion at 3 pm; or, stay a few extra minutes after 8 pm to help pick up and disassemble the luminarias. Please email socialchair@nscna.org to say you’ll be volunteering with either set up or clean up.
    Our Luminaria Sponsors this year are Connor Finnigan of christmasmusic.com and Charlotte Whalen of Verts Mediterranean Grill, 2438 W. Anderson Lane. Conner will be supplying the cookies and hot chocolate and Verts chips and hummus for the volunteers. Thank you very much, Charlotte and Connor!

    Yes, it’ll be cold, but it’ll be fun! Stop by, help out, and enjoy the camaraderie.

    Hope to see you there!

  • Take the North Shoal Creek Community Character Survey today!

    Administrator

    Thanks to all who came out to the North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Plan meeting on December 3rd! At the meeting we discussed your vision for the future of each corridor area in the neighborhood. As a follow-up, we have revised the visual preference survey from the meeting based on your concerns. The revised survey should be quicker and easier to take, and will help us determine what kind of development regulations are appropriate for different areas of North Shoal Creek.

    You can take the revised survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/northshoalcreekVPS. Feel free to retake the survey, even if you participated at the meeting on December 3rd. Also, please forward this survey link to all of your neighbors in North Shoal Creek. The survey should take roughly 15 minutes to complete, and is essential to establishing character districts for your neighborhood. The survey will be open until January 8th, 2017.

    To see more about the North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Plan, please visit www.austintexas.gov/northshoalcreek. Here you can find background on the neighborhood, presentations from previous meetings, and input we have collected from our first three meetings. If you have any questions about the process, or would like to provide input for a meeting you missed, please contact Jeff Engstrom. Stay tuned for information about the next neighborhood meeting on January 21st, 2017!
    Have a warm December and a Happy New Year!

    Jeff Engstrom, AICP
    Senior Planner
    City of Austin Planning and Zoning Department
    jeffrey.engstrom@austintexas.gov
    (512) 974-1621

  • REMINDER FOR CORRIDOR MEETING DEC 8

    Administrator

    The following is copied from an email from Michael Gaudini of Council Member Leslie Pool’s office:

    Just sending around a reminder that Public Works will be holding meetings on the $19 million in mobility improvements for Burnet Road and North Lamar that they are planning on implementing. Please remind your communities and any other interested folks as you see fit.

    (This should put the cap on the 2012 bond funds for these corridors; the corridors will continue to see major investments in the coming years through the recently passed 2016 bond.)

    Meeting information:

    North Lamar Meeting

    Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 6:30 PM

    ARC Community Church

    305 Deen Ave.

    Burnet Road Meeting

    Thursday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 PM

    Northwest Rec. Center

    2913 Northland Dr.

    For a map of the corridor study area for this project: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1POTBBK4pboMv3hinEEcaVCOQUqg&usp=sharing

    For more info, please see the project site here: http://www.austintexas.gov/northlamarburnet.

    And, as always, remember to check out our District 7 Community Map for upcoming events and engagement opportunities: http://www.d7atx.com/community-calendar.

    Thanks!

    Michael

    Michael J. Gaudini

    Policy Advisor

    Council Member Leslie Pool

     

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  • MEETINGS RE: Code NEXT and Density Bonuses

    Administrator

     We apologize for the late notice, but those of us interested in CodeNEXT and density bonuses have two opportunities to learn more via two Density Bonus Stakeholder Meetings. The same information will be presented at both meetings:

    Tues., Dec. 6th, 6-7:30 pm
    Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Office, Room 400A
    1000 E. 11th St., Austin TX 78702

    Wed., Dec. 7th, 8-9:15am
    City Hall Executive Session Room, Room 1027
    301 W. 2nd St. Austin, TX 78701

    CodeNext staff will present their findings from their analysis of the potential for density bonus programs in Austin. Since density is especially prescribed for corridors and Burnet Road is a corridor, these finding may affect North Shoal Creek (and all the other neighborhoods along Burnet Road).

    This link provides additional information: http://www.austintexas.gov/news/second-m…

    For more information, contact Lauren Avioli at lauren.avioli@austintexas.gov or (512) 974-3100.