The first Art in Public Places application period features eight public art projects totaling over $700,000. Austin’s public art investments create jobs, not only for the commissioned artists, but also for subcontractors such as engineers, architects, fabricators, installers, materials vendors, lighting experts, and other professionals.
Artists can apply February 1 - March 31 for the artwork commissions, which range from $30,000 to $169,000. Apply for these artist opportunities and attend information sessions.
A part of Project Connect’s Anti-Displacement initiatives, this program provides zero-percent interest forgivable and non-forgivable loans to eligible non-profit organizations for the acquisition of property that increases the supply of affordable housing. Loans are available on a rolling basis until available program funds are exhausted.
Attend the Orange Line Working Groups and Community Design Workshops
The upcoming working groups include the latest updates on North Guadalupe and St. Edward's to Stassney. Community Design Workshops include the Drag and Crestview Station. Join these meetings to share your ideas and feedback with the Project Connect team.
Take part in one or more of these experiences:
North Guadalupe Working Group - 29th St. Intersection Deep Dive
This meeting will focus on the latest design updates for the area around the Hemphill Park stop and the 29th Street intersection.
Thursday, Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. Register for North Guadalupe.
St. Edward's to Stassney Working Group
This meeting will focus on the area that includes the St. Edward's University station, South Congress Transit Center, and Stassney Station.
Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m. Register for St. Edward's to Stassney.
The Drag Community Design Workshop
This workshop will focus on a section of Guadalupe St. known as "The Drag," offering new ways for people to travel just west of UT and creating a new signature public space for Austin.
Thursday, Feb. 24 at 5:30 p.m. Register for The Drag.
Crestview Station Community Design Workshop
This workshop will focus on the Crestview Station, located where Airport Blvd. meets North Lamar Blvd. and will cross the existing Red Line - a complex interchange with great placemaking opportunities.
Register for Crestview Station. Meeting details are coming soon to our Get Involved page.
Live Spanish translation will be available. For other language accommodations, please call 512-904-0180. Requests must be made at least three working days prior to the scheduled meeting date.
Missed out on our previous working groups and design workshops? Visit our Project Connect Engagement Library to view the documents and videos.
As Project Connect advances the Blue and Orange Line light rail projects, Capital Metro has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to maximize this significant public transit investment and, together with the City of Austin, set a bold, community-led vision for the future. This vision allows us to work with residents, small businesses, and organizations to explore Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) strategies along with the Blue and Orange Lines to create inclusive, vibrant, and accessible communities that integrate residential, business, and public space all within walking distance of transit stations.
You are invited to participate in the fourth virtual Community Meeting for the Zilker Park Vision Plan. During the meeting, we will present several illustrative plans that bring together ideas from previous alternatives and community input. Please join us to submit your comments and additional ideas, as we head toward a draft plan for the future of Zilker Park.
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Está invitado a participar en la cuarta reunión comunitaria virtual para el Plan de visión de Zilker Park. Durante la reunión, presentaremos varios planes ilustrativos que reúnen ideas de alternativas anteriores y aportes de la comunidad. Únase a nosotros para enviar sus comentarios e ideas adicionales, mientras nos dirigimos hacia un plan preliminar para el futuro para Zilker Park.
The Austin Parks Foundation is conducting a survey focused on how people find information about their parks in Austin. They'd like community input as they revamp their parks database. The survey below should only take a few minutes, but the information you provide will be invaluable as they work to make the parks database more user friendly and easier to navigate.
The NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office is now seeking applications for the FY22 Gulf of Mexico Bay-Watershed Education & Training (Gulf B-WET) competition. This program focuses on environmental education that promotes place-based experiential learning for K-12 students and related professional development for teachers across the five Gulf States. Applications are due by Feb 18, 2022.
