| The
Galindo Elementary Neighborhood started the neighborhood
planning process in October of last year. The city
has combined the neighborhoods of Barton Hills, South
Lamar, Zilker and Galindo into one group, the South
Lamar Combined Neighborhood Plan in order to streamline
the process.
The planning process includes an
evaluation of the neighborhood’s strengths
and weaknesses and an examination of current transportation,
land use, parks and open space, and current zoning
uses. The group meets every month and the planning
process last about a year and a half. The plan will
eventually be sent to the city council for final
approval.
The Galindo Planning area has been
meeting separately as a group to write our vision
and goals for our neighborhood. We’ve met twice
to discuss and draft visions and goals. A list of
neighborhood characteristics we would like to see
in the future was the starting point for the draft
goals below.
- Maintain neighborhood diversity
and preserve single-family housing (infill options)
while maintaining housing affordability.
- Provide more parks and open
space via trails, greenbelt and recreation areas.
- Sidewalks and bike lane improvements
with increased transit options. Speeding traffic
and cut-through traffic are also an issue.
- Redevelopment of Oltorf and
South First will emphasize neighborhood services
and include residential and mixed use residential
and commercial development.
School quality, environmental concerns
and flood plain issues will also be included in the
neighborhood’s goals. We are now working on
evaluating the current land use and potential for
development and change in the zoning and use of Oltorf,
South First, Cardinal Lane and the corner of Ben
White and South First.
The City of Austin has developed
a very informative site on the South Lamar Combined
Neighborhood Planning Area, with meeting notices,
neighborhood planning contacts, and many other helpful
resources.
Click
here to access the SLCNPA site. |
