The University of Texas System Board of Regents is spending $5.1 million for the Brackenridge tract development proposals by Cooper, Robertson & Partners LLP and its subcontractors....
A Dedication Ceremony for the Lions Municipal Golf Course Historical Marker will be held On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at 10 a.m. at Lions Municipal Golf Course. The Dedication Ceremony is open to the public, and there will be refreshments after the dedication...
The City of Austin is creating a new Comprehensive Plan for Austin which will set forth the city's policies for growth and development. Find additional information at http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/compplan.
On August 25, 2008, WANG announced its Position Statement on the possible development of the Brackenridge Tract. The statement sets forth a number of general and tract-specific propositions to reflect neighborhood input and concerns about the development of this incredible asset, and urges the University to weigh any financial opportunity from the Tract against any adverse impact that it might have on West Austin and its citizens.
A UT panel of faculty members is recommending transforming the University of Texas’ Brackenridge tract into an environmental science campus which would enhance an existing biological field laboratory by housing the university’s extensive plant and natural history collections, currently stored on the main campus, in a new science center that would serve as a museum, a research center and a public outreach site. Additional space on the 350-acre tract would be set aside for a technology transfer center, where researchers could work on biofuels, biotech, clean energy, environmentally friendly architecture and other initiatives with a goal of moving breakthroughs at the lab bench into the marketplace.
July 1, 2009 Statement by August W. Harris III, President, West Austin Neighborhood Group (WANG): West Austin Neighborhood Group Deplores Brackenridge Tract Planners’ Suggestions and Continues to Seek Best Use for Core Suburban Spaces
Austin American Statesman article explains how Brackenridge plans may strain nearby streets by adding 13,000 residents to Tarrytown likely to put thousands of extra cars on already-crowded roads. For more details, go to http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/06/28/0628bracktranspo.html
West Austin Neighborhood Group