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  • Tags: Neighborhood activism

Tell us what your neighborhood needs... Ideas Wanted! Billboard .png
Black-and-white photograph of a billboard asking residents to share ideas for neighborhood needs, printed in Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan in 1980. The billboard was part of the department’s public outreach for the master planning process,…

Zone 3 Residents.png
Black-and-white photograph of Zone 3 residents participating in a citizen meeting for the Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan in 1980. The meeting was part of the Parks and Recreation Department’s planning process, which gathered resident input…

Zone 7 Residents in Predominately Hispanic East Austin.png
Black-and-white photograph of Zone 7 residents participating in a citizen meeting for the Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan in 1980. The meeting was part of the Parks and Recreation Department’s planning process, which gathered resident input…

Zone 7 Residents in Predominately Hispanic East Austin.png
Black-and-white photograph of Zone 7 residents participating in a citizen meeting for the Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan in 1980. The meeting was part of the Parks and Recreation Department’s planning process, which gathered resident input…

City Planning Graphic from Parks and Recreation Department's Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan, 1980 .png
Diagram from Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan showing the department’s planning process for parks, recreation, and open space. The graphic moves from trends reports, citizen surveys, neighborhood outreach, and resource inventories into needs…

Image of Zone 6 Citizens pictured in Austin Parks and Recreation Masterplan, 1980.png
Black-and-white photograph of Zone 6 residents participating in a citizen meeting for the Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan in 1980. The meeting was part of the Parks and Recreation Department’s planning process, which gathered resident input…

Barton Hills Petition.png
Petition created by residents of the Barton Hills–Horseshoe Bend neighborhood opposing the proposed extension of the Barton Skyway Bridge in Austin, Texas. The first page outlines specific concerns about the project, including increased traffic…

Austin Neighborhood Council %22Strength Through Unity%22 .png
“Strength Through Unity,” a statement issued by the Austin Neighborhood Council (ANC), outlines the organization's purpose and structure as a coordinating body for neighborhood associations in Austin. The document emphasizes cooperation among…

SRCC June Newsletter 1976.pdf
Two-page Design Edition newsletter from South River City Citizens (SRCC), dated June 1976, combining an “SRCC Area Plan” map with a written discussion of neighborhood planning concerns. The first page focuses on transportation, zoning, pedestrian…

SRCC Newsletter pg. 1.png
Pages from Austin’s Neighborhood Design Manual, dated November 2, 1981, preserved within the South River City Citizens Records. The opening section critiques rapid urban growth in Austin, arguing that development driven by outside investment places…
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