Gather ’round Georgetown

Mark your calendars for 6-8:30 p.m. Feb. 1 to take a look back at 2022 and look ahead at what’s to come in 2023 as we create a roadmap for Georgetown’s future. The event will feature several opportunities to share your feedback and learn more about City initiatives and programs.

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The City of Georgetown is working with the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization to develop a multimodal corridor for Austin Avenue from Southeast Inner Loop to Northeast Inner Loop. The study will identify transportation needs and develop a context-sensitive vision for several different subareas along the corridor. Additionally, the study will identify catalytic placemaking opportunities within key focus areas. The study will build upon previous local and regional plans and will guide recommendations for the City’s Downtown Master Plan Update (see below for additional details) and Future Mobility Plan, as well as CAMPO’s long-range Regional Transportation Plan. The study process will involve input from stakeholders and the public.

Timeline: Winter 2022-2023 to Summer 2024

July 26, 2022 | City Council workshop presentation

More details to come.

The Downtown Master Plan provides a framework for development and redevelopment in the Downtown Overlay District in Georgetown, which is the 40-block area around the Courthouse Square. The Downtown Master Plan was initially adopted in 2003 and was previously updated in 2014. Council approved initiating the update of the Downtown Master Plan in 2022. The project will involve opportunities for input from key stakeholders and the public and will also entail coordination with a number of other projects, including Austin Avenue pedestrian bridges, Austin Avenue Corridor Study, and the Unified Development Code Update.

Timeline: November 2022 to January 2024

Aug. 23, 2022 | City Council workshop presentation

More details to come.

The Georgetown Future Mobility Plan, previously known as the Overall Transportation Plan, will help establish transportation projects, policies, and standards to realize the envisioned transportation network. Over the next several months as we work to update the previous plan of our transportation network, please continue to return to project website for updates and new opportunities to provide feedback and learn more.

Timeline: October 2022 to September 2023

Visit the Future Mobility Plan project website.

The 2030 Comprehensive Plan called for a UDC diagnostic review to implement several recommendations related to buffers, residential lot sizes, open space, density, connectivity, highway corridors, historic resources, transfers of development rights, and criteria for special districts such as municipal utility districts. The project Steering Committee includes representatives from City boards and commissions, City Council, and development professionals. The rewrite process will include stakeholder and public input, as well as regular check-ins with Council.

Timeline: Fall 2022 to Fall 2024

Sept. 27, 2022 | City Council workshop presentation

More details to come.

The City of Georgetown, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation, began the process to work towards rehabilitating the Austin Avenue bridges crossing the North and South Forks of the San Gabriel River in 2016. The bridges were constructed in 1940 and deteriorated with time and increased traffic. The City is moving forward with developing construction plans for bridge rehabilitation and roadway improvements on the Austin Avenue Bridges over the San Gabriel River. This project is funded through the voter-approved Mobility Georgetown Bond 2021. The pedestrian bridges will be designed and constructed at a later date when additional funding is identified.

Timeline: Fall 2022 to mid-2023, with construction starting late 2023 through mid-2025

Visit the Austin Avenue bridge rehabilitation project webpage.

The City of Georgetown Civic Leadership Academy seeks to educate, connect, and inspire leaders to develop a strong commitment to community service for the greater good of Georgetown. It provides a learning experience for existing and emerging leaders to understand City services and functions, while building the skills and knowledge to succeed in City leadership roles. Participants of the program are given the opportunity to develop an understanding of the promises and challenges facing our community – and their role as future City leaders.

The second class is currently underway and should graduate after May 2023. Registration for the third class should open later in 2023.

Learn more about the Civic Leadership Academy.

The City of Georgetown’s legislative program aims to empower the City to make local decisions necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its residents, while opposing any measure that would diminish the City’s ability to function effectively or that would erode its authority to govern over its own local affairs in the best interest of our residents.

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Council has been providing feedback on façade and design features of the City parking garage to be constructed at the northeast corner of Austin Avenue and Sixth Street. Council feedback on safety and visibility, accessibility, and the design have been incorporated into the design.

Timeline: Design and construction documents in 2023, completion in late 2024.

Oct. 11, 2022 | City Council workshop presentation

Visit the Downtown parking garage project webpage for more information about previous public engagement.

The 2017 Williams Drive Study concluded that traffic operations and safety in the corridor (from I-35 to Jim Hogg Road) are affected by a lack of access management, with corridor-wide center turn lanes and over 150 curb cuts. This project will increase the efficiency and safety of the corridor by consolidating the number of driveways, adding raised and planted medians with turn bays for protected movements, and installing safety lighting.

Timeline: Winter 2022-2023 to Winter 2023

Nov. 8, 2022 | City Council workshop presentation

More details to come.

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