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Ridgetop Renaissance: A Community’s Plan to Strengthen Itself & Austin. Where: Ridgetop at the heart of urban change in Central Austin. Mueller Redev't. How It Started: 51st Street Zoning Change. Request to upzone 910 E. 51st SF-3 to GR.
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Ridgetop Renaissance:A Community’s Plan to Strengthen Itself & Austin Where:Ridgetop at the heart of urban change in Central Austin Mueller Redev't
How It Started:51st Street Zoning Change Request to upzone 910 E. 51st SF-3 to GR. • Changes in character: tough place for single family homes. • Willingness to consider upzoning entire corridor. • Fatal flaw: infrastructure not yet in place for expansion.
The Problems • Unsafe • Gridlock • Urban Design Failure • Harms Mueller redevelopment
Unsafe Airport Blvd. at 51st Street: 3 Ridgetop Elementary Children hit in 4 years
Unsafe 51st at IH-35: Austin’s No.1 Pedestrian Fatality Location
Unsafe Legal Fence blocks view 53rd at IH-35: Blind Curve
Gridlock 52nd at IH-35
Gridlock Airport Blvd. at 51st Street:
Urban Design Failure Cloverleaf at 51st & IH-35
Urban Design Failure 51st Street Corridor
Solving the Problem • 51st Street / IH-35 interchange redesign. • Close residential streets to IH-35 access. • Reconfigure 51st Street Lanes (Striping).
How Austin Benefits • Higher Tax Base • Residential & commercial property. • Better use of land: 51st and IH-35 access rd. • Offset costs to implement overall plan. • Make Mueller Work • Spread Success