Blog Category: Announcements and News

Loop 360 Update – April 2020



A message from TXDOT: TxDOT was asked if they could add a dedicated right-turn lane for drivers headed from eastbound Bluffstone Drive to southbound Loop 360 (circled in blue on the graphic below). TxDOT has evaluated this request and has added an additional lane at this intersection. The additional lane will accommodate both right-turning as well...
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Loop 360 Updates for March 2020



TXDOT has provided an update for its plans for the changes being done on Loop 360. Project designs for changes to the intersection at Lakewood Drive/Spicewood Springs Road and the intersection at Courtyard Drive have been modified based on public input. See the March 2020 Loop 360 updates for diagrams and details....
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TXDOT Updates on I-35 Changes

PLAN UNVEILED TO FUND I-35 IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH DOWNTOWN AUSTIN The I-35 Capital Express Central project that would add two new non-tolled managed lanes in each direction on I-35 through downtown Austin could be fully funded under a plan unveiled at the February Texas Transportation Commission meeting. Under the proposed plan, an additional $3.4 billion would be...
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LDC (CodeNEXT) Updates Published 1/31/20

Late Friday evening January 31, 2020, new maps were released which involve new areas of “up-zoning”- allowing greater density, deeper into some of the neighborhoods in NWACA, for the creation of “Missing Middle” residential housing, coded as R-4. Our neighborhood could be zoned for far more density than the original map called for. It is important...
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2020 Neighborhood Interest Survey Now Open

Each year, the NWACA Board surveys the neighborhood for on the needs of the neighborhood and to get your guidance on where the NWACA Board and committees should focus their efforts. In this year’s survey, we’re also asking for your thoughts about the renovation of the Old Quarry Library, to help our District 10...
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LDC Public Hearing 12/7/19

The Only Remaining Scheduled Public Hearing on the Land Development Code revision (aka CodeNEXT) is this week, Saturday, December 7th, starting at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall in Council Chambers. Parking at City Hall is free – bring your parking ticket to staff inside City Hall for validation. Plan to Arrive early, 8:00 a.m.- sign...
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Join the NWACA Turkey Trot – Nov 28

Join your neighbors to walk, stroll, run, or bike on Thanksgiving Day - whatever locomotion you prefer! At 8:30 on November 28, meet at Far West and Mesa, and plan for a 3K journey along Mesa north to Burney, then west on Burney, then south on West Rim, and return to the starting point by...
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Latest Updates on LDC (CodeNEXT) Revision

As we have updates for the NWACA Community regarding the revision of Austin's Land Development Code, we will be putting them here. Items will appear in the order of latest information first. Posted 4/6/20 - from the LDC Revision Team working on the LDC: On March 18, a Travis County District Court Judge ruled that...
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CAMPO Seeks Input to 2045 Transportation Plan

CAMPO, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, seeks your input to envision a future transportation network for Central Texas that is safe, reliable, well-connected, and equitable. CAMPO is creating a comprehensive, multimodal 2045 Plan that includes improved roads, transit, bicycle and pedestrian paths, and changes to commuting patterns. To get involved, you can take a survey at...
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NWACA Informational Meeting about new LDC – Oct. 24 4-6pm

  • NWACA will hold an informational meeting about the new Land Development Code (LDC) for all neighbors: Thursday, October 24, 4 to 6 p.m. Huffman Hall St. Matthew's Episcopal Church 8134 Mesa Drive We will be reviewing maps of the zoning categories (also called zoning codes) assigned by the new LDC to the parcels throughout the NWACA neighborhood, and you will...
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    Learn about the New Land Development Code

    The draft of the new Land Development Code and associated maps were released on Friday, October 4. Meetings are scheduled for citizens to learn about and participate in the discussion of the new code:
  • * Public Meeting – Saturday, October 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Conley-Guerrero Senior Activity Center, 808 Niles Street.
  • * District 10...
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    November 2, 2019 – It’s My Park Day

    This year, we'll have two events in the NWACA area on It's My Park Day, Saturday, November 2. NWACA and the Friends of Stillhouse Hollow Nature Preserve will host a workday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the preserve, located at 7810 Sterling Drive. We will be cleaning out the landscape bed near the entrance...
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    Thanks to Garage Sale Participants!

    Thank you, everyone who held a garage sale on Saturday, October 5. We've heard good things from the shoppers! And some sellers have reported sales in the hundreds of dollars. Thanks for making this a successful event!...
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    October 5, 2019 NWACA Garage Sales


    Here is a list of the homes which will have Garage Sales on October 5, 2019. Sales will run from 8am to noon. 8509 Adirondack Cove, Austin, TX 5307 Backtrail Drive, Austin, TX 4203 Bamford Drive, Austin, TX 8102-B Baywood Drive, Austin, TX 4119 Burney Drive, Austin, TX 6615 Cat Creek Trail, Austin, TX 4305...
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