Growth Plan Saves Floodplain, Supports Mixed-use Projects
Graphical Representation of the Travis Land Water and Transportation Plan (Travis County Website)

Graphical Representation of the Travis Land Water and Transportation Plan
Travis County Website

December 2014

The Travis County Land, Water & Conservation Plan is created to guide growth in unincorporated Travis County. The plan directs regional transportation systems away from fragile natural water and land resources, while concentrating development around activity centers.  

The plan calls for..."activity centers" or compact mixed-use development along TX 130 & FM 620 that would be connected by roads, transit and paths for bicyclists and pedestrians.

— Austin American-Statesman, December 10, 2014

Austin American-Statesman, July 17, 2014

Supporting Documents

Related Events

A Chronology of Plans and Reports

Barton Creek Blasting Not Advised
December 1964
Barton Creek Greenbelt
Bicentennial Gift To Nation – Creeks Project
1976
Bicentennial Creeks Project Brochure. 1976
Environmental Study Disappoints
October 1979
Barton Creek, 1970s
Austin Tomorrow Master Plan
1980
City Manager DIck Lillie (right),1982
Greenway Study Unveiled
October 1991
Barton Creek, 1989
Regional Habitat Conservation Plan Established
1996
Black-capped Vireo nest
Barton Creek Water Quality Report Released
April 1997
Occasional blooms of oxygen-depleting algae indicate vulnerability of our water resources to nearby development
Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan Approved
2012
Travis County Conservation Plan Approved
December 2014
Graphical Representation of the Travis Land Water and Transportation Plan

Related Events

A Chronology of the Institutionalization of Environmental Values

Panel Appointed To Protect Barton Creek
January 1966
Detailed Flood Plain Map
Call For City Environmental Director
June 1970
Office Of Environmental Resource Management Created
1972
City Manager Lynn Andrews, Environmental Director Stuart Henry (from left)
Citizens' Environmental Board Created
May 1972
Citizens' Environmental Board Meeting
Citizen Initiative To Guide Master Plan
1973
Dick Lillie with WeCare Austin
Developer Rebates Discontinued
September 1975
Councilmember Bob Binder's voting recording consistently sides with pro-environmental policy.
Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Groundwater Conservation District Formed
August 1987
The new district covers an area from the Colorado River south almost to the city of Kyle. The eastern boundary roughly follows IH35 & the western edge extends almost to FM 1626.
Regional Habitat Conservation Plan Established
1996
Black-capped Vireo nest
Green Council Elected
May 1997
1997 Green Council
Smart Growth Initiative Announced
1998
Travis County Conservation Plan Approved
December 2014
Graphical Representation of the Travis Land Water and Transportation Plan
The Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District Established
2019