Thanks to Mike McGill for the heads up!
Archives for 2010
Downtown Austin Open Houses
downtown Austin open house listings for Sunday, July 11th
(Got the wrong week? Click here)
- 1501 W 6th Street, Villa West #B2, 2bd/2ba $349,888 12-2pm [Urbanspace]
- 800 W 5th St, Austin City Lofts #909, 1bd/1ba $475,000 1-4pm [Daybreak]
- 800 W 5th St, Austin City Lofts #505, 2bd/2ba $499,900 2-4pm [AvenueOne]
- 800 W 5th St, Austin City Lofts #903, 2bd/2ba $599,000 1-4pm [The Boutique]
- 800 W 5th St, Austin City Lofts #806, 1bd/1ba $425,000 1-4pm [The Boutique]
- 54 Rainey St, Milago Condos, Penthouse #5, 2bd/2ba $499,900 1-3pm [Urbanspace]
- 54 Rainey St, Milago Condos, Penthouse #2, 2bd/2ba $899,900 1-3pm [Urbanspace]
It’s an Austin City Lofts open house festival this weekend. When you’re done with the open houses, you can enjoy an afternoon on Lady Bird Lake by renting a canoe or kayak from at the Texas Rowing Center. Or, dine al fresco at Annie’s Cafe on Congress Ave for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Make sure to download my transaction report from June (registered members only) and discuss with a Realtor who lives and works in downtown Austin.
-Jude
DANA Urban Core Happy Hour
Date: Thursday, July 8, 2010
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Tiniest Bar in Texas – 817 West 5th Street (map)
Tea Embassy
Looking for a quiet place to focus and get some work done? Look no further than the Tea Embassy. Located in the heart of Original Austin, this bungalow is filled with old-world charm.
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SnappATX: Using Social Tech To Improve Influence At The City
There’s a new way to be heard and see what others are saying about transportation in Austin. Since the urban core of a large and fast growing city like Austin needs effective transportation, every Downtown Austin Blog reader should also get snapping.
SNAPPatx – Social Networking and Planning Project in Austin, TX – began with UT students sitting around a table talking about how to give students a better way get involved in transportation decisions that mean so much for the their lives in Austin. These students, the City of Austin’s Department of Transportation, and Alliance for Public Transportation coordinated with Texas Citizen Fund to applied for and won a Federal Transit Administration PTP grant to innovate the use of social media as an easier and more convenient option for engaging Austin’s Strategic Mobility Planning (ASMP).
SNAPP focuses communications specifically toward some of the population segments least likely to show up to traditional planning meetings, e.g., younger adults/students, adults with young families, and seniors.
How SNAPPatx functions
SNAPP coordinates with the City of Austin, and other information resources, to develop and push out timely information about issues and decisions related to Strategic Mobility Planning.
SNAPP actively encourages discussion by:
- Capturing comments related to transportation in Austin.
- Communication specialists who ask questions to ensure each commenter is providing clear input related to Strategic Mobility Planning.
- Hosting surveys and other unique activities.
- To promote even more conversation, all of this is displayed as transparently as possible in aggregate on the SNAPPatx website and separately, Facebook fans see Facebook comments, Twitter followers see tweets, etc.
Finally, SNAPP analyzes all of these comments for type of comment, themes, topics, trends and sentiment. Specific “gaps” identified are sent directly to the City to become part of their gaps database. A detailed report on trends, topics, and themes is provided to the Strategic Mobility Plan staff and contractors as additional input into the planning process. And, the analysis of trends, themes, and topic is pushed back out into the SNAPP conversation as well.
Start snapping today
The clock is ticking. SNAPPatx has only months to show the world that Austin figure out how to use social media as a handy way to make a difference in planning – Austin Strategic Mobility Plan to be specific. So we need you to connect with us by:
Follow us on Twitter
Become a fan on Facebook
Or just go through our website for e-mail or blog connections.
Connecting is the easiest way for you to see information as well as things your neighbors are saying about transportation, and then to contribute your own ideas and thoughts.