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a strong representation of young professionals.

34%Single Family

55%Multifamily 5%

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Providing more housing choices will increase affordability allowing families to live closer to work and home while a community to develops within a highly active area

transforming a commercial business district to a mixed use urban community.

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A very diverse center should score above 0.5 in the Simpon’s

Diversity Index. This index evaluates, in a 0 to 1 range, the

mixture of elements within a specific area,

and is often used in ecology to calculate

biodiversity.

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PROJECTION: TEXAS CENTRAL STATE PLANE

DATUM: NAD 1983

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CURRENT LAND USE

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increased overall job availability

for white collar workers without

undermining long term blue collar

employment.

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low mix of land uses consisting

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same while business activities have

increased.

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SOME BUILDINGS READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS

RAILS TO ATTRACT ACTIVITY

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DAATUM: NAAD 198 198198199898888199119833333

The Gateway Activity Center strives to be a set of complete

neighborhoods that carry Austin’s spirit forward as a

world-class city:

Robust, economically diverse, transit-oriented communities with distinctive amenities and

cultural resources.

VISION STATEMENT