Around the Community

Originally, the proposed Orange Line follows a 20-mile corridor currently served by Capital Metro's MetroRapid 801 and extends from the Tech Ridge Park and Ride on the northern end of the corridor to just north of Slaughter Lane on the southern end of the corridor along Lamar Blvd and Congress Avenue. In 2023, Austin Transit Partnership presented five new design ideas. Two of those new designs proposed will affect the South Congress entrance area of TSD.

The Austin Transportation and Public Works Department (TPW) is bringing safety improvements to Barton Springs Road between Stratford Drive and South Lamar Boulevard that will be carried out in a 12-month pilot. 

Created by a partnership between Endeavor Real Estate Group and the Cox family, 305 South Congress will enhance connections to and along the waterfront while expanding public open space. This new neighborhood will offer an exciting pedestrian environment by leveraging multi-modal transit access—enhancing mobility within the urban core. As the city continues to evolve, 305 South Congress will complement Austin's waterfront, as well as the overall vision for the South Central Waterfront District.

The South Central Waterfront Vision Framework Plan (“SCW Plan”) is a community driven plan that was adopted by the Austin City Council in June 2016 which “sets a path to create a district wide network of connected green streets, parks, trails and public open spaces as well as achieving new affordable housing units.” The area that encapsulates the approximately 118-acre South Central Waterfront District is bound by South First Street to the west, Bouldin Creek and East Riverside Drive to the south, Blunn Creek to the east, and Lady Bird Lake to the north.