Downtown Austin Alliance /tags/downtown-austin-alliance Downtown Austin Alliance en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:28:37 GMT Downtown Austin safety team increases patrol in response to APD staffing shortage /austin/2024-07-24/downtown-austin-safety-team-increases-patrol-in-response-to-apd-staffing-shortage The Downtown Austin Alliance tripled the size of its safety team due to the increased shortages the Austin Police Department is facing. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:28:37 GMT /austin/2024-07-24/downtown-austin-safety-team-increases-patrol-in-response-to-apd-staffing-shortage Lucciana Choueiry Downtown Austin Alliance helps local creatives find pop-up spaces for their work /austin/2024-06-21/downtown-austin-alliance-work-space-local-creatives-artists The organization created a new program called Downtown Austin Space Activation to help local artists and entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds stay in Austin. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-06-21/downtown-austin-alliance-work-space-local-creatives-artists Corinne Piorkowski Survey shows Austin's downtown bars are back to business as usual. Music venues? Not so much. /business/2021-10-12/survey-shows-austins-downtown-bars-are-back-to-business-as-usual-music-venues-not-so West Sixth and Rainey Street bars are roaring back. Red River and East Sixth Street bars and venues aren't. Tue, 12 Oct 2021 21:31:57 GMT /business/2021-10-12/survey-shows-austins-downtown-bars-are-back-to-business-as-usual-music-venues-not-so Andrew Weber Downtown Austin Businesses Struggled Over The Last 13 Months, But Many Are Still Betting On The Neighborhood's Future /business/2021-04-21/downtown-austin-businesses-struggled-over-the-last-13-months-but-many-are-still-betting-on-the-neighborhoods-future Dozens of storefronts have closed permanently since the start of the pandemic, but a new report shows optimism for growth. Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:09:38 GMT /business/2021-04-21/downtown-austin-businesses-struggled-over-the-last-13-months-but-many-are-still-betting-on-the-neighborhoods-future Jimmy Maas New Murals In Downtown Austin Aim To Empower Women /austin/2020-03-12/new-murals-in-downtown-austin-aim-to-empower-women Two new murals were created in Austin this week as part of the Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation's "Writing on the Walls" series. The weeklong art event� Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2020-03-12/new-murals-in-downtown-austin-aim-to-empower-women Dani Matias There's Plenty Of Parking Around South Congress, Study Finds. But Nobody Knows Where It Is. /transportation/2019-11-29/theres-plenty-of-parking-around-south-congress-study-finds-but-nobody-knows-where-it-is The City of Austin is examining ways to make parking in the South Congress area less of a mess.“It doesn’t work well for the residents, it doesn’t work� Fri, 29 Nov 2019 11:01:00 GMT /transportation/2019-11-29/theres-plenty-of-parking-around-south-congress-study-finds-but-nobody-knows-where-it-is Samuel King Packed Homelessness Forum Calls For More Shelters, Support. 'We Are Dealing With Human Beings Here.' /austin/2019-07-23/packed-homelessness-forum-calls-for-more-shelters-support-we-are-dealing-with-human-beings-here As the city adjusts to new rules for panhandling, camping or sitting or lying down in public, the Downtown Austin Alliance hosted a forum Tuesday to� Wed, 24 Jul 2019 04:14:26 GMT /austin/2019-07-23/packed-homelessness-forum-calls-for-more-shelters-support-we-are-dealing-with-human-beings-here Andrew Weber