2011 Assessment of Smart Growth in Austin, Texas

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dc.contributor.authorSummerville, Jason
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLongoria, Thomas
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDeSoto, William H.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGarza, Ana Lisa
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-12T20:12:12Z
dc.date.available2012-02-24T10:13:03Z
dc.date.issued2011-04
dc.descriptionAn Applied Research Project Submitted to the Department of Political Science, Texas State University-San Marcos, in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Public Administration, Spring 2011.
dc.description.abstractSmart Growth refers to a variety of goals focused on curbing urban sprawl throughout the world. Though it has the potential to resolve many of the current problems faced by American cities, Smart Growth has yet to be formalized into a coherent policy. In the United States, some cities have tried and succeeded but others have failed in developing sustainable Smart Growth practices. In Austin, Texas, Smart Growth became a goal for future planning and was implemented in 1999 to create a "smarter," more sustainable city. This research paper gauged the current implementation of Smart Growth practices with an emphasis on Partnerships, Development Models and Transportation. City planning and transportation documents were reviewed to measure Smart Growth goals against practical ideal types discussed in the existing scholarly research. The methodology used to assess Smart Growth practices in Austin was document analysis, direct observations, field research. The research revealed that the City of Austin has met and exceeded expectations in the sub-categories of Non-Profit Advocacy Groups, Intergovernmental Agreements, Business Entitlement Programs, Traditional Neighborhood Design, Transit-Oriented Development and Value-Added Services. The only sub-category failing to meet expectations of Smart Growth practices in this research was Transit Reorientation. Recommendations made to improve all sub-categories to exceed expectations would be to empower citizens by providing an advisory chair on final decisions, providing a mass transit liaison at major transit centers to improve customer satisfaction and creating more amenities to improve rider experience on public transportation.
dc.description.departmentPublic Administration
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dc.format.extent83 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationSummerville, J. (2011). 2011 assessment of smart growth in Austin, Texas. Masters of Public Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/3435
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectsmart growth
dc.subjectsustainable growth
dc.subjectAustin growth
dc.subjectmanagement
dc.subjectPublic Administration
dc.title2011 Assessment of Smart Growth in Austin, Texas
dc.typeApplied Research Project

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