VICTORY! LADY BIRD LAKE PRESERVED
Original shoreline setback and building heights retained. 1.5 acre parkland added plus Hike and Bike Trail extended, thanks to STL Citizens group and CWS Capital Partners.
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THANK YOU PLANNING COMMISSION
After a long hard battle, the Planning Commission voted 9-0 against granting the 222 / 300 Riverside variance request. This is a win-win for Austin now, and in the future.

NEXT STEPS
The City Council has created a task force to develop policy pertaining to the Town Lake Corridor. STL will continue its efforts to support this process to insure a more permanent solution.

LADY BIRD & TOWN LAKE
Lady Bird Johnson, honorary chair and visionary force behind the Town Lake Beautification Committee in the early 1970's, along with Emma Long, Jim Pflueger and others, dedicated their personal land holdings to create this rare and special parkland along Town Lake, "which gives residents and visitors the opportunity for a rural escape in an urban setting." writes Liz Carpenter (click here to read the entire LIz Carpenter American Statesman article).  The Concert to Save Town Lake will be dedicated to the amazing work and life of Lady Bird Johnson.  SaveTownLake.org honors Lady Bird's commitment and contributions to Austin's beautification by continuing the fight to preserve the essence of Town Lake. STL releases PSA.

MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to protect and preserve Austin's most precious resource: Town Lake and the Town Lake Corridor (TLC). We support responsible development along the TLC while promoting public awareness of the City's highest regulatory standards. We advocate for strong adherence to current City code, especially the Waterfront Overlay established in 1986. Our goal is to maintain the integrity of the TLC for all of Austin. SaveTownLake.org is a Texas non-proft corporation.

THE ISSUE
Buildings are required to be set back 200 feet from Town Lake according to the Waterfront Overlay Ordinance. Click here to read the current Overlay Ordinance. Developers are requesting variances in order to build closer and closer to the waterfront with ever greater heights. Critcal votes are taking place throughout 2007/8 on increasing number of new construction projects in and around the Town Lake Corridor. The precedent-setting variances and zoning changes must be stopped in order to preserve the essence of Town Lake.

OUR CONCERNS
Town Lake is literally, by geography, and figuratively, by ambience, the heart of Austin. This corridor is flanked by downtown,  the Long Center for the Performing Arts,  the Palmer Events Center and by some of the city’s oldest neighborhoods – Bouldin, Barton Hills, Old West Austin, Travis Heights, Rainey Street. The new Austin City Hall overlooks the lake. Office buildings, hotels, restaurants, apartments and condominiums join open space in cradling the lake. >>more

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

South RIver City Citizens
Zilker Neighborhood Association
Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Association
South Austin Democrats
Save Our Springs Alliance
South Lamar Neighborhood Association
Liveable City 2007 Vision Award
Responsible Growth for Northcross