Call for Photographs
- At January 07, 2013
- By SLNA Admin
- In Uncategorized
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You probably have noticed that our website’s banner photograph is of the Lamar Street bridge as it heads into South Lamar. While this is a great photograph and we appreciate Austin photographer Jim Nix allowing us to use it, we would like to have a banner photo that is more representative of our neighborhood. If you have a photo of our area that might work for a banner (that is, can be cropped to 1000x288px) please notify us via the contact page.
We also are accepting photographs of our neighborhood to assemble a historical gallery to keep track of the changes over time. We’ll be happy to add yours to our collection. The neighborhood is changing at lightning speed, so it will be nice to chronicle the history with your photographs.
Thank you!
Seasons Greetings!
- At December 12, 2012
- By SLNA Admin
- In Uncategorized
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We would like to wish everyone in South Lamar NA a very Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa! We hope you enjoy this holiday season with your family and friends, and of course, your neighbors. We are glad you are here.
There is a whole host of holiday happenings going on in Austin. You can find out about them by visiting the Austin Christmas Guide website. Enjoy!
And of course, don’t miss our SLNA Holiday Party! Happening tomorrow night, Thursday, December 13 at 7PM at the Faith United Methodist Church on South Lamar. Join us for some food, some caroling, and fun. Bring a dish if you like, it’s a pot luck of sorts.
2013 will be a year of unbelievable change for us. By the end of 2013 we probably won’t recognize much of our neighborhood! We look forward to working together with you through these changes towards ensuring the best future possible for all of us – both the current residents and the new.
Happy Holidays and have a very Happy New Year!
‘Smart Growth’ or Debacle?
- At June 20, 2012
- By SLNA Admin
- In City of Austin, Development
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We are on the brink of incredible change in SLNA, and our once pastoral, quiet, little neighborhood is quickly being transformed. Transformed into what? We don’t yet know. On the one hand is the ideal of “Smart Growth”: compact, walkable urban areas of sustainable housing and open space where community is nurtured in concert with the existing neighborhood. On the other hand is development run roughshod, where every available square inch is paved over to maximize density and profit. In SLNA, the ball is rolling, but we don’t know in what direction. Whether we end up looking like an urban planner’s glossy flyer, or simply a bunch of condos and houses all crammed in together is yet to be seen. A few rain barrels does not “Smart Growth” make.
In SLNA we sit squarely in the “Desired Development Zone”: This yellow area on the map is the urban core that the city of Austin has designated for major growth. You have already seen the large number of development projects starting up on South Lamar. This development is not stopping at our neighborhood boundaries!
We have already seen one neighbor on Del Curto sustain substantial flood damage due to new development. The flood cleanup alone cost over $15,000 out-of-pocket, and the situation is not yet resolved. How this legal entanglement will unfold is not clear. The flood potential at the site still exists, leaving the homeowner in limbo.
On Del Curto alone, there are 7 large properties where development is either taking place or soon could be. How will this affect our neighborhood? What infrastructure improvements need to be made to sustain the cumulative impact of all of these developments? How will this affect flooding along Del Curto and Cinnamon Path? Will you be building a sandbag wall? How will this affect traffic and other issues of public safety?
If you’d like to hear more about the current developments being planned in our neighborhood, meet your neighbors and share your opinions, please join us for our neighborhood meeting tomorrow night, Thursday, June 21 at 7PM. The meeting is taking place at the Faith United Methodist Church at 2701 South Lamar Blvd. We will be in classroom Alpha-2.
We hope to see you there!