Regional Planning

Regional Planning promotes sustainable growth and livability of the CAPCOG Region by assisting in the development of transportation systems integrated with land use patterns that offer residents and travelers choices and convenient access to goods, services, jobs, schools, recreation and civic engagement. CAPCOG staff is responsible for professional activities necessary for the planning and coordination of improvements to the region's major road network, public transportation, airports, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

CAPCOG focuses efforts on two transportation committees and a County Planning Process that involves partnerships with several entities:

 

   County Comprehensive Transportation Plans

Recognizing the need for coordinated regional transportation plans, CAPCOG, the Texas Transportation Institute and the Texas Department of Transportation - Austin District partnered with Bastrop and Burnet Counties to develop a multimodal transportation plans. The planning processes were locally driven by County and City leaders and included a public involvement component. The planning horizon is the year 2035.

Links to each plan:              Bastrop County                Burnet County

 

   CAPCOG Assessment of Growth and Development

The Capital Area Council of Governments Growth Assessment Subcommittee released its November 2010 Assessment of Growth and Development report examining four key areas: Water, Land Use, Transportation, and Economic Development.  The report documents regional assets, identifies issues and challenges and offers policy recommendations for each key area.  The effort was an initiative originally identified in CAPCOG's strategic plan.

 

   CAPCOG Greenprint for Growth     

The Central Texas Greenprint for Growth is a tool for balancing sustainable conservation goals with the infrastructure needs of our rapidly urbanizing region. The process combines community stakeholder input about conservation goals and priorities with Geographic Information Systems mapping and modeling technology to produce graphic illustrations highlighting opportunity areas for conservation that meet multiple goals.

Visit our Maps page to view our Interactive Greenprint Map and download individual county maps in PDF format.  To download Google Earth and GIS Data for Greenprint visit our Geospatial Data page.

Central Texas Greenprint for Growth Report             

 Travis County Greenprint Report            

 Bastrop County Greenprint Brochure   

 Caldwell County Greenprint Brochure  

 Hays County Greenprint Brochure             

 

   Regional Planning Staff

  David Fowler
  Senior Planner
  Direct: 512.916.6165
  Fax:    512.916.6001

 

    Community Development Block Grant

Every year, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development provides federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds directly to states, which in turn provide the funds to small, rural cities with populations less than 50,000 and to counties that have a non-metropolitan population under 200,000 and are not eligible for direct funding from HUD. These small communities are called "non-entitlement" areas because they must apply for CDBG dollars through The Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA). (Larger cities, such as Dallas, Houston and others, receive CDBG monies directly from HUD, and are called "entitlement" areas.)

TDRA's CDBG program is the largest in the nation. The rural-focused program serves approximately 1,015 eligible rural communities, 244 rural counties, and provides services to over 365,000 low to moderate income beneficiaries each year. Of the 1,015 cities eligible for CDBG funds, 763 have a population of less than 3,000 and 431 have a population of less than 1,000. The demographics and rural characteristics of Texas have shaped a program that focuses on providing basic human needs and sanitary infrastructure to small rural communities in outlying areas.

Overview of TDRA CDBG Program

 

   CAPCOG Capital Area Regional Review Committee

The Governor's Capital Area Regional Review Committee was created as a voluntary, unincorporated association by the Governor of Texas. The committee's primary purpose is to assist the Governor, in conjunction with the Office of Rural Community Affairs, in reviewing funding applications submitted in State Planning Region 12 under the Texas Community Development Program.

20010/2011 Applicant Guidebook 

 

   CDBG Staff

  Michelle Casanova
   Community Services Program Manager
   Direct: 512.916.6163
   Fax:    512.916.6001

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