Council Member Pio Renteria, District 3

Extreme winter weather is expected this holiday weekend🥶 Information on the flyers below contains resources and helpful information. Please share!

Feliz Navidad! Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season!

-Your D3 Team💖

I've known José Velásquez for more than 30 years, and I could not be more proud to have the honor of passing the torch to him alongside my former colleagues on council. Felicidades on your victory as Council Member-Elect! We look forward to having you represent D3!

Mil gracias and a big thank you to all our boards and commissions appointees--your work is so valuable and we appreciate your time and energy! I would also like to thank Rep. Lloyd Doggett and Libby Doggett for supporting Dia de la Raza and our community over the years. Vamos!

Starting in the fall of 2022, the City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability will work alongside partners and community members to co-create Austin’s first-ever Food Plan. The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) will support the Office of Sustainability in developing this plan. Together, we can design a shared vision for a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient food system in Austin.

Apply for the CAC here: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/austins-healthy-and-equitable-food-system

Austin's Healthy and Equitable Food System | AustinTexas.gov For Austin to be a thriving, equitable, and ecologically resilient community, it must have a healthy and just local food system. Growing, selling, eating, and recovering food locally creates jobs, strengthens the economy, improves public health, and reduces transportation impacts.

Beginning on October 11, Austin Water will offer three virtual workshops and three in-person workshops, one each in Bastrop, Lee, and Travis County. The goal of these workshops is to provide background on the ASR project and collect community input on technical, equity, and affordability information that will be used in the ASR evaluation process. Additional details and meeting registration information are included in the attached flyer and at: https://www.speakupaustin.org/asr

The Project Connect Community Advisory Committee wants to hear from you! Your opinion and experiences are crucial to help inform budget priorities for the next three years. Join us for a community conversation to learn about anti-displacement goals. Come share your ideas about how $75 million should be invested.

Upcoming Conversations:

September 21, 5:30 – 7:30 pm @ South Austin Recreation Center
September 29, 5:30 –7:30 pm (virtual)
October 1, 10:00am –12:00 pm @ Montopolis Recreation & Community Center
October 6, 5:30 – 7:30 pm @ North Austin YMCA
October 10, 5:30 – 7:30 pm (virtual)

Project Connect Anti-Displacement: Funding Priorities La versión en español sigue a continuación. The City of Austin needs your support to help prevent displacement. Community feedback will help guide funding priorities for the next three years. In 2020, Austin voters approved Project Connect. Our local public transit

Cycling has a carbon footprint of just 33 grams of CO2 per mile traveled. That’s up to 30 X lower than that of a fossil fuel car, & could be 10 X more important than electric cars to help Austin reach net zero emissions by 2040. Today I hit 4,000 miles on this eastside cruiser!

Through ATX Walk Bike Roll, Austin Public Works + Austin Transportation are updating the City's sidewalk, urban trails, and bicycle plans. These plans guide how we build pedestrian and bicycle routes and identify where they are most needed.
We have reached a key moment in the planning process and need your feedback!

Reminder that the City of Austin is looking for your feedback on the Bergstrom Spur Trail! Please visit the virtual open house and provide your comments via the survey by October 16, 2022.

The Bergstrom Spur Trail will be about 6.5 miles long and connect Vinson Drive in south Austin to East Riverside Drive and US-183 in southeast Austin, along with many other parks, neighborhoods, and destinations.

Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BST_W_C_60P

Virtual OpenHouse:
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/439c101709614c07a8b760d73fab3d83

Project Website: https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/Bergstrom-Spur-Trail-Network/ptz4-rru2/

Decades ago I protested the Holly Powerplant and the negative effects it had on the community. Today I am proud to see my dream realized--a new trail that will further connect our community!