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COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Project Connect Community Advisory Committee was created to advise the City of Austin, CapMetro and Austin Transit Partnership on topics related to equity and Project Connect, including displacement prevention initiatives along the Project Connect system.

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To provide feedback to the Committee, please email input@atptx.org.

Upcoming CAC Meetings

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typeDateTimeLocationMeeting info
CAC MeetingJune 12, 20255PM203 Colorado St. Austin TX, 78701Register

Previous Meetings

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DateAgendasMeeting Minutes/DocsMedia
May
8th, 2025		AgendaVideo
Mar.
6th, 2025		AgendaMeeting Minutes Video
Feb.
13th, 2025		AgendaPublic Comment Presentation| Austin Light Rail Progress Update | Meeting Minutes

Video
Jan.
9th, 2025		AgendaPublic Comment Presentation| CapMetro Fare Payment System Changes Presentation | Austin Light Rail & DEIS Background Presentation Video
Dec.
12th, 2024		AgendaAustin Light Rail Update| Meeting Minutes Video
Nov.
14th, 2024		AgendaCapMetro Rail Update| Meeting MinutesVideo
Oct.
10th, 2024		AgendaCAC Austin Light Rail Advisory Group | COA 2024 HUD Pro Housing Grand Proposal | Meeting MinutesVideo
Sep.
12th, 2024		AgendaProposed Spring 2025 Service Change | Anti-Displacement CIS Recommendations | Meeting MinutesVideo
Aug.
8th, 2024		AgendaCAC ATP Board Nominations | FY 2025 Budget Proposal | Budget Presentation | Project Connect Acquisitions | Meeting MinutesVideo
Jul.
11th, 2024		AgendaProject Connect Anti-Displacement Investments | CapMetro Community Intervention Specialist Presentation | ETOD Overlay Update | Resolution from the CAC | Meeting MinutesVideo
Jun.
13th, 2024		AgendaPresentation | Displacement Risk Area Maps Update | Federal Process Scoping Report | Meeting MinutesVideo
May
9th, 2024		AgendaPresentation | Public Safety Update | WS Project | Meeting MinutesVideo
Apr.
11th, 2024		AgendaEthics Presentation | ETOD Update | SCW Presentation | Meeting MinutesVideo
Mar.
7th, 2024		AgendaCE Report | Public Safety Presentation | Title VI Policy Update | Meeting MinutesVideo
Feb.
8th, 2024		AgendaETOD Update | NOI Scoping | Transit Presentation | Meeting MinutesVideo
Jan.
11th, 2024		AgendaMeeting MinutesVideo
DateAgendasMeeting Minutes/DocsMedia
Dec.
8th, 2022		AgendaBackup Materials | MinutesVideo
Nov.
10th, 2022		AgendaBackup Materials | ATX Transit Report | MinutesVideo
Oct.
13th, 2022		AgendaBackup Materials | MinutesVideo
Sep.
8th, 2022		MEETING CANCELLED
Aug.
11th, 2022		AgendaBackup MaterialsVideo
Jul.
14th, 2022		AgendaBackup Materials | MinutesVideo
Jun.
9th, 2022		AgendaBackup Materials | MinutesVideo
May.
12th, 2022		Meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum
Mar.
23rd, 2022		AgendaAnti-Displacement Presentation | DRAFT Anti-Displacement WG Reco | MinutesVideo
Mar.
10th, 2022		AgendaStaff Updates | Sustainability Vision Plan | Budget Outline | ETOD | MinutesVideo
Feb.
23rd, 2022		AgendaBackup Materials | MinutesVideo
Jan.
26th, 2022		AgendaBackup Materials | MinutesVideo
DateAgendasMeeting Minutes/DocsMedia
Dec.
15th, 2021		AgendaAnti-Displacement Presentation | MinutesVideo
Nov.
15th, 2021		AgendaAnti-Displacement Presentation | MinutesVideo
Oct.
27th, 2021		AgendaMinutesVideo
Oct.
19th, 2021		AgendaMinutesVideo
Oct.
7th, 2021		AgendaMinutesVideo
Aug.
26th, 2021		AgendaMinutes---
Aug.
25th, 2021		AgendaMinutesVideo
Jul.
21st, 2021		AgendaMinutesVideo
Jun.
30th, 2021		AgendaPresentation | MinutesVideo
May.
26th, 2021		AgendaPresentation | Backup Materials | MinutesVideo

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DateAgendasMeeting Minutes/DocsMedia
May
8th, 2025		AgendaVideo
Mar.
6th, 2025		AgendaMeeting Minutes Video
Feb.
13th, 2025		AgendaPublic Comment Presentation| Austin Light Rail Progress Update | Meeting Minutes

Video
Jan.
9th, 2025		AgendaPublic Comment Presentation| CapMetro Fare Payment System Changes Presentation | Austin Light Rail & DEIS Background Presentation Video
Dec.
12th, 2024		AgendaAustin Light Rail Update| Meeting Minutes Video
Nov.
14th, 2024		AgendaCapMetro Rail Update| Meeting MinutesVideo
Oct.
10th, 2024		AgendaCAC Austin Light Rail Advisory Group | COA 2024 HUD Pro Housing Grand Proposal | Meeting MinutesVideo
Sep.
12th, 2024		AgendaProposed Spring 2025 Service Change | Anti-Displacement CIS Recommendations | Meeting MinutesVideo
Aug.
8th, 2024		AgendaCAC ATP Board Nominations | FY 2025 Budget Proposal | Budget Presentation | Project Connect Acquisitions | Meeting MinutesVideo
Jul.
11th, 2024		AgendaProject Connect Anti-Displacement Investments | CapMetro Community Intervention Specialist Presentation | ETOD Overlay Update | Resolution from the CAC | Meeting MinutesVideo
Jun.
13th, 2024		AgendaPresentation | Displacement Risk Area Maps Update | Federal Process Scoping Report | Meeting MinutesVideo
May
9th, 2024		AgendaPresentation | Public Safety Update | WS Project | Meeting MinutesVideo
Apr.
11th, 2024		AgendaEthics Presentation | ETOD Update | SCW Presentation | Meeting MinutesVideo
Mar.
7th, 2024		AgendaCE Report | Public Safety Presentation | Title VI Policy Update | Meeting MinutesVideo
Feb.
8th, 2024		AgendaETOD Update | NOI Scoping | Transit Presentation | Meeting MinutesVideo
Jan.
11th, 2024		AgendaMeeting MinutesVideo
DateAgendasMeeting Minutes/DocsMedia
Dec.
8th, 2022		AgendaBackup Materials | MinutesVideo
Nov.
10th, 2022		AgendaBackup Materials | ATX Transit Report | MinutesVideo
Oct.
13th, 2022		AgendaBackup Materials | MinutesVideo
Sep.
8th, 2022		MEETING CANCELLED
Aug.
11th, 2022		AgendaBackup MaterialsVideo
Jul.
14th, 2022		AgendaBackup Materials | MinutesVideo
Jun.
9th, 2022		AgendaBackup Materials | MinutesVideo
May.
12th, 2022		Meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum
Mar.
23rd, 2022		AgendaAnti-Displacement Presentation | DRAFT Anti-Displacement WG Reco | MinutesVideo
Mar.
10th, 2022		AgendaStaff Updates | Sustainability Vision Plan | Budget Outline | ETOD | MinutesVideo
Feb.
23rd, 2022		AgendaBackup Materials | MinutesVideo
Jan.
26th, 2022		AgendaBackup Materials | MinutesVideo
DateAgendasMeeting Minutes/DocsMedia
Dec.
15th, 2021		AgendaAnti-Displacement Presentation | MinutesVideo
Nov.
15th, 2021		AgendaAnti-Displacement Presentation | MinutesVideo
Oct.
27th, 2021		AgendaMinutesVideo
Oct.
19th, 2021		AgendaMinutesVideo
Oct.
7th, 2021		AgendaMinutesVideo
Aug.
26th, 2021		AgendaMinutes---
Aug.
25th, 2021		AgendaMinutesVideo
Jul.
21st, 2021		AgendaMinutesVideo
Jun.
30th, 2021		AgendaPresentation | MinutesVideo
May.
26th, 2021		AgendaPresentation | Backup Materials | MinutesVideo

More information

CAC By-laws
CAC resolution
CAC term length selection

Project Connect Community Advisory Committee members

Anti-Displacement

  • Awais Azhar | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027
  • Jay Blazek Crossley | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027
  • Catalina Berry | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027
  • Gretchen Flatau | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027

Equitable Transit Oriented Development

  • Ruven Brooks | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027
  • Jay Blazek Crossley | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027
  • Mike Gorse | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2025
  • Susan Somers | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2025
  • Marcel Garza | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027

Governance

  • Awais Azhar | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027
  • Gretchen Flatau | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027
  • Jeremy Hendricks | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2025

Austin Light Rail Design

  • Awais Azhar | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027
  • Ruven Brooks | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027
  • Jay Blazek Crossley | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027
  • Cshamari Reed | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2025
  • Susan Somers | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2025

CapMetro Services and Infrastructure 

  • Jay Blazek Crossly | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027
  • Ruven Brooks | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027
  • Elisabeth Meyer | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2025
  • Catalina Berry | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2027
  • Susan Somers | Email | Term ends Dec. 31, 2025

Frequently Asked Questions

The following are examples of the topics the committee may advise on:

  • What transit-supportive anti-displacement tools and strategies the city should deploy
  • Community involvement and communications during the Project Connect environmental process
  • Design features of the system, particularly those that are intended to serve people with disabilities or people who need to use the system in different ways (such as parents traveling with strollers)
  • Creation of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to equity

The Nominating Committee will consist of:

  • Chairs, or a Committee Member designee of the Chair
  • ATP Board Community Expert Director
  • City Council Mobility Committee
  • Current Member of the Community Advising Committee
  • CapMetro Finance, Audit and Administration Committee
  • CapMetro Operations, Planning and Safety Committee

11 community members appointed by a nominating committee (see details below for how to apply).

Staff anticipates hosting a monthly meeting of the committee. Some meetings will be shorter (about an hour) and others longer (a few hours), depending on the topics on the agenda and the discussion among the committee.

In December 2023, CAC By-laws were updated to allow for staggered terms of members.  CAC members appointed in January 2024 have either 2 or 4 year terms. Future members will have 4 year terms.

While not a required time commitment, staff is hopeful that members of the committee will also uplift the community understanding of Project Connect outside of formal committee meetings. This may mean sharing information with personal networks, attending community engagement meetings, etc. This is “extracurricular” and not a requirement to serve on the committee.

The advisory committee is anticipated to meet monthly. Once the committee members are identified, staff will work with them to identify an appropriate meeting schedule.  In addition, committee members participate in working groups that may meet between monthly meetings.

The meeting location is at the ATP Office, located at 203 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701.  Hybrid options are available for members who cannot participate in person.

Yes! The Project Connect program includes many projects over the course of a 13-year timeline. There will be plenty of opportunities for all members of the Austin community to participate.

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