AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Congress Avenue Urban Design Initiative (CAUDI) is preparing for the first construction phase to redesign Congress Avenue between Cesar Chavez and 7th Streets in downtown Austin.

The goal of the revamp is to refine and develop an urban design that will result in a "human-centric, multi-functional complete street with a clear and attractive identity," the website said.

Next Tuesday, the CAUDI project will host a community open house to share project updates about the redesign. According to the project website, feedback collected in 2024-25 helped direct the initiative to begin the first phase to expand sidewalks and pedestrian zones, improve tree health, upgrade bikeway barriers and add key turn lanes for traffic operations.

Funding for the revamp is from the city's

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