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]]> The City of Pfugerville has identfed the Wilbarger Creekside District as
a potental site for residental and commercial actvites that can absorb
antcipated populaton growth. The District is outside of Pfugerville city limits
but stll within the city’s extraterritorial jurisdicton. The District is anchored
by Wilbarger Creek, a 42-mile creek with a 116,000 acre watershed that
encompasses three of the fastest growing communites in Central Texas:
Pfugerville, Manor, and Elgin. The watershed is a unique ecosystem that
contains upland Post Oak Savannah and the Blackland Prairie, prized for
centuries by farmers and ranchers for its prime farmland soil

]]> Pfugerville is one of the fastest growing cites in the United States,
with estmates that high rates of growth will contnue into the
foreseeable future. As part of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan the City
of Pfugerville is working towards increasing the amount and diversity
of housing with a special focus on building a dynamic and inclusive
community. Students in the Urban Studies Research Methods course
set out to understand the current housing situaton in Pfugerville
through analyzing Census data and surveying 350 current residents.
They combined this informaton with the 2030 Comprehensive Plan
and case studies from other cites to propose a number of housing
optons for Pfugerville to consider for future development.

]]> Pfugerville is one of the fastest growing cites in the United States,
with estmates that high rates of growth will contnue into the
foreseeable future. As part of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan the City
of Pfugerville is working towards increasing the amount and diversity
of housing with a special focus on building a dynamic and inclusive
community. Students in the Urban Studies Research Methods course
set out to understand the current housing situaton in Pfugerville
through analyzing Census data and surveying 350 current residents.
They combined this informaton with the 2030 Comprehensive Plan
and case studies from other cites to propose a number of housing
optons for Pfugerville to consider for future development.

]]> During Pfugerville’s comprehensive city planning process citzens listed parks,
trails and open space as one of the top fve livability elements in Pfugerville,
and a top three priority for Pfugerville’s development over the next ten years.
Pfugerville’s urban tree canopy is an important component of the city’s open
space and the city has invested resources in protectng and expanding the
canopy. The Pfugerville 2030 Comprehensive Plan sets goals to contnue
this expansion and to further community involvement in urban forestry
eforts. Students in the Resource Management class researched traditonal
and innovatve opportunites to meet these goals. Their work captures best
practces; identfes potental locatons; conducts a cost and beneft analysis;
and, discusses how to approach urban forestry over the next ten years.

]]> An open-air commemoratve park located on existng unused lots in the Colored Additon area of
Pfugerville ofers a creatve place making opton that honors both the Additon’s heritage and current
residents. The site would memorialize the history behind the Additon’s establishment and the stories of
the families and organizatons that created and sustained the area. The park contains multple statons
with interpretve plaques that detail: the history of the 1910 plat; the founding families, the histories of
the elementary school, St. Mathew’s, and St. Mary’s Baptst Church

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Texas CityLab Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Hope Hasbrouck

Local Government / Community Contact
Emily Barron

Planning Director

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