P.O. Box 6456 Austin, Texas 78762 | (512) 478-5042
Founded in 1991, Scenic Austin promotes scenic beauty as a valuable asset for all who live, visit, and conduct business in the City of Austin. We are committed to preserving and enhancing the natural and built environment of the city through public policy, information, advocacy and education.
preserving and enhancing our state’s visual environment

Scenic Austin

Accomplishments

  • Successfully advocated for prohibition of new billboard construction in Austin
  • Opposed overhead electric distribution lines in Austin
  • Worked with partners to abate litter and reduce grafitti throughout the city
  • Successfully supported context-sensitive design solutions for Austin infrastructure projects
  • Assisted the City of Austin in securing an ISTEA grant to conduct a citywide billboard inventory
  • Encouraged TXDOT to enforce the Texas Rural Road Act

What Are We Doing Now?

Scenic Austin serves as an advocate for scenic enhancements in Austin.  Scenic Austin continues to work  toward a consistent city policy prohibiting the construction of new billboards.

Contacts

Girard Kinney

(512) 478-5042

girard@kinneyarchitects.com