Dawson (Austin, Texas)

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The Dawson Neighborhood Planning Area is located in the south-central part of Austin's Urban Core. The boundaries for the planning area are West Oltorf Street on the north, South 1st Street on the west, Ben White Boulevard/US Highway 71 to the south, and South Congress Avenue on the east.

On August 27, 1998, the Dawson Neighborhood Plan became the first neighborhood plan adopted by the City of Austin City Council as a formal amendment the City's comprehensive plan. The Dawson planning process was initiated under the City's pilot neighborhood planning program. This pilot program also included the Chestnut and East César Chávez (ECC) Neighborhood Planning Areas.

The City Council approved the Neighborhood Plan Combining District to implement the Dawson plan's land use recommendations on December 6, 2001