Recent years have brought unprecedented growth to Central Texas communities. In fact, our collective population in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties now surpasses 1.4 million. And it's not going to stop there. Within the next 20 to 40 years, this figure is expected to exceed 2.5 million.

Envision Central Texas (ECT) was founded in 2002 by regional leaders striving for a new approach to address the tremendous growth pressures on our five-county region. They realized the need for a common vision that would help us take proactive and innovative steps to manage growth in a positive way. The ECT visioning process was unprecedented, with thousands of people from throughout the five-county region discussing future growth as a connected community. The vision took shape as we listened to citizens through workshops, surveys, and community outreach over the past two years. In May 2004, we released the Envision Central Texas Vision (see the Vision [PDF]), which paints a compelling portrait of what we would like life to be like in our community 20-40 years from today.

In 2005, ECT transitioned from visioning to implementation with seven Implementation Committees, which will develop tools, resources and projects in critical issue areas such as transportation, land usage and the environment. ECT will continue to fulfill its critical role of educating and engaging citizens in an ongoing dialogue about the challenges of growth and the opportunities to shape our region's future. ECT will also be a resource to the region on issues related to key growth trends, best practices and strategies that support quality growth and move us closer to the ECT vision. Read more about our current program of work.

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