Austin residents can soon look at what the city’s downtown area could look like over the next few years.

The city of Austin will invite consultants CR Planning to present a final draft of the city’s downtown master plan at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the City Council Chambers inside Austin City Hall.

CR Planning has worked with the city and with various community organizations over the past few months to get a sense of what people want the city’s central business district to look like over the next few years. Consultants presented a plan draft in August to the community, which included more density and housing in the downtown area, an emphasis on the Cedar River and an emphasis on transportation options through the downtown area.

The consultants gathered information on Austin’s downtown area during a visit in July, which also included input from the downtown master plan committee, area organizations and downtown businesses among others. Based on that visit, as well as various local studies and census information, the group created a high-concept roadmap of recommendations the city could use to improve Austin’s central business district in the future.

City officials say downtown master plans are redone whenever unexpected major projects, such as Vision 2020 initiatives like the Downtown Utilities Plant Committee, or the Spam Museum relocation, take place.

The last downtown master plan was done in 2005, to accommodate the city’s Main Street Project initiative.