| The old Austin Airport is now well along in the | | | | in the mix as well so that residents needn't leave |
| process of being re-developed as the mixed use, | | | | their community to shop, eat, or get a haircut. Mueller |
| sustainable, green Mueller Development. The 700 acre | | | | is planned so that most all of its expected 20,000 |
| area is located on the east side of IH 35 near Airport | | | | residents or community employees are only ten |
| Boulevard and IH 35 only two miles from the | | | | minutes or less from the transit options (bus service |
| University of Texas and three miles to downtown | | | | and possible future commuter rail service). The |
| Austin. Mueller also considers itself to be a model of | | | | Mueller Redevelopment Plan won the Charter Award |
| "green urbanism" because of its green buildings, green | | | | in 2001 from the Congress for the New Urbanism. |
| infrastructure and green community design. All homes | | | | Mueller is being developed in a series of phases. The |
| must be Three Star green or higher in the nationally | | | | very first Mueller homebuyers moved in their new |
| acclaimed Austin Energy Green Building program to be | | | | homes in the fall of 2007. Not all the same home |
| located in Mueller. To get an idea of where that fits in | | | | plans will be available in each phase so homebuyers |
| Austin Energy's program, One Star is the entry level | | | | really liking one particular plan may want to act and |
| for the program; Five Stars is the highest or | | | | not wait to ensure getting that particular plan. |
| "greenest" level. Under the United States Green | | | | Standard Pacific Homes currently has 10 new homes |
| Building Council's LEED program commercial buildings | | | | ready to move in and many lots ready to build on at |
| range from LEED Gold to Platinum. There are 140 | | | | Mueller. There is an affordable housing opportunity at |
| acres of green space including parks, trails and open | | | | Mueller. A minimum of twenty-five percent of homes |
| space. Every home must be a maximum of 600 feet | | | | both for rent and for sale will be available through the |
| from a green space. | | | | Mueller Affordable Homes Program. |
| Mueller also has created its own "Mueller Green | | | | The retail center at Mueller is located at IH 35 and |
| Resources Guide" to act as a sourcebook for | | | | 51st Street. It includes stores for clothing, |
| developers in meeting the community sustainability | | | | restaurants, banks, a pet store and other services. A |
| goals. | | | | partial list includes such names as Rue21, Old Navy, |
| Mueller is considered a New Urbanist development in | | | | DOTS, Lane Bryant, Marshall's, Famous Footwear, |
| land planning terms. New Urbanism is a new buzz | | | | Shoe Pavilion, Chipotle Grill, Papa John's, Starbuck's, |
| word in urban planning design in which development is | | | | Which Wich, Doc Green's Salads and Grill, Bed Bath |
| planned to minimize urban sprawl. Instead, | | | | & Beyond, Best Buy, PetSmart, Family Christian |
| communities are dense, walkable and include nearby | | | | Store, The Chair King and Wachovia Bank. |
| public transportation. Shops and services are included | | | | |