Radiance is a small, quiet community (pop. 90-100) about 20 miles southwest of downtown Austin. It was originally founded as "an ideal village practicing Transcendental Meditation® programs." More recently it's been home as well to families with children in Austin Waldorf School, spiritually-oriented people, and just plain folks.
The neighborhood itself is made up of 34 homes (and 7 undeveloped lots) on about 65 acres. 18 residences are duplexes or townhomes, and the rest are detached single family homes. It includes a 70-foot wide meditation dome, a community pool, and many acres of community-owned greenbelt.
Community potlucks are held at the pool alternating Sundays in the summer, and the community also offers annual boatrides, hayrides, workdays, and more.
The Radiance Community has friends and former residents who still connect with each other online (even though they no longer live in Radiance physically) through the Radiance Listserv.
Looks like we're still dealing with a major drought (http://drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html ), so here are some useful water conservation tips from the City of Austin Water Conservation office.
Welcome Letter, with Community Obligations and Activities*
Upcoming events:
Full Moon Boatride, July 29th
Past events:
Potluck Schedule 2006
Guru Purnamah (Full Moon Boat Ride 2006) ... we had fun! see pictures
University of Texas-Austin's
Radiance Community Rainwater Harvesting Study (PDF only)
Radiance Property Owners Association Board Minutes
2005
2006
Architecture and Building Committee
Covenants (PDF)
Radiance property for sale or rent
Radiance History
Contact community manager, president, webmaster, etc.
Join the Radiance-Talk discussion list
* (password-protected,
contact webmaster)