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This month and next, we invite you to open house meetings for a bikeways project on Loyola Lane, mobility improvements
on Rutledge Spur and corridor improvements on East Riverside Drive.
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COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE FOR DESIGN OF EAST RIVERSIDE DRIVE MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS
The City of Austin invites you to attend an open house to learn about mobility, safety and connectivity improvements planned for
East Riverside Drive
between I-35 and Hwy. 71 as part of the
Corridor Construction
Program, which is funded by the
2016 Mobility Bond.
East Riverside Drive Corridor Open House
Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (stop by anytime)
IDEA Montopolis,
1701
Vargas Rd., Austin, TX 78741
We encourage you to stop by and meet the East Riverside Drive team members, review the improvements being designed on the corridor and learn about activities underway
as part of the design phase to get the projects ready for construction.
No formal presentation is planned and you are welcome to come and go at your convenience. Project team members will be on-hand to meet you and answer questions. Display boards, handouts and other meeting materials will be posted online at
AustinTexas.gov/Riverside
for anyone who may not be able to attend in person.
If you plan to attend and would like to request interpretation services or other accommodations, please contact Mandy McClendon at
corr...@austintexas.gov
or (512) 974-7899.
About the Corridor Construction Program
Austin City Council adopted the Corridor Construction Program in April 2018. It includes improvements to nine key Austin roadways, including East Riverside Drive.
The design phase of work is underway to prepare projects for construction. The bulk of construction of the Corridor Construction Program is expected to take place 2021-24. Projects include improvements to intersections, traffic signals, sidewalks and bicycle
facilities as well as transit-supportive improvements.
Details of the proposed Corridor Construction Program, including the complete list of improvements for each of the nine corridors, is available at AustinTexas.gov/CorridorMobility.
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NEW SIDEWALKS IN WINDSOR PARK NEIGHBORHOOD TO SERVE COMMUNITY AND AREA STUDENTS
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Construction of sidewalks and ADA curb ramps in the
Windsor Park neighborhood
is now underway as part of the 2016 Mobility Bond Program. The project, which will serve the local community as well as the Austin Achieve School, is expected to be completed this fall.
The work is partnership between the Safe
Routes to School and the
Sidewalk
programs. The
2016 Mobility Bond
puts $37.5 million to Sidewalks and $27.5 million to Safe Routes to School projects, divided evenly among the 10 City Council Districts. Because many of the needs overlap, the City actively seeks opportunities to build needed sidewalks and pedestrian improvements
that also serve schools.
So how does this coordination take place?
Staff from the Safe Routes to School Program identified Austin Achieve as a school that needed a safer, more direct route for students to get to the school from the surrounding neighborhoods.
Staff from the Sidewalk Program also reviewed it’s “high” and “very high” priority sidewalks based on the
2016 Sidewalk Master
Plan/ADA Transition Plan Update. They found several segments that would provide further connectivity to the neighborhood and help to connect gaps in
the sidewalk network. By combining funding, the City was able to put more than $1 million toward the partnership project.
Learn more about planned
sidewalks projects here, and see what has already been built with funding from the 2016 Mobility Bond in the
Project Explorer.
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CITY TO HOST RUTLEDGE SPUR SUBSTANDARD STREET PROJECT PUBLIC MEETING ON AUG. 7
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The City of Austin is analyzing Rutledge Spur as part of the 2016 Mobility Bond Program. We learned about Rutledge
Spur’s needs and existing conditions back in December. Now we want your input on proposed recommendations based on what we heard. Attend the Rutledge Spur Substandard Street Project Public Meeting and share your feedback with the project team. The meeting
is Tuesday, Aug. 7 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at TownePlace Suites by Marriott, 13501
Lyndhurst Street, Austin, TX 78729. The meeting is an open house format, so join us anytime. Learn more on the
Rutledge Spur project website.
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STOP BY AN OPEN HOUSE FOR LOYOLA LANE SAFETY AND MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS
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The Austin Transportation Department is evaluating Loyola Lane from Northeast Drive to US 183 for potential safety
and mobility improvements for everyone who uses this street.
Join us for an open house on Thursday, July 26, 2018, at the YMCA of Austin East Communities. Stop by anytime between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. The 2016 Mobility Bond Bikeways Team is leading the project.
The project team hosted a listening session to collect feedback from the community on May 31, 2018, and now we want feedback on proposed
improvements. This project is being coordinated with the
Safe Routes to School
Program.
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