LUT Preso Monday & Proposed next meeting of Austin Trails Network

[Charlie McCabe]

Greetings trails advocates,

Several items for you.

First, I'll be making a very short presentation before the City Council subcommittee for Land Use and Transportation this coming Monday from 3-5 pm at City Hall.  In my estimated five minutes, I'll the importance of long distance and interconnected trails, bike lanes/routes and sidewalks and mention our priority trails list (repeated below), the importance of public easements negotiated by the city and the need for a trails division.  In other words, I'll highlight our current priorities and underscore all of the volunteer efforts that continue through all of our organizations and interest groups.

• Town Lake Trail Boardwalk
• Walnut Creek (East-side) Trail
• Capital Metro Rails with Trails (Austin to Leander)
• Oak Hill Y to Downtown Trails (includes COA Ped & Bike program's proposed Barton Creek Bridge)
• Walk for A Day
• Waller Creek Trail
• Manor Rails with Trails
• Gilleland Creek Trail
• Country Club Creek Trail
• Colorado River Trail
• Williamson Creek (Oak Hill) to Onion Creek Trail
• Bull Creek (Old Spicewood Springs Rd, Loop 360 to Old Lampasas Trail)

As a remainder, all trails would be routed along park or water quality land or along public right of way or city negotiated public easements.

Second, its time for another meeting.  George Cofer of Hill Country Conservancy wants to give us an important update on their Walk for A Day project and I know that others will have items of interest.  We hoping that folks can meet on Monday, Feb 18th from 4:30 to 6 pm, with the fall back date being Wed, Feb 20th from 4:30 to 6 pm. 

Please let me know if you can make it on Mon Feb 18th at 4:30 and if not, on Wed.  We'll try and find an easy to get to location.  If you have agenda items or updates, please send them to me as well, so I can add them to the list.  

Third, keep It's My Park! Day on April 12th in mind for a great day to get volunteers out working on a trail.  We'll have a number of trail projects on that day.  General info here: http://www.austinparks.org/itsmypark.html

Fourth and finally, we have a Park of the Month workday this Sat on Barton Creek at the Gus Fruh and Homedale trails from 9 am to 1 pm.  Trail surfacing and invasive species removal are the key projects.  More info and sign-up here: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1205/t/4029/event/index.jsp?event_KEY=36107

Thanks!

Charlie

Charlie McCabe

Executive Director

Austin Parks Foundation

701 Brazos, Ste 170

Austin TX 78701

512.477.1566

cmc...@austinparks.org

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[Charlie McCabe]

Hi folks,

Ok, several folks wrote back to remind me that Feb 18 is President's Day and Feb 20th is PARD public meeting, so how about:

Wed Feb 27 either 4-6 pm window or the 6-8 pm window.

Charlie

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