The City of Austin Transportation Department is sponsoring two public meetings in an interactive mini-design workshop format. The purpose of the meetings is to get input from you about improvements you wish to see along the North Lamar Blvd. and Burnet Rd. corridors. The study of these corridors was approved by voters in the 2010 Mobility Bond Referendum.
The meetings are as follows:
Lamar Blvd. Corridor (US Hwy 183 to N. IH-35)
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
6:30-8:30 p.m.
St, Mark’s United Methodist Church
601 W. Braker Lane
Burnet Rd. Corridor (W. Koenig Ln./Allandale Rd. to Mopac)
Thursday, September 22, 2011
6:30-8:30 p.m.
St. John’s United Methodist Church
2140 Allandale Rd.
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On 7/28 I wrote a letter to this group to provide the information that I learned at the Allandale Sound Wall Workshop held at Gullet Elementary. This week I became aware of a sample of a proposed Sound Wall that is on display at the TXDot property on Bull Creek just south of 45th Street.
Some of you may already be aware of this display and have visited it; for everyone else I would encourage you to take 20 minutes from your day to drive over and walk along the wall. The wall provides a preview of the proposed wall for our neighborhood, but the three options are only 8, 12 and 16. There is no 20 section on display though this is the majority of what the height along Great Northern will be.
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