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Austin Bike Projects for Stimulus Bill pass council
Posted Jan 16 2009 2:35pm
Bike Boxes, coming to an Austin intersection near you!
I just got off the phone with Rob D’Amico at the League Of Bicycling Voters, and he let me know that the agenda items to request over $5 million in federal stimulus bill funding for bicycle projects passed the City Council on unanimous consent yesterday. Thank you to everyone who responded to Rob’s call to action in support of this vote.
Rob has posted a response from Annick Beaudet, the City of Austin Bicycle Coordinator, that goes into more detail on the projects that will be funded.
Bicycle Infrastructure Improvements 2.6 million: Specific Examples of ready to go projects which implement the City Bicycle Plan: Route 29 Barrier Removal (at Hartford and Windsor intersection improvements) Bannister Lane Bicycle Lanes Lakeshore Drive Bicycle lanes Montopolis Drive Shared Use Path (connection from Lance Armstrong Bikeway into Conley-Guerrero Park) Barton Springs Road Barrier Removal (at Mopac Corridor Shared Use path intersection, west of Stratford) Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Barrier Removal serving the TOD (Bicycle improvements at Airport and Manor and Airport and MLK)
Bicycle, Shared Use Paths, Connected Trails, and Sidewalk Projects 2.5 million: Specific Examples of ready to go projects which implement the City Bicycle Plan, City Trails Initiative, and Sidewalk Plan: Locations are being coordinated to coincide with other work (larger projects) and which implement the above plans and initiatives.
In addition to these items, the Council also approved a pilot test of bicycle sharrows and bike boxes in the coming year. This is a major step in making it clear that bikes belong in traffic and will serve as a visual cue to drivers to make room for cyclists. Last night, Rebecca Taylor with KEYE 42 covered this story with video below. Needless to say, this is a much better than the recent coverage of cyclists by Fox 7.
Bike Boxes, coming to an Austin intersection near you!
I just got off the phone with Rob D’Amico at the League Of Bicycling Voters, and he let me know that the agenda items to request over $5 million in federal stimulus bill funding for bicycle projects passed the City Council on unanimous consent yesterday. Thank you to everyone who responded to Rob’s call to action in support of this vote.
Rob has posted a response from Annick Beaudet, the City of Austin Bicycle Coordinator, that goes into more detail on the projects that will be funded.
In addition to these items, the Council also approved a pilot test of bicycle sharrows and bike boxes in the coming year. This is a major step in making it clear that bikes belong in traffic and will serve as a visual cue to drivers to make room for cyclists. Last night, Rebecca Taylor with KEYE 42 covered this story with video below. Needless to say, this is a much better than the recent coverage of cyclists by Fox 7.
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