Bicycle Advocates Warn City Bikeway Improvements Just a Start
Big changes are coming to the neighborhoods west of I-35 and south of Koenig Lane. After two years of public feedback and design tweaks, the Austin Transportation Department broke ground in October on the set of changes to the neighborhood bikeway routes in Hyde Park and adjacent neighborhoods. The 46th-47th Street & Bennett-Middle Fiskville Bikeway project is officially underway.
Healthy Streets Ahead
Just months into the pandemic, the city of Austin instituted, at the urging of local nonprofit coalition Walk Austin, a program called Healthy Streets. The arrangement carves out space for pedestrians, cyclists, and other community members on certain Austin roadways.
Flashpoint to Hyde Park Mainstay
It’s a neighborhood tale as old as time.
Residents concerned about increased traffic and diminished property values react with alarm to proposed development and demand City Council preserve “neighborhood character” at the expense of neighborhood amenities.