Federal Grant funding for Bicycle Projects - Campo Hearings

The City of Austin Bicycle & Pedestrian Program currently has two projects up for consideration for federal grant funding. The projects are:

A bicycle bridge in the Mopac Corridor over Barton Creek (between Loop 360 and Southwest Parkway, where there is currently no northbound shoulder). The project will serve both recreational and transportation cyclists and open up a wider array of training and bicycle commuting opportunities. See location map below.
An 8’ wide shared use path on Del Curto and Lightsey Roads, near South Lamar Boulevard. This area is on a popular bicycle route with many neighborhood attractors nearby, also making it a perfect candidate to serve pedestrians, and recreational as well as transportation cyclists. See location map below.
There is 5.39 million grant dollars available, and many competing projects; public input on the projects is the last step in the decision making process. You may view all projects at www.campotexas.org.

If you feel passionate about any of these projects PLEASE come and make your opinion known at these community meetings for public input, at any or all of the following times and locations:

Wednesday, February 20, 6-8 PM, Austin: One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Road, #325

Thursday, February 28, 6-8 PM, Round Rock: Griffith Library, 216 E. Main Ave.

Wednesday, March 5, 6-8 PM, San Marcos: San Marcos Activity Center, 501 East Hopkins Street

Monday, March 17, 6 PM, Austin, UT Austin Thompson Conference Center: 2405 Robert Dedman Drive and it is located on the southwest corner of Dean Keeton and Red River.

Please forward this e-mail to any others you feel would be interested.

The intended impact of these projects are to improve the quality of life in Austin by improving air quality and traffic congestion, and providing affordable, multi-modal transportation, to name a few.

Thank you,