The rail plan is intended to guide future public and private actions to expand mobility of people and goods on rail and meet federal and state legislative requirements.

Attendees of the August rail meeting will be able to ask rail division staff questions, submit comments and complete brief questionnaires.

“This plan will provide an inventory of all transportation modes and address the need for improvements to roadways, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, transit, freight and passenger rail, airports, water parts, pipelines, and Intelligent Transportation Systems,” said Amadeo Saenz Jr., TxDOT executive director.

TxDOT will be conducting a second set of open house-style public meetings in August to discuss preliminary findings and take additional public input on the state’s long-range transportation plan. The department will host its Austin meeting Aug. 12, also at its Austin district office, from 4–7 p.m.

Public comments on the state’s rail plan may be mailed to the rail division or submitted via its website. Visit Texas Rail Plan’s website (http://www.txdot.gov/public_involvement/rail_plan/) for more information.

Comments will be accepted through Oct. 9, 2010.

From the TxDOT MoPac1 website (http://www.dot.state.tx.us/project_information/projects/austin/mopac1/):

Crews will work Monday through Thursday nights the week of June 20, and Sunday through Thursday nights thereafter.  TxDOT says the night work, which will be done between 9:00 PM and 5:00 AM, is necessary to avoid interfering with heavier daytime traffic on Loop 1.  The $3.5-million project is scheduled to be completed in late September.  Motorists are reminded that work zone traffic fines are doubled when crews are present.

Early July Update:  Some good progress was made this week , but the rain has slowed things down.   TxDOT is still working on the concrete removal on the northbound lanes and needs a few more nights to finish.  The plan at this time is to start hot mix operations next week on the southbound side.  This work should take most of July to complete and then we will work on the northbound side.

 The web questionnaire has been deployed and is now available on the project website (also accessible from the AISD homepage after you click on Facility Master Plan) or you can go directly to:

 
http://survey.dejonginc.com/cgi-bin/qweb.cgi?5U5TVAV

All families are invited to participate in the parade (feel free to make a small or big donation by contacting tarrytownparade@gmail.com) or to cheer on the participants along the route.  The parade route will begin at the Tarrytown Shopping Center (Windsor at Exposition) and travel west on Windsor to Pecos, and then follow Pecos to Reed Park. At Reed Park we will enjoy hot dogs, watermelon, lemonade, cold water, entertainment for the kids and more!

Your neighbors from around the corner and just down the street will gather to celebrate this festive occasion and support our neighborhood parks.  We need your donations and your time to put on this festive celebration!  100% of the proceeds from the Parade will go toward enhancements at Reed and Tarrytown Parks.

Please join your neighbors in supporting this holiday tradition.  The Parade Sponsorship form is below.  All donors and volunteers will receive recognition on banners displayed at Reed Park, and in addition, Star-Spangled sponsors will be recognized on parade T-shirts, flyers and yard signs.  Sponsor Forms that are received by Friday, June 18^th will be included on the event banner that will be displayed at Reed Park. All other sponsors will receive recognition on event day banners.

And a special Thank You to the“early bird” Star Spangled Sponsors: WAYA, Grande Communications, Plains Capital Bank and Avenue One Properties!!

The 2010 Tarrytown Parade Planning Committee

Collin Ohanian
Elise Bridges
Laurel Hooper
Natalie Kinsel
Holly Norman
Julie Lewis
Brannon Smith
Erika Holmes
Anne Schniederjan

As seen from the summary of the CR&P plan, Lion’s Municipal Golf Course is eliminated by both proposals, and is replaced with 12-15 million square feet of development.  In one development proposal, 9,900 residents in 6,645 residential units are added, along with 8,358,121 sq. ft. of retail and residential development, and 2,995,113 sq. ft. of office/hotel/civic development.  In the other development proposal, 13,050 residents in 8,698 residential units are added, along with 10,437,947 sq. ft. of retail and residential development, and 3,711,106 sq. ft. of office/hotel/civic development.

WANG has previously issued a press release statement deploring the recommendations from the CR&P plan, and continues to seek the best use for this core suburban spaces.  In addition, WANG’s Position Statement for the Brackenridge Tract is posted at http://westaustinng.com/2009/09/29/wangs-position-statement-for-brackenridge-tract/.