Bike route along Woodrow

In order to address traffic congestion and air quality, the City's Public Works Department is implementing and improving a bicycle route system, as directed by the Austin City Council per City Ordinance No. 20090611-075 (The Austin Bicycle Plan). Woodrow Avenue from Koenig Lane to Anderson Lane is part of Route 41 of the City of Austin bicycle system.

In coordination with routine street maintenance (road re-surfacing and re-striping), and to enhance mobility in the corridor for both motor vehicles and bicycles, the street striping will be reconfigured to modify parking and improve existing bicycle lanes. To accomplish this reconfiguration, on-street motor vehicle parking will be prohibited on certain sections of Woodrow Avenue. The corridor's safety and mobility, as well as the results of an on-street parking use analysis, were considered to determine these parking modifications:

· Woodrow Ave. (Koenig to Alegria) –prohibit parking on both sides of the street.
· Woodrow Ave. (Alegria to Arcadia) –prohibit parking on both sides of the street except Sunday 8am-1pm.
· Woodrow Ave. (Arcadia to Brentwood) –prohibit parking on both sides of the street.
· Woodrow Ave. (Brentwood to Ruth) –prohibit parking on both sides of the street except Sunday 8am-1pm.
· Woodrow Ave. (Ruth to Morrow) –prohibit parking on both sides of the street.
· Woodrow Ave. (Morrow to Dartmouth) –prohibit parking on both sides of the street except Sunday 8am-1pm.
· Woodrow Ave. (Dartmouth to Duke) –prohibit parking on the west side of the street.
· Woodrow Ave. (Duke to Anderson) –prohibit parking on both sides of the street.

Figure 1 – Woodrow Ave Planned and Existing No Parking Zones [see link]

You can obtain additional information and provide feedback at an Open House on June 30th, 2011, from 6:00 pm to 7:30pm at the Virginia L Brown Recreation Center, 7500 Blessing Ave, Conference Room B. If feasible, modifications to the proposal can be made after input received at the Open House. If you cannot attend this Open House, please provide feedback to Neil Kopper at 974-7166 or neil.kopper@ci.austin.tx.us . Final striping plans will be made available online at http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/publicworks/bicycle-projects.htm two weeks after the Open House.

Sincerely,

Annick C. Beaudet, AICP
Project Manager, Bicycle & Pedestrian Program
Department of Public Works | City of Austin
Phone (512) 974-6505 | Fax (512) 974-7222
annick.beaudet@ci.austin.tx.us | www.cityofaustin.org