Interesting article on the "Walk for a Day" trail project

My friend Russell directed me to a very interesting article about a trail being planned that will connect downtown Austin to Sunset Valley, and eventually continue on into Hayes County for a total of 35 miles of bikeable, walkable, car-free thoroughfare. Though the article is from May it's very relevant to us now as they begin sanitizing portions of the Greenbelt to facilitate this trail.

Image of the proposed trail

Phase 1 connects Barton Springs to Sunset Valley via the Greenbelt, and is the most exciting part of the trail for me since this will give me a new and very fun commute route into south Austin. They're planning on having that built by next spring, at a cost of $250k. Not too bad! I'm excited to see how this develops, especially with a new bike plan and a much more bike-friendly city council.