Downtown "Bike Boulevard" briefing to city council delayed one month

The City of Austin Bike/Ped staff just sent out notice that their city council briefing on the Nueces Downtown Bicycle Boulevard is going to be delayed one month, to June 10th. Here's the email I received:

Good Afternoon:

This is an update on the City of Austin Downtown Bicycle Boulevard Project. Please note that the City Council Briefing on the Downtown Bicycle Boulevard Staff Recommendation will be on June 10th, 2010, and NOT MAY 13, 2010 as originally planned. Also, please note that the City Council does not allow speakers on Briefings.

The last Boards and Commissions briefing will be May 11th, 2010, at the Urban Transportation Commission (UTC), 6 pm at City Hall. It is likely that the UTC will take action on the item at this meeting; they will allow speakers on this item at this meeting.

To date the Downtown Commission, Planning Commission, Design Commission, and the Downtown Austin Alliance Mobility and Streetscapes Subcommittee have unanimously supported the Downtown Bicycle Boulevard Staff Recommendation.

The Downtown Bicycle Boulevard staff recommendation, 3-D rendering of the recommendation and other information can be found here:

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/publicworks/bicycle-public-input.htm

Sincerely,

Annick C. Beaudet, AICP
Program Consultant - Planning
Neighborhood Connectivity Division
Department of Public Works
City of Austin
505 Barton Springs Road, Suite 900
Austin, Texas 78704
office 512-974-6505
cell 512-784-3085

Thanks for the heads-up Annick. Sounds like the City boards and committees are liking the CoA staff's recommendation, so if all goes like it's been going we'll probably see minor redevelopments and markings on two streets, rather than the originally intended solid modifications to one. There's one more meeting happening on May 11th if you want to show up and make your voice heard. Otherwise you can email city council or the Bicycle Program staff themselves if you want to let them know your opinion on the bike boulevard. The time for public input is nearly over so don't fuck around.