 Austin's official slogan is The Live Music Capital of the World. Austin has a vibrant live music scene boasting more music venues per capita than any other U.S. city. Austin's music revolves around the many nightclubs on 6th Street and an annual film/music/multimedia festival known as South by Southwest. The longest-running concert music program on American television, Austin City Limits, is videotaped on the University of Texas at Austin campus.(Information provided by Wikipedia .)
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City Manager selects Transportation Director |
For immediate release
Aug. 12, 2008
City Manager Marc Ott has selected Robert Spillar, a professional engineer with 20 years experience in the public and private sectors, to take on the challenges of transportation mobility in Austin.
Ott has established this Transportation Director executive position as a proactive step to focus on this City Council priority for the community.
"With the major mobility challenges facing our city, we need to have an experienced transportation professional working every day to develop viable solutions that align with our sustainability values," Ott said. "This position will bring together all the pieces of the transportation puzzle into a clear picture of what needs to get done and how to do it."
Spillar’s role will be comprehensive. He will weigh traffic congestion solutions in the context of Austin’s Climate Protection Plan and environmental goals; he will look at how each of the modes of transportation – auto, mass transit (including rail), bikes and pedestrians – can work together to improve how people get around town; and he will evaluate downtown parking needs and develop parking system plans that mesh with mass transit goals and promote alternative fuel vehicles.
Spillar, a former Director of Traffic Management for the City of Seattle, was most recently Vice President of Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas Inc. for the Central/South and West Texas operations of PB Americas Inc., one of the world's leading planning, engineering, and construction management organizations. |
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Ribbon cutting ceremony marks two-way conversion of Cesar Chavez St |
For Immediate Release
August 11, 2008
Two-way traffic returned to Cesar Chavez today. Motorists are urged to drive cautiously in adjusting to the new lane configurations.
A ribbon cutting to mark the official two-way conversion of Cesar Chavez was held today at 9:15 a.m. on the South Plaza of City Hall. City officials, the project contractor and designers, city staff and citizens participated in the opening.
Two lanes are now available both eastbound and westbound continuously from Interstate 35 to MoPac. The required jag to 2nd Street beginning at Brazos is eliminated. The new lane configuration includes:
Two through lanes in each direction from San Antonio to Brazos.
Single left turn lanes at Congress.
Dual left turn lanes for eastbound traffic at Lavaca and Brazos.
Single left turn lane for eastbound traffic at San Antonio.
Medians provided at San Antonio, Guadalupe, and Lavaca intersections.
Installation of traffic signals at San Antonio and Colorado.
Left turn lanes prohibited for west bound traffic on Cesar Chavez to south on South First.
Removal of on-street parking between Brazos and Colorado.
The urban design enhancements now underway on the south side of the street are expected to be complete in the fall. They include: |
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