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Nueces Bike Blvd

Response to Nueces Bicycle Boulevard Plan

April 8, 2010
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AUSTIN, TX, April 8, 2010 - By now everyone knows that the city has released its recommendations for the Nueces Bicycle Boulevard, now called the Downtown Bicycle Boulevard.  The Tuesday release was the first chance any opponent to the plan got to review it. In contrast the proponents were briefed on the plan well before there was [...]

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City Vetted Bicycle Boulevard Plan With Cyclists First

April 6, 2010
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The following article is dated Monday April 5, 2010 and, as stated by Rob D’Amico himself, the city vetted the project with his group before releasing it to the public. Mr. D’Amico also states that they have been involved in ‘negotiations’ all along. It is clear from this interview done before the plan [...]

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Update from KeepAustinMoving.org

April 4, 2010
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Thank you to everyone for your increased interest in the Nueces Bicycle Boulevard issue.  As you all know, the businesses along Nueces were not notified of the plans to ‘calm’ traffic until late last year so we are certainly playing catch-up.  Since we first launched the website and petition we have received incredible support vocally and financially, [...]

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‘Bicycle boulevard’ will lead to wasteful spending and hinder mobility

March 15, 2010
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If you agree with the editorial written by Susan Harris in today’s Austin American-Statesman please let City Council know by visiting our How to Help page.  You can also contact the Statesman with your support by email to letters@statesman.com, by fax to (512) 912-5927 or by mail to Letters to the Editor, PO Box 670, [...]

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‘Austinites for Dowtown Mobility’ Speaks to Austin Downtown Lions Club

March 11, 2010
Richard Runde, V.P. Quick & Company

Richard Runde, a supporter of KeepAustinMoving.org, was given an opportunity to speak to the Austin Downtown Lions Club at their weekly luncheon.  During his presentation Mr. Runde brought to light that “Without our knowledge or consent the city of Austin had determined that it was necessary to make major negative changes to the street network [...]

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KLBJ’s Don Pryor on bike lanes in Austin

March 8, 2010
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On March 8, 2010 Don Pryor, of KLBJ’s Todd and Don Show, gave his opinion of the city’s plan to spend over $250,000,000 on bicycle infrastructure in Austin and how cyclists use existing bike lanes.
Visit Don Pryor’s blog at 590 KLBJ and let him know if you agree.
Audio file: 590 KLBJ AM’s Don Pryor on Bike [...]

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Bike boulevard foes form opposition group

February 22, 2010
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By: Ben Wear, Austin American Statesman
Updated: Monday, February 22, 2010, 11:49 AM
The simmering dispute over turning Nueces Street or Rio Grande Street into a “bicycle boulevard” downtown has an official new player, Austinites for Downtown Mobility. The group is “circulating” an electronic petition on keepaustinmoving.org.
The formation of the group comes just before the City of Austin’s [...]

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Nueces businesses create ‘Austinites for Downtown Mobility’

February 22, 2010
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By: Ashley Porter, News8Austin
Updated: 2/22/2010 7:14 AM
Just as a proposal to transform Nueces Street into a bicycle boulevard comes up for a final public forum, many small businesses along the street have come together to form a group called Austinites for Downtown Mobility.
“We hope that because we are able to show that we have an organization [...]

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Downtown Businesses Organize to Oppose Nueces Bicycle Boulevard

February 18, 2010
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AUSTIN, TX, February 18, 2010 – Austinites For Downtown Mobility, an affiliation of business and property owners in the western sector of Downtown Austin, released its website today to voice concerns over the City of Austin’s plans to convert Nueces Street, or possibly Rio Grande, into a Bicycle Boulevard.
The website, keepaustinmoving.org, hosts information about [...]

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