About the Author
Elizabeth Pagano is the editor of the Austin Monitor.
Newsletter Signup
The Austin Monitor thanks its sponsors. Become one.
Most Popular Stories
- For the first time in 20 years, more people are leaving Travis County than moving in
- Austin’s giant troll is finally finished. Here’s where you can find her.
- Travis County approves ambitious ‘Marshall Plan’ for northeast planning district
- Environmental commissioners air concerns about waterfront district plan
- Council hears plan for another South Congress PUD
-
Discover News By District
Crosswalk by the lake becomes a reality
Friday, July 22, 2016 by Elizabeth Pagano
Yesterday, the Austin Transportation Department launched its new Creative Crosswalk Pilot Program with a crosswalk on Lake Austin Boulevard designed by artists Mery Godigna Collet and Luis Gutierrez (and supported by the city’s Cultural Arts Division). It’s cute – as you can see by the picture. It’s also just a start. The city will now monitor the crosswalk for driver compliance and effectiveness and hopes to keep the program going “based on community input on streets that are important to the city, on key commercial and mixed use areas or at entries to residential areas,” according to a city press release. Those interested in having a creative crosswalk somewhere specific can call 311 for more information.
Join Your Friends and Neighbors
We're a nonprofit news organization, and we put our service to you above all else. That will never change. But public-service journalism requires community support from readers like you. Will you join your friends and neighbors to support our work and mission?