Transportation
BY GRACIE WARHURST
Council approves updated plans for Austin Avenue corridor
KPA Engineers presented updated schematics in late April for proposed changes to the Austin Avenue corridor, including portions of University Avenue and the downtown square. The update The main change removes the median from the Myrtle Street and University Avenue intersection as well as adds left- and right-turn lanes, KPA Engineers Vice President Trae Sutton said. “[This] opens up more tra c and allows tra c to get o University not just at Elm [Street], but at the rst stop at Myrtle [Street],” Sutton said. “It’s a lot safer.” Council members approved the updated sche- matics at an April 28 City Council meeting. “I think that we’ve been able to make some changes that have been impactful to the neigh- bors,” District 1 council member Amanda Parr said. “I know we’ll continue to look at tweaks that can be made in the future.”
Austin Avenue corridor
What they’re saying Parr is interested in investigating locations for more pedestrian crossings without a signal, she said at the meeting. While schematics do not show additional pedes- trian crossings within this corridor, the intersec- tion of College Street and University Avenue may be a possible location to consider, Georgetown Transportation Manager Lua Saluone said. “We can look at that further once we get into the full design,” Saluone said. Tom Yantis, Georgetown resident and former assistant city manager, said that while he supports the changes to Austin Avenue, he has concerns about the updated University Avenue design. “I don’t think that the proposed changes to Uni- versity Avenue are in keeping with the goals of the downtown master plan or the long-standing goals of making University more pedestrian friendly and less of a through route for vehicles,” Yantis said.
Proposed changes include: • Removing parking spaces from the downtown square • Narrowing roadways to three lanes in some sections to slow vehicle speeds • Expanding roads in other areas to ive lanes to allow for better traf ic flow
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