Development
Transportation
BY HALEY MCLEOD
BY BEN THOMPSON
South Austin high-crash intersection gets safety improvements high-crash intersection for improvements back in 2018, securing Mobility Bond funding under the Vision Zero Intersection Safety and Bikeways, Sidewalks and Transit Enhancement programs. Just over $1 million was outlined in plans for this intersection. Explained
5-story apartment project rising o S. Lamar The longtime former home of Strait Music in South Austin was torn down to clear the way for a new multistory residential project. What’s happening Austin-based CSW Development plans to bring more than 300 apartments to the old 3.8-acre Strait Music site at 2428 W. Ben White Blvd., Austin. The company is now listing the property as 4215 South Lamar Blvd. The ve-story project is billed by CSW as a high- end multifamily complex, with amenities like a pool, clubroom, tness center, co-working space and co ee bar in addition to its 240,000 square feet of residential space. The property is situated next to the Lakehills Plaza shopping center o Hwy. 290. Strait Music continues to do business from its new location at 3201 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 140, Austin.
Hwy. 290 residential redevelopment OK’d The redevelopment of a commercial site o Hwy. 290 with 305 apartments got the go-ahead from City Council in February. What happened While the property at 5725 W. Hwy. 290, Austin, was rezoned last year, further city approval was needed to add housing in an environmentally sensitive area. O cials voted for those plans, with asks for site improvements proposed by council member Paige Ellis based on recommendations from the Environmental Commission such as: • Reducing impervious cover • Building electric vehicle charging stations • Planting, trees and native plants • Expanding water treatment and detention systems
City crews completed construction on safety improvements at the intersection of Stassney Lane and First Street in February. A closer look Designed to reduce crashes and lower the risk of injuries and fatalities for drivers, pedestrians, cyclists the project included: • New, separated bikeways and shared-use paths • Restriped high-visibility crosswalks and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps • New and extended medians on intersection approaches to reduce con ict points • Driveway recon gurations to provide safer access points • Relocated bus stops on eastbound Stassney Lane, serving high-frequency bus route 311 The city of Austin originally outlined this
Strait Music’s former South Austin storefront has been demolished for a new apartment project.
Fatal and serious injury crashes have decreased by 22% at major intersections in Austin where safety improvements have been made, according to a report released in June by the city’s Vision Zero program. One way the city has tackled this goal is by making improvements to major intersections throughout the city. Major intersections have a higher likelihood of severe injury or death because of the many con ict points, such as high speeds and high volume, the city’s Interim Assistant Director Lewis Le explained to Community Impact.
BEN THOMPSON COMMUNITY IMPACT
New, separated bike paths have been installed near the Stassney Lane and First Street intersection.
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BRODIE LANE 4970 W Hwy 290 (512) 366-8260 BEE CAVE 13015 Shops Pkwy (512) 263-9981
SOUTHPARK MEADOWS 9900 S I-35 Frontage Rd (512) 280-7400 DRIPPING SPRINGS
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