In the record turnout midterm election, City of Austin voters passed a $160 million transportation bond that included no promises to add car-priority lane capacity or “combat congestion”. Proposition G included $20 million explicitly for sidewalks and $15 million for the Vision Zero program – which aims to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries in the city to zero by …
Tomorrow is Election Day. Please Vote. If you’re in Austin: Please vote NO on Prop J. Please vote yes on Prop A and G. Austin has a dirty history of plebiscites on zoning. So please vote NO on Prop J.
Every kid in Texas deserves the freedom to walk, bike, skateboard, or use a wheelchair in their neighborhood with a reasonable expectation that they’re not in danger of dying in a car crash. But we’re not there. If you look at the Texas data on kids who have died or suffered horrible injuries while walking or biking, the largest amount …