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IT'S A BID TO GET CYCLISTS AND
PEDESTRAINS OFF OUR BUSY
DOWNTOWN STREETS OVERNIGHT.
AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS:
TALKING ABOUT LIFTING THE
CURFEW ON THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL..
TRAIL..A PILOT PROGRAM WOULD
ALLOW ACCESS TO THE TRAIL
24-HOURS A DAY DURING 2013,
BUT ONLY FOR THOSE USING IT
FOR TRANSPORTATION.THE HOPE IS
IT WILL CUT DOWN ON THE NUMBER
OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THOSE
ON FOOT OR TWO WHEELS.
HOWEVER, THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT
CALL FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
LIGHTING TO THE TRAIL.THAT'S
AN ELEMENT THE TRAIL
FOUNDATION SAYS IT SUPPORTS
FOR THE SAKE OF WILDLIFE..
WILDLIFE..SUSAN RANKINTHE
TRAIL FOUNDATION1205 IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE
BIRDS/WILDLIFE ON THE
TRIAL.... SO AN INCREASED
HIGH LEVEL OF LIGHTING WOULD
REALLY NOT WORK.
WORK.THE COUNCIL IS EXPECTED
TO DISCUSS THE ITEM AT
THURSDAY'S MEETING.JOGGERS AND
CYLCLISTS WE TALK TO SAY
THEY'D HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT
TRAVELING THE TRAIL PAST THE
CURRENT TEN O'CLOCK CURFEW
ESPECIALLY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL LIGHTING.
LIGHTING.OTHERS ITEMS THE
COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS AT
TODAY'S WORK SESSION INCLUDE
REPEALING A PART OF THE CITY
CODE THAT LIMITS THE SPEED OF
AMBULANCES TO10 MILES PER HOUR
HIGHER THAN THE POSTED SPEED
LIMIT. THEY SAY THAT RULE IS
OUTDATED. ALSO, A
RESOLUTION ASKING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ADDRESS A BACKLOG
IN RESIDENTIAL PERMIT
APPLICATIONS. AND A
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO HAVE CITY EMPLOYEES
TAKE PART IN A "WORK FROM