BIKE: Pfluger extension project [UPDATE]

[Eric Anderson]

Dear friends of Pfluger bridge:

Quoting today's message from Pfluger Extension Project consultant Jose
Martinez, "ongoing discussions with developers of projects in the Seaholm
District" are resulting in "exciting new developments and how the Pfluger
Bridge Extension options dovetail into them".

Follows is an update from Mr. Martinez sent to the Community Advisory
Group (CAG) members. CD-roms containing bridge alignment options are
available, though pdf files will soon be posted online. Organizations
which maintain websites may wish to consider posting these alignment
images when they are available.

A meeting of the CAG is being scheduled for Dec. 8 or 15 to discuss these
new developments. Stay tuned.

Eric Anderson <bikeeric>
Pfluger Extension Project CAG member
Friends of Lance Armstrong Bikeway

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Dear CAG members:               [edited for length]
 
Exciting potential partnering opportunities are developing for the Pfluger
Bridge Extension Project as a direct result of the City’s ongoing
discussions with developers of projects in the Seaholm District. New and
potentially exciting opportunities for the Pfluger Bridge are resulting
from these discussions, and the feedback from our discussions at the CAG
meeting on October 13, 2004 has been of great importance.
 
To discuss these exciting new developments and how the Pfluger Bridge
Extension options dovetail into them, we propose to convene another
meeting on either December 8th or December 15th. We will confirm the final
day, time and location as soon as possible via e-mail and the Pfluger
Bridge Project web site. At this time we will share the latest
developments and solicit your ideas. At the moment we are thinking of
Wednesday, December 15. We ask that the CAG members reserve that evening
for their meeting.
 
We thank you for your comment to the project and your service to the
community. The information and feedback you have provided has been and
will continue to make a difference in shaping the changing landscapes of
our community.
 
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/publicworks/pflugerbridge_default.htm
 
Should you have any questions, please contact Greg Kiloh, Economic Growth
and Redevelopment Services Department at 974-7836 or Renee Orr, Public
Works Department at 974-7241.
 
Jose E. Martinez , AICP, Principal 
Jose E. Martinez & Associates 
2308 Rebel Rd.   Austin, Tx 78704    U.S.A.
voice: 512-447-0266     fax: 512-351-4456
e-mail: jem   
website: http://www.jemtz.com

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The following has been excerpted from the Pfluger Bridge Extension Project
Website:

A Community Advisory Group (CAG) has been created to represent stakeholder
groups and the general public. The Community Advisory Group convened for
its first time on June 24, 2004, and met again on October 13. This phase
of the Pfluger Bridge Extension Project will recommend to the City Council
a conceptual design for the bridge’s extension to the north. Council will
decide if we are to proceed to the construction phase.

Community Advisory Group Members include the following: Eric Anderson,
Friends of the Lance Armstrong Bikeway; Gary Bellomy, Texas ASLA Austin
Chapter; Jeb Boyt, Austin Metro Trails and Greenways /Austin Parks
Foundation/ Parks Board; Robin Cravey, Zilker Neighborhood Association;
Tommy Eden, Urban Transportation Commission; Susan Frost, Friends of the
Parks/South Bank Alliance; Perry Lorenz, West End Austin Alliance; Joan
Hyde, Design Commission; Jean Mather, South River City Citizens; Russell
McDowell, Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association; Jennifer McPhail,
ADAPT/Mayor's Task Force on ADA; Craig Nasso, Downtown Commission; Leslie
Pool, Seaholm Reuse Planning Committee; Chris Riley, Planning Commission;
Bob Sessa, Bouldin Neighborhood Association; Jane Stanfeld, AIA Austin;
Michelle Van Hyfte, Downtown Austin Alliance; Stuart Werbner, Austin
Cycling Association 

Should you have any questions, please contact either Renee Orr at 974-7241
or Greg Kiloh at 974-7836.






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Eric Anderson <bikeeric>
(512) 476-7304


		
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