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Approve an ordinance amending City Code Section 12-4-64 (Speed Limits) to establish a maximum speed limit of 15 miles per hour on a segment of Wilderness Drive from Walsh Tarlton Lane to Old Walsh Tarlton during certain times for students attending Cedar Creek Elementary School and Hill Country Middle School. Funding: $31,100 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works for the installation of flashing beacons.
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Austin Transportation and Public Works
Fiscal Note
Funding: $31,100 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works for the installation of flashing beacons.
For More Information:
Richard Mendoza, Director, 512-974-2488; Anna Martin, Assistant Director, 512-974-7105; Eric Bollich, Division Manager; 512-974-7767; Gilda Powers, Quality Consultant, 512-974-7092.
Additional Backup Information:
In order to modify or alter the existing speed limit of a street, Texas Traffic Laws require that a traffic engineering investigation be performed. The Transportation Engineering Division of Austin Transportation and Public Works (ATPW) investigated a reduced speed school zone on Wilderness Drive. Wilderness Drive serves as the primary pedestrian and bicyclist route for students in the Bee Cave Woods neighborhood east of Walsh Tarlton Lane attending two Eanes Independent School District (EISD) schools. Cedar Creek Elementary School is located on the south side of Pinnacle Road west of Walsh Tarlton Lane, and Hill Country Middle School is located on the west side of Walsh Tarlton Lane north of Wilderness Drive.
Wilderness Drive has a sidewalk on the south side of Wilderness Drive; however, the sidewalk is narrow due to a handrail providing protection from a drop-off south of the sidewalk. The street is approximately 23 feet wide and has shared bicycle arrows installed in the travel lanes as additional space for sidewalks or bicycle lanes is not available.
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