In January of 2002, after the CAMPO resolution of 12-01, MoNAC then took the following position:

                   POSITION 01-19-02

                    MoNAC works toward improving and maintaining the overall quality of the neighborhoods adjacent to

                     MoPac (Loop 1) from Town Lake to Hwy 183.

                   CURRENT ACTION POSITIONS:

                   MoNAC is committed to getting more people through the MoPac corridor

                                By supporting the Commuter Rail District

                                By supporting the investigation of HOV/managed lanes

                               Without taking more neighborhood right of way

                    MoNAC is committed to working toward noise abatement for neighbors adjacent to the MoPac corridor.

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Below is the current CAMPO position.  It is my opinion that CAMPO/TxDOT have worked to have a plan to:  work with the
neighborhoods, get more people through the corridor, and put up noise walls.

CAMPO Mobility 2030 Plan

Evaluate extension of managed lanes to central business district.  TxDOT to coordinate with the city, county and neighborhoods to minimize impacts.  Construction of managed lanes will take place within existing corridor right of way and will be at or below grade.  Project will include construction of noise walls and will provide adequate space for future ASARD commuter rail operation.

1)  Evaluate managed lanes.  The project is in the evaluation stage, a consulting engineering team is being hired.  There is NOTHING in concrete at this time. A project manager for TxDOT has been appointed, David Plutowski and a PR firm headed by Nancy Ledbetter. At a Downtown Austin Alliance meeting, Thursday, March 24 2005, Bob Daigh stated once again that he wanted to get mass transit moving down MoPac and into the downtown central business district.

2)  Coordinate with neighborhoods.  District Engineer Bob Daigh has said many times that he will work with a neighborhood committee.I do believe he will do this and that is where our control will be. That is why we must be on the same page. That would be, being on the same page, agreeing with the MoNAC position of 1-01 and the CAMPO Mobility Plan of 2030.

3)  Construct within existing right of way (at or below grade)  This complies with the demands from MoNAC in the 2001 battle over the TxDOT Improvement Plan for Loop 1/ MoPac.

4)  Construction of noise walls This is why MoNAC was formed in 1993

5)  Operation of commuter rail  MoNAC has been a proponent of commuter rail (moving more people through the corridor) when CAMPO was saying no way.  We are proud to be future thinkers.