July 11,
2008
The RUTLAND CLEANUP
Project
NACA's ABC Campaign
an Eye-Opening Experience
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Back in May,
2008, Anthony Willliams, Brian and Gina Almon, Linda Moore, Matt Myers, and
others from NACA began a campaign to help the residents of Rutland Drive
improve and beautify their neighborhood.
The campaign was geared toward getting the residents
of the area, mostly renters and many of them immigrants, to better maintain
their residences by clearing it of trash, complying with the lawn parking
ordinance, and engaging in more community oriented activities such as cleanup
walks, cookouts and exercise programs.
Now, toward the end of August, the campaign is coming to a close with
an eye-opening mixture of encouraging successes and troubling reality checks.
Full Story
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suffers a gallant loss
Enforcement of the Lawn Parking Ordinance
Renters:
Know your Rights!
A letter
from Anthony Williams |
August
24, 2008
Bus Route Alterations
Reflect Changes in Ridership
Capital Metro Makes Changes to Route 101,
others
Fare Increases set for October
13 |
As of Sunday, August 24, Capital Metro adjusted several bus
routes to better accommodate the current ridership. The increase in ridership
is due largely to the increase in gasoline prices.
In the NACA area, the
101 North Lamar Limited has been extended to the Tech Ridge Park and Ride,
going straight up North Lamar instead of looping around the HEB via Rutland,
Mearns Meadow and Rundberg. That will take pressure off the 1L and 1M routes
during peak commuting hours.
The Limited's frequency and hours will
remain roughly the same. That means that during weekday non-peak hours the 101
will still end at the North Lamar Transit Center at NACA's southern
tip.
The schedule from Tech Ridge to
downtown and back is now as follows:
- Early
Morning, Southbound from Tech Ridge P&R (6:00am-7:00am), every 20
minutes
- Morning,
Southbound (7:00am-9:00am), every 15 minutes
- Midday,
Northbound ending at North Lamar Transit Center (9:00am-3:00pm), every 15
minutes (catch the 1L or 1M to continue north)
- Afternoon,
Northbound from downtown to Tech Ridge P&R (3:00pm-5:00pm), every 15
minutes
- Evening,
Northbound (5:00pm-6:00pm), every 20 minutes
New stops north of North Lamar TC:
- Rundberg/Lamar
- Masterson Pass/Lamar
- Braker/Lamar
- Tech Ridge P&R
To see the changes to all
bus routes, visit the
Capital Metro
website.
October
13 Fare Changes: For all local routes, the fare for adults will
increase from 0.50 per ride to 0.75; monthly passes will also increase from
10.00 to 18.00. See all
the changes, including day trip and single-trip passes.
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NACA Meetings
are held on the third
Thursday of every month, except July and December.
The next NACA meeting
will be
August 21, 2008 at 7:00 PM
at Little Walnut Creek Library,
835 W. Rundberg Ln.
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NACA
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| Neighborhood Plan
Amendment |
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A request has been made to the City of Austin by the NACA
Neighborhood Plan Contact Team (NPCT) to amend the Neighborhood Plan to address
the uniqueness of Macmora
Road.
Update:
The amendment will be going to
the Planning Commission on August 12 and to the City Council on August 28.
Watch here for more information as it becomes available.
The NPCT voted to petition the City to change Item 8, page 20
of the NACA Neighborhood
Plan. The original text did not state the particular zoning desired, or the
precise location the restrictions would affect.
Neighbors will have the opportunity to voice their opinion
about the change to NPCT and City staff at the June 19 NACA
meeting.
Existing
Text: Protect the unique
character of residences on Macmora Road, which includes large lots and some
livestock.
Requested
Change (updated from June 19 meeting): Retain the qualities that make Macmora
Road between Topperwein Drive and Golden Quail Drive a special place within the
NACA neighborhood. These qualities include larger lots with ranch-style houses
set further back from the street, agricultural outbuildings, a maturing tree
canopy and livestock. In the future, the only changes to the area should
include the addition of organic, urban farms. New development should be
sensitive to the character of this area. |
| The Friday Morning Coffee Group meets at Kiefer's
Cafe, 2007 Kramer Lane (near Metric) every Friday morning at 9 am. Come by and
join in! |
| And don't forget the Little Walnut Creek Book
Club! It meets monthly at the newly renovated Library.
Click for details. |
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