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North Austin Civic Association

Monthly Event Calendar

North Austin Recreation Center Update
APD Launches Violent Crime Task Force
Macmora Rezoning Denied by City Council
Little Walnut Creek Branch Library Reopens
Quail Creek Park
Runnymede Apartments
NACA's New ANC Rep: Joshua Tallent
NACA's 2008 Scholarship Recipient

And...

The War on Graffiti
COMBATING CRIME AT RUNDBERG & I-35
Neighborhood Clean Streets Schedule - UPDATED
Little Walnut Creek Book Club

More in the Archives

North Austin Coalition of Neighborhoods (NACN)
A Huge Boarding House at
9052 Galewood??
An Open Letter from Anthony Williams
Rutland Cleanup:

NACA's ABC Campaign
an Eye-Opening Experience

Plus Three Related Articles
Changes in Capital Metro Routes in Effect August 24
New Fares begin October 13
Neighborhood Plan Amendment - Updated

Little Walnut Creek Branch Library

Celebrating Neighborhood Diversity



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July 11, 2008

The RUTLAND CLEANUP Project



NACA's ABC Campaign
an Eye-Opening Experience
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

Related Stories:

Fear Factor:
The ABC Campaign 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.

North Austin Civic Association
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Officers and Contacts
About NACA
NACA Area Map

NACA Bylaws
Duties of Officers
NACA Membership Form
Roster of NACA Members (Updated)
2008 Budget

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.


NACA Information

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Neighborhood Plan Amendment

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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