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Shoal Creek Conservancy updates commission on Cypress & Shoal Creek public-space plan; advocates trestle rehabilitation and Market Plaza alternatives
Summary
Daniel Kavalman of the Shoal Creek Conservancy described the Cypress & Shoal Creek public space strategy, explained funding status for a set of prioritized projects, and urged rehabilitation of the historic railroad trestle while noting ownership and funding issues remain.
Daniel Kavalman, projects and policy manager for the Shoal Creek Conservancy, told the Austin Downtown Commission on Aug. 20 that the Cypress and Shoal Creek public space strategy (published 2021) identifies seven projects in a complicated downtown junction of trails and roadways and that funding from a dedicated downtown account has been redirected to some of those mobility improvements.
Why it matters: The downtown Shoal Creek area links multiple active-transportation facilities and contains a railroad trestle that speakers called historically significant. Improvements to trail continuity, the Third and West intersection and the bridge/trestle alignment were described as priorities for pedestrian safety, mobility and historic preservation.
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