APD commander updates Downtown Commission on Safer Sixth Street pilot; data review pending
Commander Carrie Chaudhwar told the Austin Downtown Commission that the Safer Sixth Street pilot (reopening Sixth Street to vehicle traffic on weekend nights) is ongoing, temporary fencing has been replaced by water-filled barricades in May 2025, and APD is conducting an independent review of crime data before releasing final statistics.
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Commander Carrie Chaudhwar of the Austin Police Department briefed the Austin Downtown Commission on April 21, 2025, on the department’s Safer Sixth Street initiative, the pilot reopening of Sixth Street to vehicular traffic on weekend nights, recent changes to pedestrian barricades and a pending independent review of crime data.
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