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Austin students, parents press council to require school-zone lights on Slaughter Lane; item postponed
Summary
Students, teachers and parents from Bowie (Bowie/Buie) High School urged the Austin City Council to delay approval of the Slaughter Lane expansion until the city guarantees school‑zone lights; council postponed the item to May 8, 2025 as part of consent changes.
A group of students, school staff and parents urged the Austin City Council on April 24 to delay approval of the Slaughter Lane corridor expansion until the project includes school‑zone lights for the high school that straddles the road.
Caitlin Britt, academic director at James Bowie High School, told council the project should "not move forward until it guarantees an incorporation of school zone lights on Slaughter Lane." Britt said she has worked at the school for 11 years and called out a spike in traffic and serious pedestrian injuries since 2018, including a 2018 incident in which "3 students were tragically hit on Slaughter Lane." She said expansion of the road from four to six…
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