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Georgetown council reviews Austin Avenue corridor schematic; pedestrian safety, parking and loading raise concerns
Summary
City staff and consultants presented a schematic for Austin Avenue that would add a road diet, one-way pairing around the Square and medians; council members and residents pressed for clearer pedestrian crossings, parking counts and loading solutions before final design.
City of Georgetown staff and consultants presented a schematic of proposed changes to the Austin Avenue corridor at a council workshop, emphasizing safety, walkability and downtown placemaking while prompting questions from council and residents about pedestrian crossings, parking losses and delivery access.
The presentation, led by Lou and consultant Trey Sutton of KPA Engineers, included a rendered fly-through of the corridor and modeling the team said showed intersection improvements. "With the improvements ... we go to level of service D — we shave about 23 seconds off your time in the morning," Sutton said, adding the afternoon peak could see "almost 45 seconds" of reduced…
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