{"id":9141,"date":"2010-02-01T05:14:13","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T10:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=9141"},"modified":"2010-02-01T05:54:40","modified_gmt":"2010-02-01T10:54:40","slug":"improving-travel-in-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/02\/01\/improving-travel-in-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Travel in Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Greetings!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What should we do to improve travel in Austin?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We&#8217;re Listening.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The goal of the Austin Mobility Forum is to make it easier to move around<br \/>\nour city.  From roads to rail to buses, bicycles, and sidewalks, our<br \/>\ntransportation system can provide us all with better options and a better<br \/>\nquality of life.<\/p>\n<p>The City has collected more than 1,200 needed transportation projects from<br \/>\ncitizens to date. This is more than we can pay for at once. We need your<br \/>\nhelp to determine the community values and priorities for Austin&#8217;s mobility<br \/>\nsystem.<\/p>\n<p>Please attend an Austin Mobility Forum on any date from February 8, 2010 &#8211;<br \/>\nFebruary 11, 2010. Times and locations are listed below.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the forums, please contact Lindsey Reed by phone<br \/>\nat (512) 477-1018 or email us at transportation@ci.austin.tx.us.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is welcome, and every opinion counts. Refreshments are provided. We<br \/>\nlook forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br \/>\nRobert Spillar, P.E.<br \/>\nDirector of Transportation<br \/>\nAustin Transportation Department<\/p>\n<p>Find an Austin Mobility Forum near you!<\/p>\n<p>Dates, times, and locations<\/p>\n<p>Reagan High School<br \/>\nMonday, Feb. 8 from 6-8 p.m.<br \/>\n7104 Berkman Dr.<br \/>\nAustin, TX 78752<br \/>\n(512) 414-2523<\/p>\n<p>Mexican American Cultural Center<br \/>\nTuesday, Feb. 9 from 8-10 a.m.<br \/>\n600 River Street<br \/>\nAustin, TX 78701<br \/>\n(512) 478-6222<\/p>\n<p>Bowie High School<br \/>\nTuesday, Feb. 9 from 6-8 p.m.<br \/>\n4103 West Slaughter Lane<br \/>\nAustin, TX 78749<br \/>\n(512) 414-5247<\/p>\n<p>One Texas Center<br \/>\nWednesday, Feb. 10 from 6-8 p.m.<br \/>\n505 Barton Springs Road<br \/>\nAustin, TX 78704<br \/>\n(512) 476-2315<\/p>\n<p>Murchison Middle School<br \/>\nWednesday, Feb. 10 from 6-8 p.m.<br \/>\n3700 North Hills Dr.<br \/>\nAustin, TX 78731<br \/>\n(512) 414-3254<\/p>\n<p>Widen Elementary School<br \/>\nThursday, Feb. 11 from 6-8 p.m.<br \/>\n5605 Nuckols Crossing Road<br \/>\nAustin, TX 78744<br \/>\n(512) 414-2556<\/p>\n<p>The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with<br \/>\nDisabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to<br \/>\ncommunications will be provided upon request.  Meeting locations are planned<br \/>\nwith wheelchair access.  If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or<br \/>\nalternative formats, please give notice at least 4 days before the meeting<br \/>\ndate.  Please call Gilda Powers at Transportation Department, at 974-7092,<br \/>\nfor additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your interest in Austin&#8217;s transportation issues. We look<br \/>\nforward to seeing you at an Austin Mobility Forum soon.<\/p>\n<p>Stacy Landry, LPC<br \/>\nProgram Manager<br \/>\nTravis County Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings! What should we do to improve travel in Austin? We&#8217;re Listening. The goal of the Austin Mobility Forum is to make it easier to move around our city. From roads to rail to buses, bicycles, and sidewalks, our transportation&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/02\/01\/improving-travel-in-austin\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[2990,21,2989,2993,2987,2991,2992,17,2988,845],"class_list":["post-9141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-american-with-disabilities-act","tag-austin","tag-austin-mobility-forum","tag-austin-transportation-department","tag-city-of-austin","tag-lindsey-reed","tag-robert-spillar-p-e","tag-texas","tag-transportation-department","tag-travel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-2nr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34183,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2016\/09\/08\/job-opportunity-deaf-contracted-respite-providers-wanted-austin\/","url_meta":{"origin":9141,"position":0},"title":"Job Opportunity: Deaf Contracted Respite Providers Wanted &#8211; Austin","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"September 8, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"DEAF CONTRACTED RESPITE PROVIDERS WANTED Austin Travis County Integral Care is now accepting applications for contracted respite providers for our Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Services Network. 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