Safe Routes to School Project Evaluation

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Thank you for visiting our virtual open house to give feedback on the changes to streets in the neighborhoods of Circle C North, Villages at Western Oaks and Heights at Loma Vista.

We appreciate everyone who participated in the project reevaluation survey and various outreach events. The survey was open from January 22, 2025, to March 4, 2025. Please visit the  project webpage  for the latest update.

The project evaluation process included the following elements: 

• A survey seeking feedback from people who live and travel to, from and within the neighborhoods served by this project, with a focus on three streets in particular: Hillside Terrace Drive, Allerton Avenue and Barstow Avenue;
• Observation and discussion with street users at key locations such as neighborhood mailboxes and school pick-up and drop-off areas during key times of the day and days of the week; 
• Analysis of changes to motor vehicle speeds and volumes;
• Two community listening sessions offered on 2/19 and 3/1, where participants can mark up their feedback on printed maps of the project and visit with the project team in person. Dates and times are detailed below.

The goal of this process was to comprehensively reevaluate the project to ensure it is meeting the mobility and safety needs of the neighborhoods served by these facilities, including hearing directly from residents as to their preferences. Community preferences will be reflected in a comprehensive feedback report, which will inform decisions on whether to keep, modify or remove the installation.

Projects for Gorzycki Middle School and Mills Elementary School were selected from recommendations in the District 8 Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Report and further developed through a community process.

Facilities include the following components:

• New protected bike lanes along Davis Lane from Barstow Drive to Escarpment Boulevard
• New on-street parking pockets along Davis Lane to support arrival and dismissal at Mills Elementary School
• Protected intersections at Davis Lane and Escarpment Boulevard, Hillside Terrace Drive and Escarpment Boulevard, as well as Taylorcrest Drive and Escarpment Boulevard
• New and improved pedestrian crossings on Davis Lane at Clairmont Drive and Barstow Drive, as well as at Via Mia Drive and Via Correto Drive. Other pedestrian crossings were installed on Hillside Terrace Drive at Taylorcrest Drive, Ruxton Lane and Barstow Avenue, as well as on Allerton Avenue at Barstow Avenue and Edwardson Lane. Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) at the intersection of Davis Lane and Lantana Way
• A Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) at the intersection of Davis Lane and Lantana Way
• A new sidewalk along Ruxton Lane from Edwardson Lane to the trail connection
• Two-way bikeways providing connection to both schools along Allerton Avenue, Barstow Drive, Hillside Terrace Drive and Taylorcrest Drive from Escarpment Boulevard to Sommerland Way
• Additional connectivity across Escarpment Boulevard at Hillside Terrace Drive and along Escarpment Boulevard from Hillside Terrace Drive to Taylorcrest Drive
• A combined shared-use path and two-way bikeway serving Mills Elementary School along the east side of Lantana Way between Davis Lane and Hillside Terrace Drive

 Hillside Terrace Drive 

 Barstow Avenue 

 Allerton Avenue 

The survey was open from January 22, 2025, to March 4, 2025.

• Two community listening sessions were offered in the neighborhood. Participants were offered the opportunity to speak one-on-one with project staff, markup drawings with notes and comments and take the survey. 
  • Wednesday, February 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Gorzycki Middle School's Library
  • Saturday, March 1, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the corner of Allerton Avenue and Barstow Avenue in the Circle C North neighborhood.

Email mobilitybonds@austintexas.gov with the subject line: GMS/Mills to sign up for project updates.