MoPac Open House

This is it, folks.  This is one of the most important meetings of the year. The bicycling community’s presence at this open house will help shape the future of bike and pedestrian accommodations in all Austin highway building.  There are literally hundreds of gaps in the Austin bike network that can be closed.  The level of support from the bicycling community at the open house this Thursday will set that future.

Over three hundred bicycling proponents expressed interest in better biking and walking accommodations as part of the MoPac Improvement Project. The project scope is MoPac from Cesar Chavez St. to Parmer Lane.
Dec. 2010 LOBV Action Alert: http://lobv.org/2010/12/action-alert-mopac-bike-and-ped-paths/

Now is the next step… “The world is run by those who show up.”

Attend the May 26th open house, and tell your friends who want to see an Austin that is more friendly to people biking and walking to attend too. Right now, a bicyclist’s and pedestrian’s choice is to use the frontage road or the shoulders of our highways. Show our transportation officials and engineers that you want more than that.

***** What is needed this Thursday? *****
1) Make an appearance at the Open House for at least a few minutes. Bike, walk, drive, take the bus — just show up.
2) Sign in.
3) Leave a written comment that you want bike accommodations all along the MoPac corridor. Include as little or as much detail as you'd like. See the email campaign link, if you want to add more.

That's it.

We expect to have at least one ride lead to the open house. Stay tuned to http://lobv.org for more details.

***** OPEN HO– USE INFO *****
WHEN: Thursday, May 26, 2011 from 4pm – 8pm
WHERE: Gullett Elementary School, Cafeteria, 6310 Treadwell Blvd., Austin, TX 78757
HOW: Open House format, come and go as you please

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=210882682277943
For more information about the MoPac Improvement Project, visit http://www.MoPacExpress.com/
Open House info at LOBV website: http://lobv.org/2011/05/mopac-improvement-project-open-house-may-26th-2011/
Email Campaign: http://lobv.org/2010/12/action-alert-mopac-bike-and-ped-paths/

HOW THIS WORK IS SUPPORTED:  The 200+ paid members of the LOBV have already supported the bike and ped accommodations that we have achieved as a result of the MoPac campaign.  Very simply put, this campaign would not have happened before we had paid members.  And no one else is doing this work.  Yet we still we miss many opportunities because we don't yet have sustainable support from the Austin community.  Will you become a member now, or will you wait another year?  How long will you wait for Austin's bike network gaps to be filled?  How soon will it be that LOBV has to close up shop due to inadequate support?  Become a supporter now and you'll have a direct impact on how many gaps in Austin's bicycling network are filled.  http://lobv.org/join 
 

Tom Wald
Executive Director
League of Bicycling Voters
http://lobv.org
tom@lobv.org
512-203-7626