Saw this article in the Statesman about traffic congestion being the #1 problem in Austin right now. I don't know if this is the case, but it is an issue that affects a lot of people all over the city. Another good article in the Statesman (wow...
I read this link this weekend and wondered what people thought. It seems like a random thing to throw in one neighborhood in all of Austin as the one with a long commute time to Austin.
The attic isn't finished, but it could be converted into a...
So I see there is road work being done on RM 620 starting this week between 2222 and Quinlan Park Road. The trucks and other road equipment is right past the church on the lake. I fail to understand what they are doing. It seems like they are p...
Driving in South Austin is sometimes a big pain. We were going somewhere on Sunday and driving back on I35N to get to 290 West/Ben White to get to 360 to get home. There is a ramp from 35 to 290 West but it does not connect, so instead we have ...
Ribelin Ranch is going to be completely different in a year, people will actually be living there and soon after going to school there. That is the site of a new high school where presumably kids from Steiner Ranch, Riverplace, and Grandview Hi...
Got this email from the developers. I think we need to wait for it to be completely done. Some people in the comments are having a discussion about it.
The lane had to be cut wider and compacted again in order to pass the compaction test. The...
I got a few emails and had a dinner conversation on how terrible the road that leads from the secondary entrance of Steiner Ranch from 620 to Quinlan Park Road on Steiner Ranch Blvd. I was surprised to see that other people were so annoyed with...
I had an email from a reader asking if I knew about a bridge being built presumably in the rear of River Place crossing Lake Austin. I have not. Have any of the readers heard of this either? I want to go drive around there today, but forgot. Ne...
Found this article about Lakeline Station/Crossings? at the northeast corner of 183 and 620. It is a TOD (transit-oriented development) that will go along the future Cap Metro commuter rail line.Here is a much better article that explains it.Se...
This is more of a warning and a question post. I see in the mornings and sometimes in the afternoon cops waiting for people to go in the "turn" lane to go east/right onto 2222 from 620. They are waiting in the parking lot of the three business ...
Nothing to do with Steiner Ranch really, but the toll road news does not sound good. Here is the plan that was approved about a week ago by Austin City Council Members.I honestly don't think that anyone benefits from these toll roads except the...
One of my co-workers I carpool with sometimes, told me why the road surface at the curve on 2222 past Cooke's Automotive near the shell Station has been ripped up like it will be resurfaced. After a couple of fatalities on that stretch of road ...
I saw that Sal Costello posted a comment on my blog on my website... and I would be not giving fair and equal oppurtunity to also present the other side of the coin on the toll road issue. That site is Take on Traffic. Check out that one and Sa...
One of my other favorite interests are roads and traffic. I find it very interesting to follow how/when/where new roads are being built. I was reading an article by Ben Wear, my favorite Statesman writer as opposed to the overrated annoying Joh...
