Which I-35 park option will Austin choose near Hancock Center?

Описание: The city of Austin is moving forward with plans to build parks and potentially buildings on parts of I-35. The city council voted in May to spend $104 million on just the support structures that would hold up the decks over the highway after TxDOT lowers the mainlanes in the coming years.

Now, city staff are asking the public to say what they think about four different "stitch" configurations for the years north of 41st Street near the Hancock Center. An open house at the Austin Public Library Carver Branch on Saturday offered some more detail on the plans. So I went there on a Saturday and recorded Brianna Frey, the city official in charge of the plan to put parks on the highway. She gave an explanation of each of the four options on the table.

The city has to tell TxDOT by the end of the year which of the four designs it wants to advance. No council vote is required. City staff will have the final say.

You can see these images in more detail here: https://speakupaustin.org/OurFuture35...

Read more about the so-called "cap and stitch" plan here: https://www.kut.org/transportation/20...