The Congress Avenue Urban Design Initiative is bringing new pedestrian infrastructure and ‘storefront activation zones’ to the popular street.
Austin’s Department of Transportation and Public Works started work on the Congress Avenue Urban Design Initiative, a project that will bring multimodal improvements to the popular street, reports Sydney Gray for KXAN.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson called Congress “Department of Transportation and Public Works,” noting that it was the first paved street in Austin.
The redesign will create more public spaces as well as protected bike lanes and enhanced landscaping. The first phase includes “programmable storefront activation zones” that “create permanent infrastructure allowing businesses to use the areas in front of their stores for sidewalk cafes and display racks.”
City officials say the project will not reduce vehicle lanes and that it will improve curb appeal for attracting businesses and customers to the street.
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