Comments on: Major downtown reconstruction project starts this month http://smmercury.com/2012/08/15/major-downtown-reconstruction-project-underway-this-month/ Tue, 21 May 2013 16:17:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Keith Cunningham http://smmercury.com/2012/08/15/major-downtown-reconstruction-project-underway-this-month/#comment-411699 Keith Cunningham Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:54:10 +0000 http://smmercury.com/?p=59812#comment-411699 Maybe this was reported earlier and I missed it. If so sorry about the redundancy.

Are those roundabouts in the middle of the intersection? Or is the compass a decorative feature on the street itself?

]]> By: Winchester http://smmercury.com/2012/08/15/major-downtown-reconstruction-project-underway-this-month/#comment-411669 Winchester Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:06:28 +0000 http://smmercury.com/?p=59812#comment-411669 So how do you get your vehicle into back in parking? No matter how you angle the spots, at some point in the parking event, you back up.

As for the South Congress parking, last couple of times I walked that portion of S. Congress I noticed a lot of vehicles that did not/could not back in properly. Just my personal observation.

]]> By: Cori http://smmercury.com/2012/08/15/major-downtown-reconstruction-project-underway-this-month/#comment-411319 Cori Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:10:22 +0000 http://smmercury.com/?p=59812#comment-411319 I have a small car, so backing out downtown is a little difficult – I can’t see anything over the big trucks and SUVs. Perhaps the new parking will make it easier and safer to exit a parking spot for us car drivers. We’ll find out next year : )

]]> By: Cruizer http://smmercury.com/2012/08/15/major-downtown-reconstruction-project-underway-this-month/#comment-411308 Cruizer Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:34:54 +0000 http://smmercury.com/?p=59812#comment-411308 How many lanes of traffic will LBJ have?
I can see how back-in parking makes it safer for bikes when the vehicle is pulling out, but I’m a little concerned about the sudden stopping/backing in but everyone (cyclists and drivers) will get used to that I suppose….but anything else besides rack that makes it “bike friendly”?

]]> By: Sam Marcos http://smmercury.com/2012/08/15/major-downtown-reconstruction-project-underway-this-month/#comment-411185 Sam Marcos Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:44:09 +0000 http://smmercury.com/?p=59812#comment-411185 There is back-in parking on South Congress between Oltorf and Riverside. I think its great for Austin (especially Congress) because the amount of cars on that street and because the speed limit is somewhat higher (50mph). Before back-in parking, it was impossible to back out of a spot. I dont know how good this is for San Marcos…Ive never really had trouble backing out of a spot on LBJ. There are stop lights to protect you, and a 30mph speed limit helps.

]]> By: Winchester http://smmercury.com/2012/08/15/major-downtown-reconstruction-project-underway-this-month/#comment-411173 Winchester Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:19:39 +0000 http://smmercury.com/?p=59812#comment-411173 Backin parking. What a concept. If an auto backs into a parking space, it magically gets smaller.

]]> By: Maggie B. http://smmercury.com/2012/08/15/major-downtown-reconstruction-project-underway-this-month/#comment-410937 Maggie B. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:03:43 +0000 http://smmercury.com/?p=59812#comment-410937 Mike: those are the back-in parking spots (see Hutchinson street as well).

]]> By: MIke http://smmercury.com/2012/08/15/major-downtown-reconstruction-project-underway-this-month/#comment-410920 MIke Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:43:19 +0000 http://smmercury.com/?p=59812#comment-410920 Sure hope traffic direction on LBJ doesn’t change as indicated in the photo…

]]> By: jumbopop http://smmercury.com/2012/08/15/major-downtown-reconstruction-project-underway-this-month/#comment-410665 jumbopop Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:26:07 +0000 http://smmercury.com/?p=59812#comment-410665 Doesn’t matter when it starts =) Glad SM is working on it!

]]> By: Michele Frazier http://smmercury.com/2012/08/15/major-downtown-reconstruction-project-underway-this-month/#comment-410299 Michele Frazier Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:19:27 +0000 http://smmercury.com/?p=59812#comment-410299 All for beautification downtown, but once again we start it just as classes begin.

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