NSCNA Blog Archive

  • Northbound MOPAC LANE CLOSURE

    Administrator

    Northbound MoPac Aux lane between 35th and 45th Streets to close for 6 months

    There will be a significant traffic change starting the weekend of April 8th.
    The MoPac Improvement Project will need to close a portion of the auxiliary
    lane on northbound MoPac between the 35th Street entrance ramp and the 45th
    Street exit ramp. The closure will be in place for approximately 6 months
    to allow the workers to remove a now abandoned City of Austin water line,
    to build a retaining wall/sound wall, and to widen MoPac in the area.
    Drivers will still be able to use both the 35th Street entrance ramp and
    the 45th Street exit ramp. All main lanes of the highway will still be
    open.

    This change should primarily impact drivers during evening peak hour when
    northbound MoPac is congested and some drivers use the auxiliary lane to
    try and queue jump, or get ahead of other drivers. We expect the closure to
    be implemented over the weekend and be fully in place by Sunday morning
    April 10th.

  • AUSTIN HOUSING PLAN MEETING APRIL 25, 2016

    Administrator

    Austinites are invited to weigh in on the development of an Austin Housing Plan that will establish numerical goals and strategies to help increase housing choices for all Austinites, and to share ideas to help address the shortage of housing that is affordable for low- to moderate-income residents.

    Please attend the Austin Housing Plan meeting scheduled for Monday, April 25th, 6-8 PM at North Village Branch Library, 2520 Steck Ave.

    “The Austin Housing Plan dialogue will center around these topics:

    • How might the City ensure that the youth of today can afford to live in Austin in the future?
    • Where should members of the workforce – who cook food, watch children, and care for the sick – be able to afford to live? How can the City positively influence and increase housing choice across the community for all residents?
    • The cost of housing is inter-connected with community decisions around job access, parking, permitting, and housing types allowed. What actions should be taken now to impact housing availability today and in the future?”

    A similar meeting was held April 6th at the NW Recreation Center. Several other meetings are scheduled for other dates and locations.

    Learn more at http://www.austintexas.gov/housingplan

  • DISTRICT 7 TOWN HALL MAY 21, 2016

    Administrator

    Please add this to your calendar: District 7 Council Member Leslie Pool will be holding a town hall on Saturday, May 21, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. at Northwest Recreation Center, 2913 Northland Dr, Austin, TX 78757
    We’ll post more information when it is released.

  • ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALE, APRIL 30

    Administrator

    North Shoal Creek’s Annual Neighborhood Garage Sale is April 30th:
    Sign up so your address will appear on the map of participating sales. Just send an email to social@nscna.org or call 512-364-5519 and provide your name, address, email or phone number.
    All that will appear on the map is your address.
    The deadline to sign up is April 22nd.
    Pillow Elementary School’s Wild About Reading Program (WARP) is participating this year. They’re renting tables (1 for $10, 2 for $15) beginning April 18th. To reserve a table, go to the Pillow Elementary School Office, M-Th, 7:30-3:30.
    Proceeds will be used to buy books for Pillow students to take home for summer reading.
    NSCNA will advertise in the Austin American Statesman, on Craigslist, on area social media websites, and with banners and signs around the neighborhood.
    Start spring cleaning and get ready for a great sale and a great time!!!
    Sponsored by the NSCNA Social Committee, Brian Cobb, Chair (social@nscna.org)

  • REVISED AUSTIN OAKS PUD CHARRETTE UPDATE (revised)

    Administrator

    The March 1 AUSTIN OAKS PUD CHARRETTE UPDATE post has been revised to include a link to a resolution by the NSCNA Board of Directors opposing the results of the charrette. The official copy of the resolution can be viewed at BoardResolution.