Category Archives: Meetings

Oct. 7 Is National Night Out

Posted on September 27, 2014 by burlyheights

Mark your calendars for National Night Out, an annual event that promotes neighbors knowing neighbors and working together to prevent crime. This year the Burleson Heights and Burleson Parker neighborhoods will celebrate on Oct. 7. Turn on your porch lights, … Continue reading →

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Todd Lane construction begins

Posted on September 21, 2014 by burlyheights

A major improvement project on Todd Lane got its start on Sept. 15, and will transform a heavily traveled narrow road into a wider, safer street designed to handle automobile, bus, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Southbound traffic is being detoured onto Woodward Street … Continue reading →

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Improving Austin Streams forum on Oct. 9

Posted on October 7, 2013 by burlyheights

In a followup to a series of public meetings that began in November 2012, the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will soon hold a public forum on reducing bacterial contamination in Austin … Continue reading →

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National Night Out on Oct. 1

Posted on September 25, 2013 by burlyheights

On Tuesday the Burleson Heights and Burleson-Parker neighborhoods will be celebrating National Night Out, an annual event that promotes neighbors knowing neighbors and working together to prevent crime. Turn on your porch lights, bring a flashlight and join your neighbors … Continue reading →

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Better mobility coming to Todd Lane, Burleson Road

Posted on August 15, 2013 by burlyheights

Clay Harris and Neil Kopper of the City of Austin Public Works Department talked with Burleson-area residents on Aug. 14 about upcoming projects to improve mobility for cars, bicycles and pedestrians on Todd Lane and Burleson Road. Todd Lane improvements Harris, the … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood meeting Wednesday: Todd Lane update

Posted on August 8, 2013 by burlyheights

Burleson Heights residents will meet with city representatives on Wednesday to talk about a project that will widen Todd Lane and add bike lanes, sidewalks and a roundabout at the new intersection of Todd, East St. Elmo Road and South … Continue reading →

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Input sought for highway changes near airport

Posted on July 24, 2013 by burlyheights

Highway planners are looking for Southeast Austin neighborhood representatives who are interested in serving on an advisory group on proposed changes to Texas State Highway 71. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority have … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood calendar for April

Posted on March 28, 2013 by burlyheights

Here’s the latest calendar for the Burleson Heights and Burleson-Parker neighborhoods. Please note that Austin Police Department Region III is postponing its regularly scheduled Commanders Forum by one week in April. This month’s forum will be April 8. And on April 25, the Austin … Continue reading →

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East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan goes before City Council

Posted on March 6, 2013 by burlyheights

On Thursday evening, Austin City Council will consider adopting the East Riverside Corridor (ERC) Regulating Plan, a set of design regulations that will shape future development along Riverside Drive east of Interstate 35. Erika Leak, principal planner, says the council … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood calendar for January

Posted on January 11, 2013 by burlyheights

It’s back to school and back to work in the Burleson Heights and Burleson-Parker neighborhoods. It’s also back to some neighborhood business, including hearings on a fenced off-leash area proposed for Mabel Davis Park. City Council might hear the dog park … Continue reading →

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