#AustinSidewalkProject Update: December 2022

ASP Overview

This December, the project pushed further east than ever before, reaching several new neighborhoods in South Austin. Sidewalks were mapped east of South 1st Street for the first time, with multiple neighborhoods along its route being completed this month.

OpenStreetMap view of South-Far South Austin. Neighborhoods mapped in December 2022 in blue.

Far South

FM 1626

There may not be a cohesive term for the neighborhoods at the end of South 1st Street, but two of them were mapped in full this month. Ashbrook and Meadows at Double Creek, both relatively small neighborhoods, sit at the southern edge of Austin city limits and are relatively unremarkable. Both have sidewalks on both sides of every street, which is nice and somewhat uncommon. FM 1626 doesn't have any sidewalks or crossings here, so despite being directly adjacent, the neighborhoods are quite disconnected. At least South 1st has bike lanes, albeit unprotected ones.

OpenStreetMap view of Ashbrook and Meadows at Double Creek. Austin city limits in orange, Ashbrook neighborhood boundary in green, Meadows at Double Creek in blue.

South

William Cannon

Several small neighborhoods along William Cannon Drive were completed or started in December. Only a few streets in this section were mapped, but there's dozens of little neighborhoods in this area, so "completing a neighborhood" doesn't mean as much here. Either way, Wyldwood and Wyldwood Place were mapped in full, and parts of Carrell Oaks, Hillside Oaks, and Timber Village's sidewalks were mapped.

OpenStreetMap view of several neighborhoods not worth differentiating between.

Dittmar

The eastern portion of Parkview was mapped in December, completing the neighborhood and a goal set in last month's update. The smaller side of Parkview, it's surrounded by two parks and South Boggy Creek with the only access being from Dittmar Road. As with the western side, every street has sidewalks on both sides, which is nice.

Directly north of this section of Parkview is Taylor Estates, which was also completed in December. It's very similar to Parkview; sidewalks on both sides of every street and only accessible from Dittmar. It's also cut into two halves by the Longhorn Pipeline's easement.

OpenStreetMap view of Taylor Estates and Parkview's eastern side. Taylor Estates neighborhood boundary in green, Parkview in blue.

The sidewalks of the actual Dittmar Road were mapped to its eastern end at Circle S Road in December, completing the road and (barely) poking east of South Congress Avenue. But that's not a neighborhood, just a street, so it doesn't really count for much.

South 1st

Most of Beaconridge and all of Beaconridge West were mapped in December, the former being the first neighborhood east of South 1st to have its sidewalks mapped. Beaconridge West is a small neighborhood of only a few streets, all of which only have sidewalks on one side. Beaconridge itself has sidewalks on both sides of nearly every street, excepting the portion of the neighborhood between South Boggy Creek and its unnamed tributary to the north. The parts of Beaconridge north of that tributary haven't had their sidewalks mapped yet - a goal for January.

The southern portion of Beaconridge wraps around Williams Elementary School, which had its sidewalks mapped well over a year ago. That mapping effort never extended beyond school grounds, though - the rest of the neighborhood was done this month.

OpenStreetMap view of the Beaconridge neighborhoods. Beaconridge neighborhood boundary in blue, Beaconridge West in green.

The northern portion of Buckingham Estates was also mapped in December, finally completing the neighborhood and another goal set last month. The northernmost streets have sidewalks on both sides, but most only have sidewalks on one side, and some cul-de-sacs have none. The Enclave on Cooper Lane was also mapped, but only one street there has any sidewalks, and only on one side.

OpenStreetMap view of the aforementioned neighborhoods. Buckingham Estates neighborhood boundary in blue, The Enclave on Cooper Lane in green.

Ralph Ablanedo

To close out this update and this month, two small neighborhoods off of Ralph Ablanedo Drive (and Peaceful Hill Lane, really) had their sidewalks mapped. The first, Parkridge Gardens, has sidewalks on both sides of every street and even some marked crosswalks. Maybe that's not so uncommon after all. Directly north is the newly built Verrado neighborhood, with more of a trail than sidewalks, but pedestrian access nonetheless.

OpenStreetMap view of Verrado and Parkridge Gardens. Verrado neighborhood boundary in green, Parkridge Gardens in blue.

Have a great 2023 - LHW

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