Improvements made to one of Austin's most dangerous intersections

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THE FBI'S RADAR.2-SALLY:ONE OF
AUSTIN'S MOST DANGEROUS
INTERSECTIONS HAS SOME BIG
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT AIM
TO MAKE YOUR DRIVE SAFER.
2-JOHN:IT WAS PAID FOR THROUGH
THE MOBILITY BOND VOTERS
PASSED IN 2016.WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF
PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD AND
ELMONT DRIVE IN SOUTHEAST
AUSTIN. KATE WEIDAW IS LIVE
WITH DETAILS ON WHAT WAS DONE
AND WHAT'S NEXT.KATE:THIS IS
THE FIRST INTERSECTION OUT OF
A LIST OF 15 THE CITY PLANS TO
TACKLE WITH MOBILITY BOND
MONEY TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
SOME OF SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
INCLUDE A NEW DEDICATED LEFT
TURN LANE HERE ON PLEASANT
VALLEY AND IMPROVED BIKE LANES.
THE REASON THE CITY CHOSE TO
MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS
INTERSECTION FIRST IS BECAUSE
OF THE NUMBER OF CRASHES.THE
CITY'S TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT ANALYZED DATA
PROVIDED FROM AUSTIN POLICE
ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CRASHES
THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE
PAST FIVE YEARS, THE SEVERITY
OF THE CRASH, AND WHAT CAUSED
THE CRASH.WAS IT SOMEONE
MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN?WAS A
DRIVER TRYING TO GET INTO A
PARKING LOT OF A BUSINESS?THEN
THEY PRIORITIZED WHICH
INTERSECTIONS TO WORK ON FIRST.
THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE HERE
WILL BE USED ON THE OTHERS.
AMICA BOSE/PROGRAM PROJECT
LEAD, AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION"IT
WILL DEFINITELY BE A MODEL FOR
MULTI-MODEL SAFETY AND
MOBILITY ENHANCEMENTS AT HIGH
CRASH INTERSECTIONS IN AUSTIN."
KATE:TWO OTHER INTERSECTIONS
ARE BEING WORKED ON RIGHT NOW.
IN ALL ABOUT 15-MILLION FROM
THE MOBILITY BOND WILL BE USED
TO MAKE THESE SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS.BACK TO YOU.SALLY:
THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT
CODE THAT IMPACTS EVERYTHING
FROM HOUSING TO TRAFFIC IS THE
FOCUS OF TODAY'S SPECIAL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.YOU MAY KNOW
IT AS CODE-NEXT.COUNCIL IS
TALKING ABOUT IT THIS MORNING-
AND POSSIBLY TAKING ACTION ON
REVISIONS TO THE DELAYED PLAN.
TODAY'S MEETING COMES AFTER
THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
ISSUE- PEOPLE PACKED CITY HALL
TO TELL AUSTIN'S COUNCIL THEIR
THOUGHTS.LAST MONTH, COUNCIL
MEMBERS DECIDED NOT TO MOVE
FORWARD ON CRAFTING BALLOT
LANGUAGE FOR THE PLAN.AND JUST
LAST WEEK, A GROUP FILED A
LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY,
ORDERING THEM TO PUT IT ON THE

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Improvements made to one of Austin's most dangerous intersections

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