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Petition- Help end unsafe driving in South Austin

 The area we write to express concern about is in South Austin. The 78748 zip code, like all of Austin, has experienced incredible growth in the last ten years. According to the 2010 Census, the 78748 zip code has a population of 41,000. In 2000, this number was just over 25,000.

With this influx of people comes increased traffic. We write to ask for three things to be done to help make the Slaughter Lane and Manchaca Road corridors safer for our citizens.

1. TXDot: Please consider disallowing motorists to make left turns out of the Tanglewood Village Shopping Center (located at 2110 W Slaughter Ln) and north onto Manchaca Road. 
*Many accidents or near accidents have occurred at this treacherous intersection of Slaughter and Manchca due to careless and/or reckless drivers attempting to blindly head north on Manchaca Road from this busy shopping center.  Motorists must cross through four lanes of southbound traffic before they are able to merge north onto Manchaca.

2. TxDot: Please consider lowering the speed limit from the Manchaca Rd and Slaughter Ln intersection to Old Manchaca Rd from 55 MPH to 45 MPH. 
*Within the last five years, this area to the south of Slaughter Ln has seen tremendous growth. Many new subdivisions and businesses have been created in this time frame, and with the increased traffic in the area, this is quite dangerous for those such as cyclists. On June 18, Austin Firefighter Colin Camp was struck while cycling in this area due in part to the excessive speed allowed on this stretch of road.

3. Capital Metro: Please consider installing a crosswalk with blinking lights for Stop Name: 9700 Manchaca/Slaughter, Stop ID: 3754. 
*CapMetro patrons frequently dart into the roadway in an attempt to reach the bus stop. This is not only incredibly dangerous for pedestrians but also motorists.

Please join this campaign: https://www.change.org/petitions/help-end-unsafe-driving-in-south-austin#

Roger Casanova, CASA founder and President, was interviewed on KXAN and KEYE. He did a great job explaining why we are trying to cause positive change with this petition. Here are the links: 

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/austin/south-austin-residents-plead-for-traffic-relief

http://keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/south-austin-residents-petition-safer-streets-9652.shtml


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