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JoninATX Jun 10, 2014 2:53 AM

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Originally Posted by LoneStarMike (Post 6611542)

Eh, no surprise to me. I kinda new something was up when the initial groundbreaking was suppost to occur but didn't.

LoneStarMike Jun 10, 2014 5:26 AM

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas (Post 6610467)
Actually, the boardwalk closes at midnight and reopens at 6 am, but don't tell that to the bums.

The boardwalk opens at 5 am. All the parks and trails used to - until recently - have a curfew from 10 pm to 5 am.

From the AAS (premium article, but reposted on reddit)

http://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comme..._boardwalk_at/

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The boardwalk trail, contrary to earlier statements by city of Austin officials and the expectation of at least one council member, won’t be open 24-7 when it debuts Saturday. Instead, the trail will be closed each night from midnight to 5 a.m. People caught on the trails, in parks or on the boardwalk during a curfew period are subject to a citation and a fine of $180 to $235, parks spokesman Victor Ovalle said.

That five-hour nightly prohibition would align with the recently reduced curfew on an adjoining section of the Butler Hike and Bike Trail — from the boardwalk’s west end to the Pfluger pedestrian bridge near Lamar Boulevard — on the Johnson Creek trail in West Austin, and on the Shoal Creek trail between West Cesar Chavez and West 15th streets.

The rest of Austin’s trails, and its parks, are closed somewhat longer each night, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Austin Parks and Recreation Director Sara Hensley a month ago quietly extended the open period by two hours on the three trails, moving it from 10 p.m. to midnight, and decided on identical hours for the boardwalk when it opens.
Good grief - if you're gonna have a curfew, at least apply it uniformly to cover all the parks and trails. I think it's stupid to have different parts of the trail have different curfew hours.

KevinFromTexas Jun 10, 2014 5:39 AM

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KevinFromTexas Jun 10, 2014 5:48 AM

Yes, I wish they would have a blanket curfew from midnight to 5 am for all the parks and the trails. It seems not only odd and confusing to have all the different times, but it's hard to enforce that and extend disciplinary actions whenever someone is caught. Most of the access points for the trail and boardwalk are via the parks, so it doesn't make sense at all to have different curfew times for them. I was on the boardwalk Saturday until 11 pm, and I wasn't even sure if it would be safe to exit via Auditorium Shores. I ended up riding through the American-Statesman parking lot to Congress with a group of riders.

We should all send emails/messages to the trail foundation and parks department asking them to please revise the curfews so they coincide with each other.

NYC_Longhorn Jun 11, 2014 2:54 AM

solutions for your problem
 
so here is how you deal with the boardwalk.... start hanging out on your porch naked and walk around with a half-chub while eating jello pudding pops and listening to right said fred, "I'm too sexy for this land.... New York and Japan"
;)

NYC_Longhorn Jun 11, 2014 2:59 AM

on the board walk... on the board walk yeah, I shake my little tush on the boardwalk....
the austin community will demand a privacy wall

bigstick Jun 11, 2014 11:28 AM

Austin is the prettiest city in TX, blows DFW, SAN and Houston away.

Dariusb Jun 13, 2014 6:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bigstick (Post 6613412)
Austin is the prettiest city in TX, blows DFW, SAN and Houston away.

Love those shots! So picturesque!

Benhudd01 Jun 24, 2014 3:02 PM

What's up
 
Why is this forum so dead lately? I live in Dallas right now so this site is the only place I can get development info and lately there hasn't been any activity:shrug:

sammyk Jun 24, 2014 4:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Benhudd01 (Post 6629870)
Why is this forum so dead lately? I live in Dallas right now so this site is the only place I can get development info and lately there hasn't been any activity:shrug:

There is always the Austin Sub-Forum:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/foru...hp?forumid=446

Benhudd01 Jun 25, 2014 4:56 AM

Awesome
 
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Originally Posted by sammyk (Post 6629991)
There is always the Austin Sub-Forum:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/foru...hp?forumid=446

Thanks for that!

NYC_Longhorn Jun 26, 2014 4:07 AM

Seriously, this forum is sucking hard... the moderator must have been kidnapped by a houstonite

Syndic Jun 26, 2014 7:16 PM

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Originally Posted by NYC_Longhorn (Post 6632508)
Seriously, this forum is sucking hard... the moderator must have been kidnapped by a houstonite

Relax, bro. We're just posting more in the Austin subforum these days. This forum is mostly for new announcements and most of the activity these days is just updates.

ROCrot Jun 27, 2014 12:13 AM

Buyers Gasp for Air Space
 
http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/propert...45647?mobile=y

JoninATX Jun 27, 2014 1:29 AM

I drove by the new Apple Campus the other day, and wow is it massive. I wish I had time to snap a shot but I was in a hurry.

texdaniel Jun 27, 2014 3:09 AM

Around Austin
 
https://flic.kr/p/o5mNZs

LoneStarMike Jun 27, 2014 7:30 PM

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Originally Posted by NYC_Longhorn (Post 6632508)
kidnapped by a houstonite

People from Houston are referred to as Houstonians. :)

The ATX Jun 28, 2014 1:25 AM

The quality of this thread is starting to suck, (and I know that I just added nothing to help that.)

JoninATX Jun 28, 2014 2:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Hill Country (Post 6635068)
The quality of this thread is starting to suck, (and I know that I just added nothing to help that.)

I agree Hill Country, this thread is slowly dying.

nixcity Jun 28, 2014 2:53 AM

It seems like a bit of a lull, what happened to Zaza? I thought they were kind of doing site prep already. And the project on 8th street was supposed to start in June I thought.


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