1. BOARDWALK TRAIL
AT LADY BIRD LAKE
TEXAS TRAILS AND
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
CONFERENCE
2/3/2012
CITY OF AUSTIN
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Austin’s Groundbreaking Team
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2. Agenda
1. Orientation
2. Project Summary
3. Design Standards
4. Sections of the Trail
5. Shade Structures
6. Restrooms
7. Recent Revisions
8. Benefit/Cost Analysis
9. Questions
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3. THE BUTLER TRAIL AT LADY BIRD LAKE
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4. PROJECT SUMMARY
• Objective – Safe, attractive, multi-use trail link
• Timeline
• City design began 8/08 w/public input
• Preliminary alignment approved by Council 3/09
• Final design and permitting currently underway
• Bidding to start 12/26/11
• Construction to begin in 2012; completed late 2013
• A joint effort of Parks and Recreation and Public Works
Departments
• Construction funding from 2010 Mobility Bond and The
Trail Foundation

5. DESIGN STANDARDS
• Current Trail Conditions
• Various widths 8’-20’
• Not continuous - gaps
• Dividing Line
• A mixed-use trail with mixed traffic
• Prescribed width
• Connecting East and West Austin
• Detour Placement

6. KIT OF PARTS
• 20’ long x 14’ wide deck section on 24” dia.
• Concrete piers & steel structure
• Textured and integrally colored concrete deck
• Galvanized handrail & lighting
• Etched centerline

7. SKYLINE SEGMENT
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8. WEST END OF THE BOARDWALK TRAIL

9. BLUNN INTERSECTION

10. UNDER IH-35

11. BOARDWALK FROM IH-35

12. EAST END OF THE BOARDWALK TRAIL

13. BOARDWALK AT BREAKERS WEST TOWARDS IH-35

14. SHADE STRUCTURE

15. BIRD’S EYE VIEW AT THE BREAKERS

16. LAKESHORE PLAZA – PLAN VIEW

17. RESTROOM AT LAKESHORE

18. KEY DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS
• LED lighting in handrail
• Dashed centerline divider and regulatory signs
• Accessible parking nearby
• TTF Recognition panels at Lakeshore landscape feature

19. NEXT STEPS
• Final permit review
• Bid/Award
• Construction
• Forecast Usage

22. BENEFIT/COST ANALYSIS
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23. BENEFIT/COST ANALYSIS
Inputs:
• Mid-Year Construction – 2013
• Off-Street Bicycle Trail
• 1.2% Bicycle Modal Split
• 2140 m in length

24. BENEFIT/COST ANALYSIS
Demand
In a 1.5 mile (2400 m) radius around the proposed facility
Low Estimate Mid Estimate High Estimate
Existing Cyclists 502 5958 8962
New Commuters 220 2024 3018
Total 722 7982 11980
Annual Benefits
Low Estimate Mid Estimate High Estimate
Recreation 605,557 7,191,397 10,818,192
Health 28,123 259,079 386,265
Total 633,680 7,450,476 11,204,457

25. BOARDWALK TRAIL AT LADY BIRD LAKE

26. QUESTIONS?