NSCNA Blog Archive

  • MoPac Short-Term and Long-Term Changes

    Chip Rosenthal

    Work on MoPac Boulevard, which stalled about four years back, is about to start again. The immediate plan is to resurface the road between downtown and RM 2222, which will result in some noise reduction. A lane also will be added on the northbound side crossing the river, easing congestion on the bridge.

    Longer term, a fourth “managed” lane will be added in each direction, stretching from Parmer Lane to downtown. Those lanes, which could be open as soon as 2016, may help commuters in our neighborhood.

    According to the Austin American-Statesman:

    The Texas Department of Transportation is spending $3.6 million this summer to resurface the stretch from RM 2222 to Lady Bird Lake with a special asphalt that dampens road noise and is less slick in rainy conditions. And workers will add a northbound lane on a troublesome bridge just north of the river by restriping part of the shoulder.

    A long-term plan will add a fourth, “managed” lane on each side of MoPac (Loop 1) from Parmer Lane in North Austin to the river.

    Read the full Statesman article: MoPac changes on the way

  • Membership Committee Shares Survey Results

    Cheri Hartman

    The 2010 NSCNA Membership Committee would like to thank all NSCNA member households who participated in the membership survey distributed at the May 4 General Meeting. We also thank the additional 29 members (out of 48 who were randomly selected from the membership roster) who completed and returned the survey by mail.

    The purpose of the survey was to identify what considerations are important to North Shoal Creek neighbors in making a decision to join the neighborhood association. The Membership Committee reported these findings to the Board of Directors and requested they consider these priorities when making plans and decisions that affect the neighborhood.

    The Top 10 Priorities from the May 4 General Meeting (15 Responses out of 30 Attendees)

    1. Crime Prevention and Alert Notifications
    2. Volume and Speed of Traffic
    3. Monitoring Commercial Development
    4. NSCNA Newsletter
    5. Access to Board Meetings and Meeting Agendas
    6. Organizing Neighborhood Watch Patrols
    7. Expenditure of $25,000 Nissan Funds
    8. Sidewalk Repair and Maintenance
    9. July 4th Celebration
    10. Expenditure of Membership Household Dues

    The Top 10 Priorities from the Returned Mail Surveys (29 Responses out of 48 Households)

    1. Crime Prevention and Alert Notifications
    2. Volume and Speed of Traffic
    3. Monitoring Commercial Development
    4. Sidewalk Repair and Maintenance
    5. NSCNA Newsletter
    6. Organizing a Block Captain System
    7. Organizing Neighborhood Watch Patrols
    8. Expenditure of $25,000 Nissan Funds
    9. Expenditure of Interest on $25,000
    10. National Night Out

    To see a complete list of all results or receive a copy of the survey, please contact a member of the Membership Committee at Membership@nscna.org. Again, thanks to everyone who participated!

  • Independence Day Parade Photos

    Cheri Hartman

    I hope you enjoyed the NSCNA Independence Day Parade and Celebration this weekend. We had a great neighborhood turnout and a fun time was had by all.

    We’d love to share your photos from the event with everyone. We can post them here on our website at nscna.org. In addition, if you use Flickr to host digital photos, you can add pictures to the Life in North Shoal Creek Flickr pool, which includes photos from all around the neighborhood.

    If you have photos you would like to share with the group, please send them to me at MediaChair@nscna.org.

    Photo credits:  Theresa Rhody, Juliette Kernion and Cheri Hartman

  • Have You Read the Latest Newsletter?

    Administrator

    NewsletterThe latest edition of the NSCNA Neighborhood News has rolled off the printers and should have hit your doorstep by now. The newsletter has been delivered to the doors of all houses and duplexes in the neighborhood, and has been sent via postal mail to NSCNA members who live in apartments and condominiums.

    The current issue includes info on the City’s tree-trimming program, currently in our neighborhood; upcoming and past NSCNA social events; and a neighborhood crime report.

    If you have not yet received your newsletter, please contact newsletter@nscna.org.

    The newsletter is also posted to the website, and you can find a link in the right sidebar where you can download a PDF of the current issue.

  • Neighbor’s Book Release Party, June 29

    Administrator

    Sunshine PicklelimeDate: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
    Time: 5-8 pm
    Location    : North Village Library, 2505 Steck

    North Shoal Creek neighbor Pam Ferguson has written a children’s book, Sunshine Picklelime, that Random House is publishing this month. She will be at the North Village Library to discuss her book and share advice on getting published. Refreshments will be served afterward.

    Here’s the description of Sunshine Picklelime provided by the official invite for the event:

    “Main character and bird whisperer PJ Picklelime hides a lost yellow warbler in her wildly bushy curls until an oil spill off a local beach prompts her to crop those curls when a rallying cry goes out for hair to fill mop-up booms — as in the recent call by San Francisco based organization Matter of Trust for hair to be sent to Gulf warehouses. Pam is using the launch to promote Matter of Trust’s community activism.”

    If you can’t make the June 29 event at the library, Pam will also be at a book signing on July 1 at 7 pm at BookWoman, and on August 15 at 2 pm at BookPeople.

    The June 29 event is sponsored by the Friends of the North Village Library.