Hey all, I rarely post favors in the DAR, if ever. So if I’m asking you can be assured it’s important.

This is an Austin Fire Truck on my street. The long and short of it is that the city installed an 8 ft. wide temporary bike lane in front of my house… 4 years ago. You can see it in this photo in front of the fire truck that is stuck in front of my driveway.

Aside from the fact that almost none of the bikers ever use the lane, the important part of this story is it bottlenecked my street, making it nearly impossible for traffic to safely navigate. But that’s not why I’m writing this. I’m writing this because I live across the street from an elementary school (kinda’ funny I know).

Long story short, the real danger is that emergency vehicles cannot access the school easily if something were to go wrong, as evidenced here. And things have been going all kinds of wrong since this nonsense was installed. (Read the story here).

Finally last week, an ATD survey concluded that this has been a failed pilot program, and responded heavily in our favor because the solution is and has always been, a no-brainer. There is a sidewalk across the street that can be widened for safe passage for all!

Anyway, just when this was getting closure and calmer heads prevailed, the cyclists started their own petition so they could continue to own the road on our once-tranquil street. They are flaunting their 1,000 signatures as evidence that – child safety and common sense be damned – they should have it their way.

The situation on our street has been deteriorating for a while, as many of you who attend parties at my house have seen and commented on. So, we created our own change.org petition to highlight what’s actually going on here.

All I ask is that you sign the petition and help make my street safe for the young children who use it every single day. I think it’s a noble ask. I very much appreciate it, Chivers. It takes all of 10 seconds to sign it and it’s an important cause you’re participating in. The school and all the residents fully support this measure.

Sign and keep the kids safe right here!

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