More improvements are on the way for Rainey Street after the community called for better safety measures in the area.
The Austin Parks and Recreation Department has proposed more sidewalks and lighting in the Rainey Street district as the city responds to safety concerns.
Family and friends of John and several community members whose loved ones also drowned in the lake publicly called on city leaders to make improvements to the area — not just the trailhead but to the bar district as well. The Trail Conservancy, the nonprofit that maintains the Hike-and-Bike Trail, is also making improvements to the trailhead and attached pocket park at the corner of East Avenue and Cummings Street. In addition to beautifying the area, the plan calls for $86,000 in new street lights.
“This is only the parks and rec side of everything,” he said. “We are waiting to see what the city says about improvements at Rainey Street bars. Now we want more cameras near the bars, and we want to know if people are being drugged at the bars.”
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