Signed petition opposing the Barton Skyway Bridge extension, Barton Hills–Horseshoe Bend residents

Signed petition opposing the Barton Skyway Bridge extension, Barton Hills–Horseshoe Bend residents

Urban planning—Texas—Austin; Transportation planning—Texas—Austin; Neighborhood associations—Texas—Austin; Citizen participation—Texas—Austin; Zoning—Texas—Austin; Barton Hills (Austin, Tex.); MoPac Expressway (Austin, Tex.)

Petition created by residents of the Barton Hills–Horseshoe Bend neighborhood opposing the proposed extension of the Barton Skyway Bridge in Austin, Texas. The first page outlines specific concerns about the project, including increased traffic volume, safety risks near Zilker Elementary School, environmental impacts, and the potential shift of residential areas toward commercial development. The document argues that the bridge would transform Barton Skyway into a major arterial roadway and contribute to noise, air pollution, and declining property values.

The following pages contain signatures and addresses of neighborhood residents supporting the petition. Coverage in the Austin American-Statesman describes Barton Hills residents actively mobilizing against the bridge by the late 1970s, reflecting broader tensions between city-led transportation planning and neighborhood efforts to protect local environmental and residential conditions.

Barton Hills–Horseshoe Bend Neighborhood Association

Betty Brown Papers, Box 2.325/P56 [SRH1230002248], Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

Barton Hills–Horseshoe Bend Neighborhood Association

Undated

Betty Brown, 1926–2002

This resource is made available for research through the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas.

Typed statement, Handwritten signatures

English

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