The City of New Braunfels second Transportation Workshop and a likely vote is scheduled for Monday, March 12, 2012, according to the Planning Department.
As of Wednesday morning, March 7, the workshop date is not on the City’s website. Our understanding is that it will start at 4:30 PM at the city administration building. [more]
Butch Miller, a former TxDOT employee, wrote a letter to the New Braunfels City Council. We're happy that he allowed us to republish it on our website since it sums up our own thoughts and raises once more our own concerns regarding street development in our area.
Let us know what you think about the letter and feel free to share your thoughts in our comments section. [more]
The New Braunfels city council workshop held Monday, February 13 at the New Braunfels Civic/Convention Center to study and deliberate The Regional Transportation Plan proposals was well attended by citizens and interested parties.
Both the Outer Loop Plan and the more recent Parkway Plan were discussed and the result was a proposed compromise plan, combining features of both plans. [more]
The beloved late State Representative, Edmund Kuempel, spoke for many of us after seeing a picture of 2nd Crossing on the Guadalupe River when he said, "That's as good as it gets in this State, that ain’t gonna happen."
What he was referring to was the destructive bridge planned across the Guadalupe River Road as part of the proposed New Braunfels Outer Loop. [more]
City Council will hold a workshop Monday, February 13 at 4:30 PM in Council chambers to discuss two options for addressing the future transportation needs of New Braunfels and the County.
Partly in response to the outcry from those of us interested in protecting the Hill Country environment, including the Guadalupe River (particularly at 2nd crossing), the Planning Department worked with transportation experts to develop a plan that did not destroy natural habitats, the river, and the country-side. [more]
The fight to protect River Road and the Guadalupe River has been ongoing for over 3 years. It has been an up and down battle and sometimes, it’s been very confusing. This is a look at events since September of 2011.
The New Braunfels City Planning Department after working with transportation experts from the City of Seguin, Guadalupe County, Comal County, TX Dot and the consulting team hired by the city presented a new transportation plan to the City Council and the New Braunfels Planning Commission in September, 2011. [more]
The New Braunfels Planning Commission, after a lengthy discussion, voted 5 to 3 to endorse the City’s proposed transportation plan (called the Parkway Plan) without the Outer Loop at a meeting on Tuesday, November 15.
Minor changes were made, and now the plan will go forward to the City Council for its deciding vote. [more]
The Planning and Zoning Commission did not make a recommendation on the proposed transportation plan at their October 11 meeting.
The Commission Chair, Cheryl Casteel, is forcefully trying to get the “Outer Loop” back on the plan. [more]
The Metropolitan Planning Organization will present the final Regional Transportation Plan to our community on
Monday, August 22, 2011, at 6:00 PMat the New Braunfels Civic Center.
Please try to attend this meeting to get the latest information and to voice your opinion about the future of this unique area. [more]
A Frost Bank commercial gets it right, “When you grow up in Texas you learn to live by an unwritten code”. Part of that unwritten code is a fierce pride and love for this state and a determination to “Keep Texas Texas”. We expect people to be “straight shooters and square dealers” and to do what’s right for our state and the people who live here. We sure hope that expectation never changes. With this in mind, now is a good time to look into the proposed New Braunfels Outer Loop (NBOL). [more]
