Personal acct. Views my own. Mother, architect, artist, pedestrian, passionate about walkable cities, transit, public art and the environment. aia, leed ap
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Joined August 2010
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Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
Do you love @WildflowerCtr as much as I do?
Today 2/28 is the last day for public input on their comprehensive plan for Phase 2 of 5!
wildflower.org/comprehensive…
ALT Image of wildflowers at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
Read @AIAAustin's official letter to the city voicing their support as architects for legalizing single-stairs.
"This is an important step in providing Austin with the type of housing that will facilitate safe, family oriented, walkable neighborhoods"
aiaaustin.org/wp-content/upl…
ALT A five-story single-stair building in Philadelphia, with a cast iron and red brick façade in eclectic Second Empire style. Most of the cast iron elements are painted green to mimic a natural copper patina. A hipped Mansard roof doubles as the fifth floor. Potted plants flank the building's front door, with a table and chair set on the red brick sidewalk to form a small outdoor dining area.
Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
Huge milestone here for the light rail piece of Project Connect. A ton of work goes into these applications, and with the new housing rules Austin has we are really confident that a good outcome will get us with shovels in the ground for light rail ASAP!
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Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
Look for the Austin Light Rail team at Earth Day events this week and learn more about next steps for this all-electric light rail plan. 🌎
4/23: ACC Riverside Campus
4/24: ACC Highland Campus
4/25: University of Texas
ALT Austin Transit Partnership at St. Edward’s University Earth Day Fair.
Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
Just one more week until our 2024 Annual Luncheon on Wednesday, April 17! We are so excited to hear from keynote speaker @VeronicaODavis all about her book Inclusive Transportation and how Austin can improve its own transportation landscape. Don’t miss this opportunity!
Cheers @CapMetroATX @ATP_org @austintexasgov @Q2Stadium and most importantly to ALL Austinites who believe in the vision and voted in 2020 to bring more connections to our community. Honored to have played a role in this vision for over 15 yrs! #lovetransit
Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
New @CapMetroATX Red Line McKalla Station opens with a bang!
Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
This is it Leander!!! We are excited for a new station 🚉 and we need hundreds more!!!
Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
The entire aviation industry has upended itself investigate a single casualty-free incident of a door detaching from a plane.
40,000 people die in traffic crashes in the US each year, and these preventable deaths are considered 'business as usual.'
Deep gratitude to @LesliePoolATX and the great majority of @austintexasgov city council for their courage in bringing H.O.M.E to all.
HOME initiative is an important step to creating a broader market-based affordability for middle-income people. And, per this COA memo, the cost of doing nothing is unacceptable services.austintexas.gov/edi…
Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
@CapMetroATX & #ProjectConnect reached a milestone this week as it builds out two new Rapid bus lines. The routes got their first bus shelters near LBJ High School. And BONUS! You can catch your bus there today, since they’re serving current CapMetro bus routes in East Austin.
Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
Transit is the way forward! Join @KirkPWatson @LloydDoggettTX and all your sustainable planet friends!
IH-35 cannot continue to be our cancer. Thank you @WalkableAustin for speaking up.
This *classic* City Hall public comment about I-35 expansion from earlier this year from Greg Anderson @WalkableAustin is a must-see. 😂
Keep watching to the end!
Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
Rethink35 is suing TxDOT over I-35 expansion with broad community support. austinchronicle.com/news/202…
Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
A powerful thread from @ReconnectAustin. TxDOT's lack of concern for the community's health is unacceptable.
We must do everything we can to stop people for living next to a filthy smog factory for the next 70+ years.
Thank you Reconnect for all your amazing work on this.
You have probably seen a lot about the FEIS for I-35 recently. @rethink35 held an incredible press conference outlining many of its major issues. 👏
Let’s talk about how the FEIS addresses public comments. 🧵
Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via @thediscourse study.
This isn’t just about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice.
#citymakingmath
Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
The @ATP_org, Austin City Council, @CapMetroATX Board approves first phase of Austin Light Rail Implementation Plan.
The recommendation was selected after planning data analysis, engineering evaluation and community dialogue came together.
masstransitmag.com/rail/infr…
Veronica Castro de Barrera retweeted
After much hard work from the community, the Austin Transit Partnership, the City of Austin, and CapMetro, Phase 1 of Light Rail implementation is moving forward in our great city. Read the entire press release at atptx.org.
What an immense honor to be part of a large vision with a remarkable team! #PublicTransportation #Transit #ATX #NeverthelessShePersisted
After much hard work from the community, the Austin Transit Partnership, the City of Austin, and CapMetro, Phase 1 of Light Rail implementation is moving forward in our great city. Read the entire press release at atptx.org.