AUSTIN, Texas — Street lighting on West Campus will be upgraded by the City of Austin to improve safety for residents and visitors.
West Campus is near the University of Texas and and is one of the densest housing concentrations in Austin.
“The City listened to community concerns and is taking action to modernize the West Campus area to improve safety through a combination of better and more lighting, increased police patrols and ongoing support to help our homeless neighbors find housing,” said Stephanie Hayden-Howard, assistant city manager over Health and Environment.
Other things that have been improved include:
- Repair of non-functioning lighting fixtures.
- Upgraded a total of 439 streetlights to LED lighting.
- Increased APD patrols.
- Regular visits in the West Campus area by the City’s Homeless Outreach Street Team.
“Austin Energy and other City of Austin departments worked closely together to get a lot of the recommended actions completed,” said Elton Richards, Austin Energy Vice President of Electric System Field Operations. “We continue to work collaboratively to ensure that all West Campus concerns are identified, addressed and corrected.”