Pease Elementary Pease Elementary School
Pease Elementary, in the heart of downtown Austin, is the oldest continuously operating school in the state of Texas. Pease was founded in 1876 and named after Governer Elisha M. Pease.
Pease is the only all transfer school in the district. We have a diverse student population and small class size in grades K through 6. Our principal is Mrs. Donna Martinez.
Upcoming Events
Spring Break
School will be closed from March
15 - 19 for Spring Break. Classes will resume on Monday, March 22.
In the Spotlight
Bicycle Boulevard Update
In 2009 the City of Austin adopted an updated Bicycle Plan that sets up the goals, objectives and actions for the next 10 years to make Austin a “world class” bicycling city. As a part of this Bicycle Plan, Nueces was identified as Austin’s first Bicycle Boulevard. A Bicycle Boulevard is defined in the Bike Plan as,
A street on which bicycles have preference over cars and are designed in a way to effectively divert motorized traffic. Design elements may include, but are not limited to, diverters, reconfiguration of stop signs to favor the bike boulevard, traffic calming and shared lane markings, and crossing improvements at high traffic crossings.
The City of Austin held a public meeting (at Pease) for this project in December in which there was much concern regarding the impact to property owners and businesses along Nueces. In response, the City of Austin began to meet with various stakeholder groups to gather input. Concurrently, support has grown for putting the Bike Boulevard on Rio Grande Street. In addition to Pease, there are 3 schools that abut Rio Grande (Khabele, ACC & St. Martin’s), and there are many who feel that a bike boulevard would provide increased safety for the students of these schools.
A steering committee was formed to provide input to the City as it considered how best to implement the bike boulevard. The steering committee is made up of representatives from Pease, ACC, League of Bicycling Voters, a bicycling advocate, property and business owners along Nueces, and neighborhood property owners. The steering committee asked the City to conduct a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) to study the impacts to traffic of a bike boulevard in the neighborhood. The TIA studied 3 scenarios:
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the most restrictive traffic calming installations on Nueces
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the most restrictive traffic calming installation on Rio Grande
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traffic circles on Nueces & Rio Grande
A link to the TIA is:
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/publicworks/downloads/bikeblvdtrafficstudy.pdf
The League of Bicycling Voters supports the Nueces alignment for the Bike Boulevard. Information on their proposal can be found at:
http://lobv.org/2010/01/nueces/
Representatives from the City of Austin have presented this project at Pease PTA & CAC meetings. Pease Elementary PTA & CAC have voted to support the Bike Boulevard, but have identified Rio Grande as their preferred alignment.
The City of Austin will develop a recommendation by the end of March/early April timeframe. They will present their recommendation to various Boards & Commissions, including but not limited to the following in April/May. These Boards & Commissions are public meetings and anyone may sign up to speak in favor or opposition to any issue on the agenda or within the board or commission’s area of expertise.
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Urban Transportation Commission
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Downtown Commission
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Design Commission
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Environmental Board
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Planning Commission
Comprehensive Planning and Transportation Committee
After presentation to Boards & Commissions, the City will take the recommendation to City Council for approval.
MAP of Rio Grande Proposal
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