“Thank You” to the Rainey Street District Neighborhood Task Force

Last November, when plans for the Waller Park Project in the Rainey Street District were revealed, a very diverse group of residents, business owners, and stakeholders in the community came together to express their concern about traffic congestion the project would create in this area. Those who stepped up to address the issues were:

Taylor Vreeland, a Milago resident and a partner at JMI Realty, which owns Hotel Van Zandt. Taylor serves as co-President of the Rainey Business Coalition(RBC).

Juan Oyervides, who serves on the MACC Advisory Board.

Landon Turner, who is General Manager at The Shore.

Kitty McMahon, a Milago resident and President of the Rainey Neighbors Association (RNA).

Carmen Garufo, a resident of The Shore and Professor/Lecturer of Architecture at UT. Carmen is considered an expert in city planning and development issues. He was previously involved in planning the “Big Dig” project in Boston.

Dr. Michael Abelson, a resident of the Towers of Town Lake and Vice-President of the Town Lake Neighborhood Association (TLNA). Michael is a Professor Emeritus in the Management Department at Texas A&M University and is CEO and President of The Abelson Group.

The Neighborhood Task Force, with the help of Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo, who is also our District 9 representative, negotiated a $50,000 contribution from Sutton Developers to do a traffic study for the entire area. They all certainly deserve a big vote of gratitude from everyone in the Rainey Street District!