AUSTIN (KXAN) — Over the last year, city leaders in Austin have floated proposals to change some of the most popular streets with heavy pedestrian traffic. That includes re-opening a chunk of Sixth Street while closing parts of Congress Avenue .
“Keeping it closed is probably for the best,” Jeremy Lee said speaking on a proposed pilot plan that would keep Sixth Street open to traffic all the time.
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The employee at The Dizzy Rooster sees first-hand what happens along the bar-lined street.
“Just upping the security, if that’s the main issue, but having a few police posted keeps it pretty safe,” Lee added.
As of now, Austin police close Sixth Street between Red River to Congress on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as special events. That new pilot program by the city is expected to happen sometime in the “winter months” before South by Southwest in March. However, the city has not released when it could happen.