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The site, available via the city , will providw advance notice of street closures so drivers can plan the best traffi routes to avoid The site was a key recommendation of the Special Event s Task Force report to theCity Council, and was designed to track and report permitted city such as running events and parades. The site featurees an interactive map, or chronologically throughy acalendaring feature. The site also serves as a gatewayu to vital information for those planningspecial events, provides news releasees about specific closures, and lists useful event contact informatiob for the media. “While most of this informatiohn is available onthe city’s Austinroadworks.
orgf in a word format, this site combine s the visual map elements to quickluy view a race or paradew course,” said Robert Spillar, director of the Austim Transportation Department. Other event venues that don’t include streer closures, such as Parks and Convention Center, Palmer Events Centeer and the Long Center have special tabs for thei listings onthe site.