Smoking Ordinance

The smoking ordinance goes into effect this Thursday. The ordinance restricts smoking within 15 feet of the door. I'm curious to see how that's going to work on 6th st. and Red River when the bars are stacked one on top of the other. Will there be yellow lines drawn on the sidewalk indicating that it's safe to smoke after that point?

Interestingly, there are some place left where you can still drink and smoke in Austin after the ordinance goes into effect. Here's the list:

The current city smoking ordinance permits smoking in bars and some restaurants. The smoking ban that will go into effect on Thursday restricts smoking to bingo halls, fraternal organizations and only this handful of Austin restaurants that have special filtration systems:

IHOP No. 1421, 707 E. Cesar Chavez St.
Trudy's, 8820 Burnet Road
Bennigan's, 13995 U.S. 183 North
Cool River, 4001 West Parmer Lane
Hooters, 13701 U.S. 183 North
Shoal Creek Saloon, 909 N. Lamar Blvd.
Trudy's, 4141 Capital of Texas Highway (Loop 360)
Iron Cactus, 10001 Stonelake Blvd.

Guess I'll be seeing everyon at Shoal Creek Saloon! :)