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Council to vote on mobility plan that includes road projects
A recommendation from City Manager Marc Ott means that City Council members will vote Thursday on what Mayor Lee Leffingwell calls “a strategic mobility plan” that ultimately could lead to a $1 billion November transportation bond election. The numbers,…
Transportation • By Michael Kanin • Jun 24, 2014
Capital Metro picks Endeavor Group for Plaza Saltillo development
The choice of a Plaza Saltillo developer came down to a nail-biter in the final minutes of the Capital Metro Transportation Authority board meeting Monday. In the end, the board chose Endeavor Real Estate Group and Columbus Realty Partners in…
Development • By Jenny Blair • Jun 24, 2014
Working group starts process of how to regulate rideshare companies
The mood swayed between optimism and frustration last Wednesday evening at the preliminary meeting of the Transportation Network Companies Working Group, where about 30 people from various transportation constituencies met to discuss ground rules for a conversation about how to…
Transportation • By Jenny Blair • Jun 18, 2014
Residents say redevelopment project doesn’t have enough parking
Rapid redevelopment projects are starting to stack up in parts of East Austin, where even pro-growth residents are beginning to ask for a little breathing room. What they got was a little more time from the Planning Commission. At…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 17, 2014
Central Corridor Group endorses Project Connect plan for urban rail
Urban rail in Austin rolled closer to reality Friday. By a 13-1 vote, the Central Corridor Advisory Group put its stamp of approval on Project Connect’s Locally Preferred Alternative, or LPA, for Austin’s future transportation project. The Locally Preferred…
Transportation • By Jenny Blair • Jun 16, 2014
Road extension causes concerns over Lamar Beach master plan
An item on today’s City Council agenda calling for the expedited perusal of a master plan for the Lamar Beach Metro Park merged with community and Austin Independent School District concerns about the extension of Pressler Street– included in the…
Development • By Michael Kanin • Jun 12, 2014
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Riley, Cole continue to oppose SH45 SW in CAMPO’s 2040 Plan
Austin Council Member Chris Riley and Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole voiced continued opposition to State Highway 45 Southwest toll road project at the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board meeting Monday. Riley and Cole opposed including SH45…
Environment • By Andy Sevilla • Jun 12, 2014
Commission backs plan to end free parking at Walsh Boat Landing
Kayakers, canoeists and partiers on barges won’t get to enjoy free parking at Lake Austin’s Walsh Boat Landing for much longer. At Tuesday’s Urban Transportation Commission meeting, Austin’s Parking Enterprise Manager Steve Grassfield told commissioners that nearby streets and lots…
Development • By Jenny Blair • Jun 12, 2014
Transportation staff puts $400 million in road projects on the table
Austin Transportation Department Director Robert Spillar Tuesday presented Austin City Council members with a menu of options for road improvement projects that might grace a potential November 2014 city transportation bond. The full price of all the projects – much…
Transportation • By Michael Kanin • Jun 11, 2014
ZAP rejects neighborhood’s plea to keep new traffic off their street
The Zoning and Platting Commission heard a plea from a group of South Austin residents to keep traffic from a proposed development off their street, but the panel said no to their concerns. Most of the neighbors who spoke…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 9, 2014
Capping I-35 could provide substantial economic benefit for city
A study commissioned by city staff shows that one plan floated recently to cut traffic congestion – taking a portion of Interstate 35 underground through central Austin – could bring the city millions of dollars in new property tax revenues,…
Local Government • By Mark Richardson • Jun 6, 2014
TxDOT engineers plan small steps before major expansion on I-35
Traffic engineers with the Texas Department of Transportation know how they want to spruce up the Travis County corridor along Interstate 35, but they aim to start small. At a media workshop Tuesday, officials went over TxDOT’s short- and long-term…
