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Council calls for revisions for proposed MoPac South expansion
City Council is pushing for changes to the proposed MoPac South expansion to make the project fit with the city’s mobility, environmental and sustainability goals. Last week, Council passed a resolution that emphasizes refining the project, overseen by the Central…
Roads • By Chad Swiatecki • Dec 16, 2024
TxDOT wants to keep approving its own federal environmental reviews
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is asking the federal government to let the state continue to approve its own environmental reviews – a delegated authority intended to fast-track highway projects. The public has until Monday night to weigh in on the arrangement…
Roads • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Dec 9, 2024
Mobility Committee hears public concern regarding expansion of MoPac
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) has proposed multiple plans to alleviate traffic along the 8-mile stretch of MoPac Expressway South from Cesar Chavez Street to Slaughter Lane. This decadelong project is nearing the end of the development process…
Roads • By Hunter Simmons • Nov 18, 2024
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Ambitious proposal for Congress Avenue includes pedestrian plazas, bike lanes
At its meeting last week, City Council’s Mobility Committee learned the details of a proposed ambitious redesign and reconstruction plan for Congress Avenue, which would convert the avenue into a more pedestrian-focused area over a number of possible phases. The…
Roads • By Chad Swiatecki • Oct 22, 2024
Living Streets Program plans to expand operations
In an effort to build community and address equity across the city, Austin’s Living Streets Program is working to reenvision local streets as spaces where residents can walk, bike, gather and connect. Community members can apply by Oct. 4 for…
Roads • By Hunter Simmons • Sep 6, 2024
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Vision Zero’s improvements to protected left turns cut traffic injuries and fatalities in half
In May, the city’s Transportation and Public Works Department and Vision Zero program announced that its Barton Springs Road safety pilot program – which reduced the road to one lane in each direction between Azie Morton Road and South Lamar…
Roads • By Lina Fisher • Aug 22, 2024
Mobility councils support extensive lane conversions despite concerns
A proposal to convert a lane on every city-owned main road into a bus or bike lane within five years has received support from mobility advocates, who passed a recommendation calling on City Council to consider the plan. Backed by…
Roads • By Dylan Ebs • Jul 18, 2024
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Traffic headaches to get worse before they get better
The city’s Capital Delivery Services Division is getting ready to start two major construction projects that are designed to make it easier to get around in South Austin and Southeast Austin. But there will be considerable disruption of traffic while…
Roads • By Jo Clifton • Jun 25, 2024
Across Austin, Street Impact Fees are being collected but not yet spent
Though none of the money has been spent, two years of collecting Street Impact Fees has netted a potential $17 million in roadway capacity projects for Austin roads. Curious members of the Downtown Commission got an update on the city’s…