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Bond task force weighs early decisions on transportation needs for 2026 package

The Bond Election Advisory Task Force got its first look Monday at how the Transportation and Public Works Department is approaching the selection and prioritization of projects for next year’s expected bond package. Task force members had plenty of questions…

Transportation • By Chad Swiatecki • Mar 26, 2025

New strategic plan for downtown streets keeps momentum with stamp from Planning Commission

The Planning Commission recommended a new plan for the city’s downtown streets with several amendments during a meeting on March 11, joining the Urban Transportation and Design commissions and including some of their respective recommendations for the plan. The document…

Planning • By Miles Wall • Mar 18, 2025

Under threat of a federal freeze, city staff says they’re staying the course on infrastructure grants

City staff made the case against panic to City Council’s Mobility Committee during an update on the state of Austin’s pending federal infrastructure grants, which some believe may be threatened by President Donald Trump’s executive orders to freeze all federal…

Transportation • By Miles Wall • Feb 24, 2025

Disability committee questions scooter safety amid improvements by Lime

Ongoing concerns over the safety of electric scooters and the issues they pose to Austin’s disabled community were front and center at a recent meeting of the Mayor’s Committee for People With Disabilities. The meeting saw a presentation from e-scooter…

Transportation • By Chad Swiatecki • Feb 11, 2025

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Living Streets Program updates include new funding and street closure modifications

Dirty Sixth may be reopening to car traffic, but a growing number of neighborhoods across Austin are moving in the opposite direction thanks to the city’s Living Streets Program. Back from its holiday break, City Council’s Mobility Committee took to…

Roads • By Kali Bramble • Jan 28, 2025

Downtown Commission questions scope, cost of core transportation plan

The city has identified improvements to several east-west streets through downtown as priority projects in a new plan to address mobility in the area. Last month, the Downtown Commission got the first look at portions of the Austin Core Transportation…

City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Nov 7, 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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Audit: City needs better data to improve e-scooter rules

The city of Austin does not have enough information to ensure it can make and enforce rules governing electric scooters, according to an audit report presented to the City Council Audit & Finance Committee on Wednesday. The audit also indicated…

Transportation • By Jo Clifton • Aug 30, 2024

Austin to Manor Trail now complete, linking suburb to citywide trail network

Lee esta historia en español The missing link in a 5.5-mile trail from Austin to Manor is now complete, connecting the fast-growing suburb with Austin’s expansive network of public paths. “It helps with quality of life,” Manor Mayor Christopher Harvey said…

Transportation • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Aug 23, 2024

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

Work to build 'wishbone' bridge begins, 18-month detour ahead

Construction starts today on a pedestrian bridge that will stitch together the biggest gap in the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail around Lady Bird Lake. Dubbed the “wishbone” bridge – the first of its kind in Austin – the $25…

Transportation • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Jul 1, 2024

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