Tag Archives: Transportation Department
Council approves SAVES resolution to rescue vital businesses
City Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday night directing the city manager to bring back viable funding options by Oct. 1 to help sustain the city’s service sector through the ongoing economic pressures of Covid-19. All the Council members, Mayor…
City Council • By Ryan Thornton • Sep 18, 2020
After 'damaging' diversity training, city won't use company again for similar workshops
A diversity training described by city of Austin employees as “hurtful” and “emotionally and professionally damaging” has prompted the city to prevent an employee assistance company from doing this type of training for staff again. In August 2019, the Austin…
City Hall • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Sep 11, 2020
Tiered-rate parking payment system to free up parking spots, decrease use of parking tickets
Over the next month and a half, the Austin Transportation Department will be updating on-street parking meters to a more flexible “pay-by-plate” system that will make it easier for drivers to add extra time to a parking session. The new…
Austin • By Ryan Thornton • Sep 1, 2020
New online dashboard tracks traffic crash trends in Austin
The Austin Transportation Department has unveiled a new tool for the public to track the number of traffic crashes, injuries and deaths in the city. The Vision Zero Viewer allows people to see where the most crashes are happening and how…
Transportation • By Samuel King • Aug 5, 2020
Austin Transportation announces plans for three new Healthy Streets for safe active mobility
Over the next two weeks, the Austin Transportation Department will set up sawhorses and signage for three new Healthy Streets corridors for the second batch of the program, adding to the city’s five existing street segments for socially distanced active…
Transportation • By Ryan Thornton • Jul 14, 2020
Parks advocates push $750M bond proposal to add sidewalks, trails throughout city
Parks and transportation advocates hope to put a $750 million bond proposal on the November ballot that would fund many construction projects centered around “active transportation” found in the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan. The effort, led by the group Austin…
Bonds & Propositions • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 6, 2020
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Austin Transportation promises more community engagement with new Healthy Streets
The Austin Transportation Department is reviewing six new Healthy Streets candidates for the program’s second batch of streets open for safe, socially distanced bicycling, walking and rolling. Since the program’s rollout, the department’s Director Robert Spillar said the Healthy Streets…
Transportation • By Ryan Thornton • Jun 26, 2020
City could see sharp decline in traffic fatalities after speed limit reductions
City Council recently made a decision to decrease speed limits to 25 mph on most residential streets. Now it’s up to the Transportation Department to implement the new limits, educate the public and partner with the Austin Police Department to…
Public Safety • By Nina Hernandez • Jun 22, 2020
New bikeways earn Austin a spot among best bike cities in 2020
Austin has landed a spot in the top 20 best cities for bicycling in a recent survey by the U.S-based bike advocacy group PeopleForBikes. The city received an overall score of 3.0 out of 5, tying with Los Angeles, Detroit…
Bicycles • By Ryan Thornton • Jun 10, 2020
Garza suggests color-coded speed zones to slow car traffic
At least in the short term, the Austin Transportation Department is hanging its hopes of reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries on a proposal that would drop most downtown and residential streets to a 25 mph speed limit while coordinating…
Transportation • By Ryan Thornton • Jun 1, 2020
Austin Transportation proposes slowing some city streets to 25 mph limit
Despite a 50 percent decrease in driving as a result of the city’s Stay Home, Work Safe order, traffic fatalities are up nearly 26 percent this year compared to last year – which also saw a sharp increase (about 19…
Transportation • By Ryan Thornton • May 18, 2020
Austin Transportation updates citation process to change driver behavior
In an effort to address the city’s road safety crisis, the Austin Transportation Department has come up with a way to make drivers understand the consequences of violating traffic laws. As of yesterday, drivers charged with failure to yield will…
