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Travis County sets aggressive goal to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2050
One of the policy areas that the county has most influence over is roadway safety. Past city limits, the Travis County Commissioners Court is responsible – along with the Texas Department of Transportation, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and…
Roads • By Lina Fisher • 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
City looks to expand parking and trails at Pennybacker Bridge
During its last meeting of the year, City Council made a move that its members hope will improve access to the Pennybacker Bridge Overlook for years to come. Council members voted unanimously to move forward with eminent domain proceedings to…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 19, 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
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