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UTC calls on Council to fund east side urban trails

The Urban Transportation Commission on Wednesday night called on City Council to put potentially millions of dollars’ worth of of east side urban trail projects on the November ballot. The four projects would fill in gaps in the existing and…

Bonds & Propositions • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 12, 2018

Hyperloop shoots through UTC meeting

The Urban Transportation Commission went down the tubes Tuesday evening. At its first meeting of 2018, the commission took in a presentation from engineering firm AECOM on efforts to prepare for a future hyperloop system in Texas. “This is not…

Transportation • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 11, 2018

Robot delivery drones are just around the corner

City-sanctioned land drones could be hitting a sidewalk near you by February 2018. That was the report Austin Transportation Department Chief of Staff Karla Taylor gave to the Urban Transportation Commission on Tuesday evening. Her briefing was an update on…

Austin • By Caleb Pritchard • Dec 13, 2017

Urban Transportation Commission endorses electric pedicab pilot

The Urban Transportation Commission gave its blessing last week to a plan that could give pedicab operators an extra, electric boost. The commissioners voted nearly unanimously on Aug. 8 in support of a pilot program that would allow companies to…

Transportation • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 15, 2017

Transit priority lanes considered for the Drag

Close to half of all rush-hour travelers through the Drag may go by bus, and the busy corridor’s future may include dedicated bus lanes, commissioners learned at Tuesday’s Urban Transportation Commission meeting. The Austin Transportation Department is studying ways to improve…

Transportation • By Jenny Blair • Feb 13, 2015

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