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Construction on first intersection safety/Vision Zero project in 2016 Mobility Bond to start this summer
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Improving safety on the road is one of our primary goals with the 2016 Mobility Bond. Fifteen million dollars is going to fatality reduction strategies for projects listed on the Top Crash Location Intersection Priorities Improvement List, and construction work on the first three intersections in the program begins this summer.
In total, we expect that we will be able to make improvements to 15-18 of the intersections on the high-crash intersection list with funding from the 2016 Mobility Bond.
Next month, ATD will be installing a new traffic signal at the intersection of Slaughter and Alice Mae lanes, near the Southpark Meadows Shopping Center, as part of a larger project to improve the intersection of Slaughter Lane and South First Street. Other intersection improvements at Slaughter Lane and South First Street are in design and construction will get underway on those improvements this year.
The second project teed-up to begin this summer is improvements to the intersection of Pleasant Valley Road and Elmont Drive. The project includes a dedicated left-turn lane and installation of a center median on Pleasant Valley Road as well as a shared-use path for pedestrians and cyclists.
The shared-use path is necessary to accommodate the new vehicular facilities and enhanced pedestrian crossings and infrastructure.
Finally, our staff is finalizing design plans for improvements at South Congress Avenue and Oltorf Street. Design is anticipated to be completed in the next few months, with a goal of beginning construction in fall 2017.
The projects are being made through the City's Transportation Safety Improvement Program. For more information about intersection safety improvements, visit the Transportation Safety Improvement Program webpage. Learn more about Vision Zero, Austin's effort to reduce traffic crash deaths and serious injuries to zero by 2025, here.
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City Council extends Wednesday evening parking hours downtown
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Downtown falls between I-35, Lamar Boulevard, Lady Bird Lake and 10th Street.
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City Council adopted an ATD proposal last week to extend on-street, metered parking hours downtown on Wednesday evenings, an effort to better manage parking during this busy time.
Traditionally, Wednesday parking hours have been from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Once in place, the new 8 a.m. to midnight hours will align with those already in effect Thursdays through Saturdays. The roll-out will occur incrementally over the course of the summer, beginning with an education campaign, followed by a warning period, and finally issuing of citations.
Over the past few years, ATD has been working with downtown businesses and stakeholders while conducting parking occupancy surveys. In 2015, ATD conducted parking surveys of the core downtown district (bounded by Cesar Chavez Street, I-35, 10th Street and Lamar Boulevard) and found metered parking to be occupied above 85 percent of capacity on Wednesday nights in many areas. These findings exceed parking management best practices, which indicate that parking should remain at or below 85 percent of capacity, demonstrating the need to create turnover based on the increased demand on Wednesday nights.
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Get the first peek at the new Austin Street Design Guide tomorrow
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Austin Street Design Guide: Public Launch
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
8:30-10 a.m.
One Texas Center, Room 325
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Reminder - Join us tomorrow for the launch of the Austin Street Design Guide! The Austin Street Design Guide is a modern guide for street design that considers street function, land use context, green infrastructure and all transportation modes. The City will pilot new street designs through capital projects as well as the development process through the end of 2017. More information on the Austin Street Design Guide here. |
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Downtown Austin Parking Strategy, Street Impact Fee Study and Austin B-cycle expansion teed up for public meetings this week
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The Downtown Austin Alliance Downtown Austin Parking Strategy and the ATD Street Impact Fee Study are among the topics to be discussed at the City Council Mobility Committee meeting this Wednesday. It will take place from 3-5 p.m. in the City Hall Boards and Commissions Room, 301 West Second Street. More information about the Mobility Committee and Wednesday’s meeting can be found here.
The Austin B-cycle system expansion is among the topics that will be discussed at the City's Bicycle Advisory Council meeting tomorrow at 6 p.m. in City Hall, Room 1027. More information about the Bicycle Advisory Council and tomorrow's meeting, including the agenda, can be found here.
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Check it out: ATD talks speed mitigation program on Telemundo
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Click here to watch the Telemundo segment.
Para ver la entrevista, haga click aqui.
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ATD is working hard to get the word out about how residents can request speed mitigation devices, such as speed cushions, to improve the quality and safety of neighborhood streets through the Local Area Traffic Management Program.
If you tuned in to Telemundo's evening broadcast on Thursday, you saw ATD Graduate Engineer Mario Porras, E.I.T., telling viewers in Spanish about the program and how they can submit requests. Click the screenshot above or click here for the short video!
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