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Special notice: Stay safe and up to date on Hurricane Harvey
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While repairing a signal at Anderson Lane and Shoal Creek Boulevard this morning, ATD crews replace the relay box, dry out equipment and convert the signal to battery power.
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Hurricane Harvey has caused temporary signal outages and road closures throughout the past few days and may continue to do so. ATD staff has been monitoring these conditions and responding accordingly.
Follow @AustinTexasGov on Twitter or visit AustinTexas.gov/Help for up-to-date information on all weather conditions and shelters in place. If you see debris on the road, a traffic signal outage or another issue, please report it to Austin 3-1-1. @AustinMobility is also tweeting updates.
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Fifth Street now open to two-way traffic in downtown area
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ATD crews reveal the new signals and complete restriping work on Fifth Street.
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In an effort to improve access and reduce congestion downtown, ATD has converted a one-way stretch of Fifth Street to two-way traffic. Reopened on Wednesday, Aug. 23, Fifth Street now consists of two eastbound lanes and one westbound lane between Brazos Street and the I-35 Southbound Frontage Road. Previously, road users could only use the three-lane street to travel eastbound.
The conversion involved installing new signals, adjusting signage, restriping lanes and more. In the lead-up to the conversion, ATD notified area stakeholders and invited them to a public open house meeting where staff heard and responded to stakeholder questions and concerns.
ATD anticipates that this change will reduce the congestion that occurs when Sixth Street is closed during entertainment hours by improving overall east- and westbound downtown travel times. At the same time, ATD anticipates maintaining existing eastbound evening peak period commuter volumes, signal priority patterns and vehicle capacity.
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Local Area Traffic Management Program to be revamped this week
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Speed cushions, like the ones above, are one of the traffic calming tools used as part of the Local Area Traffic Management Program.
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By the end of this week, ATD plans to resume installation of Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) Program projects with a revamped public process. Last month, ATD paused the program to review the public process and procedure by which streets undergo traffic management.
Speeding remains a challenge throughout Austin, as population growth and major roadway congestion divert traffic into local and neighborhood streets. The LATM program improves neighborhood safety by implementing requested traffic calming devices such as speed humps, speed tables, speed cushions and roundabouts. The LATM Program must continue to address speeding through a deliberative and inclusive process.
Moving forward, standard traffic calming measures will continue for neighborhood streets. Given the different capacity demands of higher volume streets, such as collector and minor arterial roadways, ATD will expand involvement with citizens to address speeding issues and safety concerns in their area before adopting traffic calming measures. ATD will monitor and modify recent implementations on such streets as needed.
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Mobility meets health at the Community Health Assessment forum
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Community Health Assessment Forum
Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 from 6-8 p.m.
1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd.
Austin, TX 78723
RSVP here.
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Join ATD this Wednesday at the Community Health Assessment (CHA) forum, where you can review the findings from the draft 2017 CHA and share what is important to you! Transportation is one of the key themes in the 2017 draft CHA, meaning transportation has been identified as a key factor affecting the health of our community. We want to hear your thoughts on how improving transportation could improve public health.
Since August 2011, Austin Public Health, Travis County Health and Human Services, Central Health, St. David’s Foundation, Seton Healthcare Family, Integral Care, Capital Metro, ATD, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus, and Dell Medical School have been leading a comprehensive community health planning effort to track and improve the health of Austin and Travis County residents. The first CHA was released in December 2012 and was the foundation of the Community Health Improvement Plan. The 2017 draft under review is the second iteration of the CHA.
RSVP here. If you have questions, contact the Community Health Improvement Plan team at CHACHIP@austintexas.gov. Snacks and light refreshments will be provided.
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Last week to provide input on the Draft Pedestrian Safety Action Plan
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Click on the image above to provide comments on the draft Pedestrian Safety Action Plan.
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Provide your comments on the draft PSAP by midnight on August 31, 2017. Comments can also be emailed to pedestrian@austintexas.gov.
After incorporating public comment, the PSAP will be brought to City Council for a briefing in the fall of 2017. The PSAP will be incorporated into the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, which is currently under development and is expected to be presented to Council in 2018.
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CAMPO wants your thoughts on their Active Transportation Plan
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The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) is extending an open house invite and looking for comments on the six-county regional walking and biking plan, called the Regional Active Transportation Plan. CAMPO is also requesting comments on amendments to its long and short-range planning documents. The open house is a come-and-go format, so you can attend at your convenience. There will be no formal presentation. Activities for kids will also be available.
Open houses in Travis County will be held:
- Sept. 5, University of Texas - The Kickstand, 301 E. Dean Keeton St., 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- Sept. 7, Hampton Branch Library, 5125 Convict Hill Rd., 4 - 7 p.m.
- Sept. 12, Huston-Tillotson University, 900 Chicón St., 2 - 7 p.m. (Free parking is available on Chalmers Avenue on the west side of campus)
- Sept. 15, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 1100 W. 45th St., 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Can’t make any of the meetings? Get involved and submit your ideas here.
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