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City to host open house for Burnet Road mobility improvements
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The Corridor Program Office and Austin Transportation Department invite you to attend an open house to learn about mobility, safety and connectivity improvements coming to Burnet Road between Koenig Lane and MoPac Expressway as part of the Corridor Construction Program. Information will also be available about activities that will occur before construction begins, and project team members will be on-hand to meet you and answer questions.
The meeting is an open house format, so join us anytime. View more information about the Burnet Road Corridor.
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Austin B-Cycle installs 13 new stations, surpasses one million trips
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Click the image for a full-size map of all B-Cycle stations.
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Austin B-cycle is now more convenient and accessible than ever before, following a recent expansion of its bike-share system by 13 new stations. Over the past two weeks, Austin B-Cycle expanded its system from 63 stations to 76 stations as part of a Transportation Alternatives Program grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The expansion extends the reach of Austin B-cycle, with several stations located outside of the downtown core, including multiple in East Austin. The new stations are located at:
- Red River Street and Cesar Chavez Street at The Fairmont
- 10th Street and Red River Street
- Rosewood Avenue and Angelina Street
- Rosewood Avenue and Chicon Street
- 11th Street and Salina Street
- Sixth Street and Chalmers Avenue
- Lakeshore Boulevard at Austin Hostel
- Lakeshore Boulevard and Pleasant Valley Road
- Nash Hernandez Senior Road at RBJ South
- 8th Street and Lavaca Street
- South Congress Avenue at Bouldin Creek
- Fifth Street and Campbell Street
- Hollow Creek Drive and Barton Hills Drive
This expansion arrives just as Austin B-cycle recently surpassed one million trips.
“We are proud that our public bike-share system has the kind of acceptance and ridership to reach one million trips in just a few years,” said Laura Dierenfield, Division Manager for Active Transportation and Street Design. “We look forward to years of more service and another million trips helping Austinites avoid traffic congestion and contributing to cleaner air and healthy bodies.”
Austin B-cycle is a public-private partnership between the City of Austin, the system owner, and Bike Share of Austin, the local 501(c)3 non-profit operator. Learn more about Austin B-cycle.
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Lakewood Drive traffic calming improvements completed
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Austin Transportation has completed traffic calming improvements on Lakewood Drive between FM 2222 and the Bull Creek Bridge. The improvements include a traffic circle at the intersection of Lakewood Drive and Driftwood Drive and asphalt speed cushions with a median at three locations along Lakewood Drive.
These features help to improve safety and better channel traffic in the area by reducing speeds on Lakewood Drive and at the right turn from Lakewood Drive onto Driftwood Drive. Low-height curbs around the traffic circle island and on the approaches offer mountable support for large vehicles to navigate the traffic circle. Delineated striping and yield signs provide guidance to traffic entering and exiting the circle.
This project was first identified for improvements in 2012 through the Local Area Traffic Management Program based on the high volume of speeding vehicles documented in the area. Altogether, the features of this completed design make up a context-sensitive solution to a documented speeding problem.
The LATM Program is a request-based program that aims to improve the quality and safety of neighborhood streets by installing traffic calming devices along requested street segments. Currently, the program is not accepting new requests as it is undergoing revisions to qualification criteria to ensure appropriateness of implementation. Existing funded projects incorporate new speed studies and take street context into account.
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Plan for PARK(ing) Day at the kick-off meeting on Sept. 5
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To be held this year on Sept. 21, PARK(ing) Day is an annual, global event where community members collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into "parklets," or miniature parks. Attend the planning kick-off meeting next Wednesday to collaborate on parklet ideas. You'll be able to connect with other interested people and organizations, participate in a Q&A session, and receive help with the application packet.
PARK(ing) Day Planning Kick-off
Visitors are welcome to stop by and interact with installations on PARK(ing) Day. Stay tuned on the PARK(ing) Day Eventbrite and Facebook event pages for more information about participants and their parklet locations, and follow #ParkingDayATX for live updates.
For more information on the application process, please contact Paloma Amayo-Ryan at 512-974-1150 or paloma.amayo-ryan@austintexas.gov.
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Final week to provide your feedback on dockless bikes and scooters
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Share your experiences with dockless bikes and scooters through the City of Austin’s community survey! The last day to take the survey is this Friday, Aug. 31. Your feedback will help the City in the process of updating current administrative rules that govern dockless mobility operations.
Dockless mobility services allow users to rent, retrieve and return bicycles, scooters or similar products using mobile devices, cards or other means, without the use of fixed docking stations. Learn more about the City of Austin's Dockless Mobility Program.
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Share your commute — carpool or vanpool
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Get there with a ride-share! Carpools and vanpools are great ways to save money, help the environment, and reduce traffic congestion.
Want to start or join a ride-share? The City of Austin’s Ride-share Resources webpage provides information on available carpool and vanpool programs and services, which include myCommuteSolutions, MetroRideShare, Waze Carpool and Metropia. Keep up with this page for the latest promotions and discounts. If you know of another resource that should be added to this list, email AustinMobility@AustinTexas.gov. Please note that the Ride-Share Resources website is not an endorsement of the companies listed therein, but a resource for residents and visitors.
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Coming up in this week's mobility calendar
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Austin Transportation invites you to attend an open house to review and provide feedback on three draft options for mobility and safety improvements on Spicewood Springs Road between Loop 360 and Mesa Drive. This fall, staff will finalize one option that will move into the design phase of the project. The 2016 Mobility Bond provides $17 million for preliminary engineering, design and construction of safety and mobility improvements for this project.
If you can’t attend the open house, visit AustinTexas.gov/SpicewoodSpringsRd between Aug. 30 and Sept. 14 to view the draft options and submit feedback online.
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