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Corridor Mobility Program "pop-in meetings" coming to a corridor near you
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Earlier this month, the City of Austin began hosting a series of "pop-in meetings" about the 2016 Mobility Bond Corridor Program. At the "pop-ins," you can learn about the Corridor Mobility Program, talk with team members about the Corridor Mobility Plans, provide feedback and ask questions. If you can’t make any of the times and dates for the remaining pop-ins listed below, visit us at AustinTexas.gov/CorridorMobility, where you can view pop-in materials and take our survey.
The goal of the Corridor Mobility Program is to improve safety, mobility and connectivity for everyone, whether you drive, walk, bike or take transit. As you can imagine, there are always more needs than funding, so we’re analyzing safety and mobility improvements in our Corridor Mobility Plans to help prioritize projects for the proposed Corridor Construction Program. This is something that was required by City Council's Contract with Voters.
Community feedback plays an important role in helping shape Austin’s mobility future. Thousands of people have provided feedback that is being considered as we develop the proposed Corridor Construction Program. We want to keep the conversation going, so please stop by to see us and pick up a cool treat or two!
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Did you know? The City uses traffic counters to address a variety of transportation issues
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ATD Engineering Technician Frank De Leon installs traffic-count tubing in the Zilker neighborhood.
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ATD, like most other transportation agencies, deploys traffic counting devices to collect data to use for a variety of transportation-related purposes. There is a variety of different devices and techniques we use, along with a whole multitude of things for which we can use the collected data.
For example, we deploy street tube counters, also known as Pneumatic Tubes, to count vehicles to determine if a new stop sign is warranted or to adjust traffic signal timing. We also use them to determine if a school zone is effective, adjust speed limits, plan for street closures during road work/maintenance, and more.
Here are a few other examples of traffic counters used by ATD:
- Street tube counters (Pneumatic Tubes)
- Bluetooth counter
- Video counters
We also have different techniques to count people walking or riding bikes, which help us determine where we should put crosswalks, pedestrian signals, bike infrastructure and more. The data is often stored after the original need is completed in the event the City needs to reuse data for another project in the future.
Tampering with or intentionally damaging City-owned property is a crime. In fact, intentionally damaging the expensive computer systems attached to traffic counters could be a felony offense. In addition to being a crime, damaging traffic counters can delay much-needed safety projects such as school zones or stop signs because more staff time is spent revisiting the same street.
If you see a traffic counter and are curious what it is being used for, please call Austin 3-1-1.
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Vision Zero team talks safe mobility at UT Health and Fitness Fair
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Vision Zero team members distribute information and safety gear to UT students at the GoTX Health and Fitness fair.
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As the school year rolls forward, so have students at the University of Texas campus. On Aug. 29, ATD’s Vision Zero team participated in the GoTX Health and Fitness Fair, which provides UT students with resources and information on staying healthy while in school.
The team spoke to more than 120 incoming freshmen about transportation options and how to travel safely around the city. As part of Vision Zero’s campus outreach efforts, the team also provided educational materials and safety gear to Bike UT to distribute to students who rent a bicycle from the Orange Bike Project or receive services at the Kickstand mobile repair shop.
Learn more about Vision Zero, Austin's effort to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2025.
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The DAA wants you to share your ideas for the future of downtown
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The Downtown Austin Alliance (DAA) is asking for public input on your vision for the future of Downtown Austin. Here's their take:
"The DAA recognizes that the continued progress and growth of Austin present significant opportunities for our city. The Downtown Alliance is facilitating a community dialogue to create a Vision and Action Plan for Downtown Austin and committing the leadership and action to make it happen.
"This Vision is intended to build on and bolster the work of the Downtown Austin Plan, adopted by City Council in 2011. So many changes have happened in the last six years, and now is the time to create an updated vision and action plan for downtown. The Vision will also inform the Downtown Austin Alliance’s five-year plan, which maps the work of delivering and stewarding a world-class downtown for the community."
Take the survey and provide your input on the future of Downtown Austin.
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Capital Metro taking input on major June 2018 service changes
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As part of the Connections 2025 five-year transit plan rollout, Capital Metro staff will propose significant June 2018 service changes to its Board of Directors in November 2017.
"Capital Metro makes changes to its service a few times each year as a matter of routine," Capital Metro staff explains. "But we’re getting ready to make a whole lot of changes next June, really big changes. More than half of our current 82 routes would see some level of change, in fact. We would add eight more bus routes to our High-Frequency Network (ensuring those buses run at 15-minute frequencies, seven days a week) and greatly improve service linking the east and west sides of Austin."
In the lead-up to this decision, Capital Metro is looking for feedback from the community on the proposed changes. Check out the following public meetings and webinars:
- Monday, Sept. 25, 5:30-7 p.m. at Howson Branch Library
- Tuesday, Sept. 26, 5:30-7 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Branch Library
- Wednesday, Sept. 27, 5:30-7 p.m. at Hampton Branch Library
- Thursday, Sept. 28, 12 p.m. (Webinar — registration instructions here)
- Monday, Oct. 2, 5:30-7 p.m. at Gus Garcia Recreation Center
- Monday, Oct. 2, 12 p.m. (Webinar — registration instructions here)
A public hearing will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 12-12:30 p.m. at 2910 E. 5th Street. You can also email your input to Feedback@CapMetro.org.
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TxDOT opens I-35 turnaround bridge at Slaughter Creek Overpass
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As part of the I-35 at Slaughter Creek overpass project, the Texas Department of Transportation opened the newly constructed southbound to northbound I-35 U-turn bridge at Slaughter Creek last week. The I-35 at Slaughter Creek overpass project is part of ongoing efforts to improve mobility, safety and connectivity along I-35, through the capital area.
The U-turn bridge opened on Wednesday, Sept. 13. The I-35 Slaughter Creek overpass project is expected to be complete by the end of the month, weather permitting.
The I-35 at Slaughter Creek overpass project involves replacing the Slaughter Creek overpass with a new, wider bridge and constructing a new southbound to northbound U-turn bridge. In addition, the project includes widening the southbound I-35 frontage road to two lanes through the Slaughter Creek intersection and installing safety lighting from Slaughter Lane to Onion Creek Parkway. Learn more at My35Construction.org.
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Regional active transportation plan on the line-up for Bicycle Advisory Council meeting tomorrow
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The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 2045 Regional Active Transportation Plan, along with other topics, will be discussed at the Bicycle Advisory Council meeting tomorrow. It will take place 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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