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Vision Zero intersection safety improvements beginning at Slaughter Lane and South First Street, completed at Slaughter and Cullen lanes
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Planned safety improvements at West Slaughter Lane and South First Street. Click image to expand.
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Austin Transportation is beginning construction today on safety and mobility improvements to the intersection of Slaughter Lane and South First Street. Over the weekend, construction was completed at Slaughter and Cullen lanes, the fourth intersection improvement project completed through the 2016 Mobility Bond.
Construction at Slaughter Lane and South First Street is expected to last for six months, pending weather or other unforeseen delays. Improvements include new dual left turn lanes and modified medians to increase driver safety, as well as the conversion of left turn signals on Slaughter Lane to green arrow left turns at all times. See more improvements to this intersection and a map of the improvements on the Slaughter Lane and South First Street fact sheet.
Improvements to Slaughter and Cullen lanes were completed on Dec. 9, 2018, and include increased storage space for cars waiting to turn left on Slaughter Lane as well as upgraded signals. See all improvements on the Slaughter and Cullen lanes fact sheet.
The 2016 Mobility Bond dedicates $15 million to fatality reduction strategies for projects listed on the Top Crash Location Intersection Priorities Improvement List.
Learn more about the Transportation Safety Improvement Program and view other intersection improvement projects.
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Longhorn Dam bridge virtual open house closes this weekend
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Satellite image of Longhorn Dam courtesy of Google Maps.
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There is still time to provide input on the City of Austin's study of a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Lady Bird Lake and interim improvements to Longhorn Dam. Don't delay, though! The opportunity to comment on this phase of the study closes this weekend.
The virtual open house through which the City is collecting input is available in both English and Spanish through this Sunday, Dec. 16. Staff is asking for feedback on what the new crossing should accomplish and what potential interim improvements could be made to Longhorn Dam. The virtual open house mirrors the public meeting the City held at Fiesta Gardens on Nov. 13.
Staff plans to present alternatives for the final design of the bridge at the second meeting in spring 2019, followed by a final recommendation at the third meeting in fall 2019. To receive updates, please sign up for our mailing list. Material from all meetings and contact information are available at AustinTexas.gov/LonghornBridge.
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City and UP Art Studio launch open call for artists to create art on traffic signal cabinets
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An artbox installation in Houston from UP Art Studio's Mini Murals program. Photograph courtesy of Alex Barber, UP Art Studio.
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The City of Austin and UP Art Studio are inviting artists to bring local flair to Austin streets. The Austin Transportation Department has contracted with UP Art Studio to bring the studio's Mini Murals program to the department's new Artbox Program, which makes traffic signal control cabinets at intersections available as canvases for artists.
UP Art Studio has opened a call for artists, inviting local Austin artists to submit their qualifications for the opportunity to create an artbox, or mini mural on a signal cabinet. The deadline is Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. Applications will be reviewed, and qualifying artists accepted, to create a registry of artists available for this opportunity and future projects managed by UP Art Studio. Artists will be compensated $1,000 for their work.
Artists interested in joining the registry can find the open call guidelines at minimurals.org/austin. The application requires providing qualifications, images of prior work, a letter of intent, and other information. Applicants will be notified of results the week of Jan. 14, 2018.
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Live in the Smart Trips Eastside area? Please fill out the post-program survey
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Residents participate in the Smart Trips Central East Austin Mural Tour.
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Did you receive a Toolkit as part of the Smart Trips Eastside program? If you did, you should have received an email or mail request to take the post-program participant survey. The first 100 respondents to this survey will get a $10 Juiceland gift card! Your feedback is critical to helping the City of Austin and Capital Metro continue this program.
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By taking this survey, you will help us learn how we did and how we can do better. The survey will close on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018.
Smart Trips Eastside brought the Smart Trips program to 8,000 residents in the neighborhoods in the map to the right from July 2018 through November 2018.
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Pre-construction activities underway on RM 2222 portion of RM 620 Bypass Project
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The Texas Department of Transportation, in coordination with the City of Austin, has begun pre-construction work for the RM 2222 Improvement Project. Pre-construction activities include placing barriers, erosion control and utility relocation. Lane closures may be needed for utility relocations and would occur between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., or between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. The project team anticipates completing pre-construction activities by the end of January, with actual roadway construction also anticipated to begin in January 2019.
The $23.6 million RM 2222 Improvement Project includes relocating utilities and widening RM 2222 from Bonaventure Boulevard to Ribelin Ranch Drive to make room for a through-travel lane eastbound from Bonaventure to Sitio Del Rio Boulevard and westbound from Ribelin Ranch Drive to Sitio Del Rio Boulevard. TxDOT is also adding a new bypass road from RM 620 to RM 2222 as part of a second project.
The City of Austin is contributing a total of $7.5 million to these two projects through the 2016 Mobility Bond. View TxDOT’s fact sheet to learn more.
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Learn who's behind the voice of Austin intersections
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Click the image above to watch a video about the person who voices guided pedestrian signals in Austin.
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Have you ever wondered whose voice you hear when you push a signal button? We introduce you to Austin Transportation's Lupe Alvarado, the person behind most of Austin’s voice-guided signals and a growing population who depends on this guidance every day. Watch the video to see one fan meet the voice of Austin in person, before their vision worsens.
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Coming up in this week's mobility calendar
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Join Capital Metro and the Austin Transportation Department for a discussion on transit, mobility and safety, and transportation planning. Learn about the Project Connect System Vision and Austin Strategic Mobility Plan.
Topics to be discussed include the Urban Trails Program and upcoming transit enhancements on West Fifth Street.
Next Tuesday, the Austin History Center will open "Off the Rails: The Rise and Fall of Austin's Streetcars," an exhibit which documents the history of the operation of streetcars in Austin from 1875 to 1940. The exhibit will run from Dec. 11, 2018, through May 16, 2019. Join the center for a free opening reception, which will include refreshments. The Austin Strategic Mobility Plan team will also be there for the exhibit opening.
Austin Transportation invites you to a Shoal Creek Boulevard Listening Session. City staff is seeking to better understand the safety and mobility needs of people using Shoal Creek Boulevard from 38th Street to US 183. Drop by the listening session at any time to learn more about the street and share your feedback.
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