Austin Mayor Steve Adler kept his focus on transportation last week as he traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark on an innovation exchange trip with the US Secretary of Transportation as part of the Smart City Challenge. (As a reminder, Austin is one of seven finalist for the challenge....
More bike lanes could soon be coming to Austin, but only if the community asks for them. Bike Austin is leading an effort to call on City Council to fund 220 miles of protected bike lanes, 50 miles of Urban Trails and hundreds of miles of...
In other transportation news, Mayor Steve Adler has been busy lately, advocating for Austin in the US Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge. Austin is currently one of seven finalists. The winner will receive $50 million to leverage technology in building out a better transportation...
Another way to make our city's transportation system more efficient and equitable is to fully fund the Bicycle Master Plan and build out Austin's sidewalk infrastructure, especially near schools and transit stops. That's according to a new report published last week by Bike Austin, entitled, "Pathways...
The long-anticipated Lone Star rail line, which would connect Georgetown to San Antonio, appears to be struggling. After more than a decade of work and millions of dollars spent, the rail line has suffered several deep blows over the past few months. In February, Union Pacific...
Hate Austin traffic? Now's your chance to do something about it. Mayor Steve Adler has named 2016 the Year of Mobility, and City Council is serious about doing something to fix Austin's transportation woes. But first, they want your input. Last week, the City of Austin...
Austin received a bit of exciting news earlier this month - At SXSW, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that Austin has been chosen as a finalist in the US Department of Transportation's "Beyond Traffic: The Smart City Challenge." The prize is a $40 million grant to support...
Last month, a group of environmental organizations and activists filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the extension and expansion of South MoPac until a comprehensive environmental analysis is done on the project. At issue is SH 45 SW, the controversial road project that is planned...
In case you missed it, the Uber/Lyft issue is officially headed to an election on May 7th. Despite some last minute maneuvering by Mayor Steve Adler to pass a compromise agreement that would make fingerprint-based background checks voluntary and avoid an election, in the end, this...
Have you seen the polka dots? Last month, the City of Austin covered the intersection of East 6th and Waller streets with oodles of strategically-placed blue and green polka dots. The idea was to create curb extensions(without the expense of actually laying concrete) to make this busy and...