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AUSTIN LIGHT RAIL UPDATE Joint Inclusion Committee April 26, 2023 WHAT IS LIGHT RAIL ARTIST REPRESENTATIONS • Light rail is an electric train system used in metropolitan areas • Light rail is part of the overall transit network, connecting people to key destinations where they live, work and play to improve: o Mobility o Connectivity o Affordability o Sustainability 1 Light Rail Vehicle Light Rail Vehicle Interior Guadalupe Street at UT Austin Multi-ModalConnectivity Station Viewat Pleasant Valley PRECEDENTS Paris, France Portland, Oregon Sydney, Australia Seattle, Washington Ontario, Canada AUSTIN'S PATH TO LIGHT RAIL 2016 2019 2020 2021-2023 JUNE 2023 • ASMP approved • Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP) • Project Connect visioning kickoff • Austin votes to invest in Project Connect • Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) formed • Light Rail Implementation Plan development and preliminary engineering • Advance Austin’s light rail program • ATP Board, CapMetro Board, and City Council approve updated Light Rail Implementation Plan Community Dialogue Light Rail Implementation Plan Update 2 MEASURES AND VALUES Financial Viability Technical Feasibility Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Criteria for Federal Funding Planning Data Community Values Connects with Austin’s Current and Future Transit System 3 MEASURES AND VALUES Multimodal Connectivity Accessibility / Universal Design COMMUNITY VALUES Healthcare Facilities Education Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions Environmental Benefits / Impacts Mobility and Customer Experience Access to Opportunities Environmental Benefits Land Use and Housing 4 Affordable Housing POPULATION DENSITY Census 2020 BIPOC SHARE OF POPULATION Black, Indigenous, & People of Color Census 2020 CURRENT EMPLOYMENT DENSITY Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) 2019 AFFORDABLE HOUSING City of Austin Comprehensive Affordable Housing Directory TRANSIT CONNECTIONS CapMetro TRAILS AND BIKE PATHS City of Austin Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP) LIGHT RAIL CORE SYSTEM OPTIONS S 1st St. Crossing Option S 1st St. Crossing Option Trinity St. Crossing Option Trinity St. Crossing Option ON-STREET: NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER TO PLEASANT VALLEY ON-STREET: 38TH TO OLTORF TO YELLOW JACKET PARTIAL UNDERGROUND: UT TO YELLOW JACKET ON-STREET: 29TH TO THE AIRPORT PARTIAL ELEVATED: 29TH TO OLTORF TO YELLOW JACKET 11 ON-STREET: N. LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER TO PLEASANT VALLEY • On-street from North Lamar Transit Center to Pleasant Valley Rd. on E. Riverside Dr. • Lady Bird Lake crossing options at Guadalupe/S. 1st St. OR Trinity St. AVG. NUMBER OF DAILY RIDERS SERVED 38,600 - 39,300 MILES OF NEW LIGHT RAIL 9.6 - 9.8 Guadalupe/ S. 1st St. Crossing Option Trinity St. Crossing Option ON-STREET: 29TH TO THE AIRPORT • On-street from 29th St. on Guadalupe St. to east of Yellow Jacket Ln. on E. Riverside Dr. • Mainly elevated from SH 71 to Austin- Bergstrom International Airport • Lady Bird Lake crossing on new bridge at Trinity St. AVG. NUMBER OF DAILY RIDERS SERVED MILES OF NEW LIGHT RAIL 28,100 10.1 Trinity St. Crossing Option ON-STREET: 38TH TO OLTORF TO YELLOW JACKET • On-street from 38th St. on Guadalupe St. to Oltorf St. on S. Congress Ave. and to Yellow Jacket Ln. on E. Riverside Dr. • Potential to extend endpoints to 45th St. to the north or St. Edwards to the south • Lady Bird Lake crossing options at Guadalupe/S.1st St. OR Trinity St. AVG. NUMBER OF DAILY RIDERS SERVED 28,500 - 29,900 MILES OF NEW LIGHT RAIL 9.4 - 9.8 Guadalupe/ S. 1st St. Crossing Option Trinity St. Crossing Option PARTIAL ELEVATED: 29TH TO OLTORF TO YELLOW JACKET • On-street on Guadalupe from 29th St. to 8th St. • Elevated from 8th St. on Guadalupe to east of Auditorium Shores with (2) elevated stations • On-street on Riverside Dr. from east of Auditorium Shores to Yellow Jacket Ln. and on S. Congress Ave. from Riverside to Oltorf St. • Lady Bird Lake crossing on new bridge at Guadalupe/S. 1st St. AVG. NUMBER OF DAILY RIDERS SERVED MILES OF NEW LIGHT RAIL 26,900 8.7 Guadalupe/ S. 1st St. Crossing Option PARTIAL UNDERGROUND: UT TO YELLOW JACKET • Underground from 20th St. to 8th St. under Guadalupe with (1) underground station • Elevated from 8th St. on Guadalupe St. to east of Auditorium Shores with (2) elevated stations • On-street on Riverside Dr. from east of Auditorium Shores to Yellow Jacket Ln. • Lady Bird Lake crossing on new bridge at Guadalupe/S. 1st St. AVG. NUMBER OF DAILY RIDERS SERVED MILES OF NEW LIGHT RAIL 20,000 6.6 Guadalupe/ S. 1st St. Crossing Option ON-STREET DOWNTOWN ARTIST REPRESENTATION S 1st St. Crossing Option East 3rd Street and San Jacinto Boulevard - Looking West Trinity St. Crossing Option ON-STREET DOWNTOWN ARTIST REPRESENTATION Guadalupe Street at 4th Street / Republic Square - Looking Northwest PRECEDENTS Sydney Jerusalem Paris Portland PARTIAL ELEVATED DOWNTOWN ARTIST REPRESENTATION EXTENTS OF ELEVATED STRUCTURE: (PARTIAL ELEVATED OPTION) Transition Zone: 8th St. to 7th St. Elevated Structure: 7th St. to Lady Bird Lake Elevated Structure possible extension south to Riverside/Barton Springs Road Guadalupe Street at 4th Street / Republic Square - Looking Northwest 19 PARTIAL ELEVATED DOWNTOWN ARTIST REPRESENTATION Guadalupe Street and West 5th Street - Looking South 20 PRECEDENTS British Columbia, Canada The Hague, Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands PARTIAL ELEVATED DOWNTOWN ARTIST REPRESENTATION Guadalupe Street and West 4th Street - Looking South PRECEDENTS British Columbia, Canada The Hague, Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands PARTIAL ELEVATED SOUTH OF THE RIVER ARTISTREPRESENTATIONS Aerial View South of River - Looking North Station View at Auditorium Shores Transition from elevated to on-street at West Riverside Drive SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK Visit our Virtual Open House ProjectConnect.com/Get-Involved Email Us input@atptx.org Mail in Your Comments and Questions 203 Colorado St., Austin, TX 78701 SCAN THE QR CODE TO LEARN MORE Call Us (512) 389-7590 23 THANK YOU!