SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE Wednesday, February 5, 2025 11:30 AM Permitting and Development Center (PDC), Rm. 2004 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive Austin, TX 78752 Some members of the Small Area Plan Joint Committee may be participating by video conference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once, either in-person or remotely, and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register, call or email the board liaisons at 512- 974-8033 or chad.sharrard@austintexas.gov / romina.tafazzoli@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Nadia Barrera-Ramirez William D. Floyd, Chair Betsy Greenberg, Vice Chair Vacant Vacant Ryan Puzycki Danielle Skidmore (Planning Commission) (Zoning and Platting Commission) (Zoning and Platting Commission) (Planning Commission) (Planning Commission) (Zoning and Platting Commission) (Planning Commission) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 3 speakers who sign up by noon (12:00 PM) the day before the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Small Area Planning Joint Committee meeting on December 11, 2024. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 1 2. Discussion and possible action recommending approval of the Austin Core Transportation Plan (ACT). City of Austin Transportation and Public Works Department staff: Cole Kitten, cole.kitten@austintexas.gov, 512-974-6442 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Mark Walters at the Housing and Planning Department, at 512-974-7695, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Small Area Planning Joint Committee, please contact the liaison, Mark Walters at 512- 974-7695, mark.walters@austintexas.gov; or Donna Arwood at 512-974-3440, donna.arwood@austintexas.gov. 2
SMALL AREA JOINT PLANNING COMMITTEE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING DRAFT MINUTES December 11, 2024 The SMALL AREA JOINT PLANNING COMMITTEE convened in a Meeting on December 11, 2024, at the Permitting and Development Center, Room 3004, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. in Austin, Texas. Commissioner Floyd called the Small Area Joint Planning Committee Meeting to order at 11:46 a.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Ryan Puzyck William D. Floyd Danielle Skidmore Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioners , Barrera-Ramirez, Puzyck, and Skidmore attended remotely. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No one signed up for public communication. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Small Area Planning Joint Committee meeting on August 14, 2024. The minutes from the meeting of August 14, 2024, were approved on Commissioner Puzyck’s motion, Commissioner Skidmore’s second, on a unanimous vote. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Discussion and possible action related to the election of a new Chair. On Commissioner Puzycki’s motion, Commissioner Skidmore’s second, Commissioner Floyd was nominated as Chair and unanimously elected to serve. 3. Discussion of SAPJC meeting schedule for 2025 On Commissioner’s Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner’s Barrera-Ramirez’s second, the 2025 meeting schedule was unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Floyd adjourned the meeting at 11:56 AM without objection. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Austin Core Transportation (ACT) Plan Small Area Mobility Plan of the ASMP: Downtown Austin Small Area Planning Joint Committee – February 5, 2025 Agenda • ACT Plan Purpose and Background • Planning Process • ACT Plan Project Recommendations • Implementation Plan • Next Steps 2 ACT Plan Purpose • The ACT Plan is a Small Area Mobility Plan covering Downtown Austin and will be adopted by Council as an attachment to the ASMP. • It is an update to previous transportation focused efforts Downtown – dating back to 2000 • Why are we updating the transportation plan for Downtown? • changes in transit and bicycle planning, • changes in highway improvements serving Downtown, • changes in national best practices on urban street design, and • disruptions to traditional mobility • The ACT Plan will create a unified vision for transportation Downtown and align the many projects and initiatives under one actionable plan to help accomplish the goals in the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan. 3 Background • Great Streets Master Plan, 2001 • The goal of the Great Streets program is to pursue the vision of streets for people • Downtown Access and Mobility Plan, 2002 • The emphasis of the access and mobility study was on modeling and simulating intersection traffic operations and determining existing and future levels-of- service and operational needs • Downtown Transportation Framework, 2008 • The Downtown Transportation Framework Plan builds on the Great Streets Master Plan, further developing the system of “priority streets by mode”, and developing more detailed streetscape cross sections of all of the different street types and variations • Downtown Austin Plan, 2011 • Established the vision to develop a multimodal transportation system that improves access to and mobility within Downtown 2001 2002 2008 2011 4 Background • New policy • The Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP) aspires to achieve a 50/50 mode share where 50% of commuters use means other than driving alone to get to work in 2039 • Transit planning • The Project Connect Long Term Vision Plan established a High-Capacity Transit System and was adopted as an element of the ASMP – an initial investment was funded in 2020 • Managing demand • Transportation Demand Management programming, parking policy, and curb management are becoming critical strategies to manage congestion • New street design • The Congress Avenue Urban Design Initiative shows how to reimagine the allocation of space • …
