REGULAR MEETING of the URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TUESDAY JUNE 4, 2024, at 6:00pm PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER ROOM 1405 6310 Wilhemina Delco Drive AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Urban Transportation Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live. 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 please call or email the staff liaison in advance at (512)-974-3428 or natalie.leone@austintexas.gov no later than noon on Monday May 6, 2024 with the following information: name, item number(s) to speak on, telephone number, and email address. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Heather Buffo - (District 1) Melissa Ortiz- (District 2) Arlin Alvarez- (District 3) Susan Somers, Chair- (District 4) Daniel Kavelman-( District 5) Edward Smith- (District 6) Diana Wheeler- (District 7) Athena Leyton- (District 8) Spencer Schumacher- (District 9) Ruven Brooks, Vice Chair- (District 10) Deshon Brown- (Mayoral Appointee) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to 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 Urban Transportation Commission REGULAR MEETING on May 7, 2024. 2. Urban Trails and Sidewalk Program updates Presenters: Justin Norvell, Transportation and Public Works DISCUSSION ITEMS COMMITTEE UPDATES 3. Update from Commissioner Schumacher from the Downtown Commission regarding 4. Update from Commissioner Wheeler from the Joint Sustainability Committee regarding actions taken at the May 15, 2024 meeting actions taken at the May 22, 2024 meeting actions taken at the May 21, 2024 meeting actions taken at the May 6, 2024 meeting 23, 2024 meeting 5. Update from Commissioner Schumacher from the Bicycle Advisory Council regarding 6. Update from Commissioner Kavelman from the Pedestrian Advisory Council regarding 7. Update from Chair Somers on the City Council Mobility Committee regarding the May 8. Update from Chair Somers from the Community Advisory Committee for Austin Transit Partnership Board regarding actions taken at the May 9, 2024 meeting FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal …
Bruning at 53rd/Clarkson/Middle Fiskville Sidewalks and Urban Trails Updates Urban Transportation Committee June 4th, 2024 Plans and Policies 2 Austin Sidewalk Program History • • • • • • • • • • • • 1969 Sidewalks Required with Subdivision (Building Permit) 1988 Sidewalks Required with Site Plan 1991 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 1995 Code Changes Eliminate landowner responsibility for sidewalks 1998 Transportation Bond $152M 2000 Pedestrian Plan Adopted 2000 transportation Bond $150M 2002 Complete Street resolution (20% Rule) 2006 Subchapter E Streetscape standards adopted 2006 Transportation Bond $103M with approximately $11 M for sidewalks 2006 City of Austin Sidewalk Maintenance Program initiated 2008 Sidewalks Required with Building Permit including infill and remodel projects (Fee-in-lieu initiated) • • • • • • • • • • • • 2009 Sidewalk Plan/ADA Transition Plan – Citywide sidewalk and curb ramp data – Equity based prioritization 2010 Transportation Bond $4.5M for sidewalks 2012 Imagine Austin Adopted 2012 Transportation Bond $25M for sidewalks 2013 Updated Complete Streets Resolution 2014 Pedestrian Advisory Council formed 2016 Sidewalk Plan/ADA Transition Plan Update 2016 Mobility Bond $720M total with $37.5M for sidewalks 2018 start transition from bond funding to Operating Funds for sidewalk maintenance 2018 Transportation Bond $25M for sidewalk rehabilitation 2020 Mobility Bond $80M for sidewalks 2022/2023 ATX Walk, Bike, Roll – coordinated update to Sidewalk, Urban Trails, and Bikeways plans 3 Sidewalks: Scope of the Challenge In 2023 32% of sidewalks in Austin were classified as functionally acceptable (improved from 16% functionally acceptable in 2015) 4 How to address 1,500 miles of absent sidewalk City of Austin | TPW | Sidewalks and Urban Trails Division (SUTD) Completing the Pedestrian Network City of Austin | TPW | Sidewalks and Urban Trails Division (SUTD) 6 Program Based Implementation • Condition Assessment • Service Plan – New and Rehab • Coordination • Mobility Annual Plan • Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Construction – Field Engineered – Unit Cost contracts • Repeat annually (continuously) (before) Payton Gin and Ohlen Road (after) City of Austin | TPW | Sidewalks and Urban Trails Division (SUTD) 7 Coordination Flowchart Programs Sidewalk Bicycle Safe Routes To School Urban Trails Safety / Vision Zero Transit Enhancement Neighborhood Partnering Substandard St. Large CIP Implementation Mode ATSD Street Design (Project Development + Public Process) Timeframe (Concept to Complete) 3-12 Months 3-24 Months SUTD & PDD Quick Build Field Engineered + IDIQ contracts Traffic Control Devices, …
URBAN TRANSPORTATION MEETING MINUTES (Tuesday, June 4, 2024) URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, June 4, 2024 The Urban Transportation Commission convened in a REGULAR meeting on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at City Hall in Austin, Texas. Chair Somers called the Urban Transportation Commission Meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Susan Somers, Chair Ruven Brooks, Vice Chair Alvin Alvarez Daniel Kavelman Spencer Schumacher Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Heather Buffo Melissa Ortiz Athena Leyton Deshon Brown APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING on 5/7/2024. The minutes from the meeting of 5/7/2024 were approved on Commissioner Somers’s motion, Commissioner Schumacher’s second on a 9-0 vote; Commissioners Wheeler, and Smith absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Urban Trails and Sidewalk Program updates The commission received a presentation from Justin Norvell and Laura Dierenfield, Transportation and Public Works Chair Somers adjourned the meeting at 7:49 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the 7/9/2024 meeting on Commissioner Smith’s motion, Commissioner Schumacher’s second on a 6-0 vote. 1
