REGULAR MEETING of the URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2024, at 5:00pm BOARS AND COMMISSIONS ROOM 1101 CITY HALL – 301 W 2nd St. 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 September 2, 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) Vacant- (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 August 6, 2024. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Living Streets Program update Presenter: Matt Macioge 3. Transit Enhancement Program update Presenter: Caitlin D’Alton COMMITTEE UPDATES 4. Update from Commissioner Schumacher from the Downtown Commission regarding actions taken at the August 21, 2024 meeting 5. Update from Commissioner Wheeler from the Joint Sustainability Commission regarding actions taken at the August 28, 2024 meeting 6. Update from Commissioner Schumacher from the Bicycle Advisory Council regarding actions taken at the August 20, 2024 meeting 7. Update from Commissioner Kavelman from the Pedestrian Advisory Council regarding actions taken at the August 5, 2024 meeting 8. Update from Chair Somers from the City Council Mobility Committee regarding actions taken at the August 22, 2024 meeting 9. Update from Chair Somers from the Community Advisory Committee for Austin Transit Partnership Board regarding actions taken at the August 8, 2024 meeting FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with …
Transit Enhancement Program Update Urban Transportation Commission September 3, 2024 Caitlin D’Alton, Program Consultant Agenda 1. Program Background 2. Program Overview 3. Future Work 4. Project Spotlight 2 Transit Enhancement Program Update Program Background Transit Supportive Plans & Policies 3 Transit Enhancement Program Update Program Background Partnering to Improve Transit 4 Source: National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Program Background Transit Enhancement Program History 2015 – CapMetro and Transportation and Public Works (TPW) staff meet bi-weekly as the Transit Priority Working Group 2018 – Interlocal agreement (ILA) signed between CapMetro and City for design and construction of operations, access and safety improvements 2019 – City Council adopts the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP), including specific policy objectives to support transit 2020 – Austin voters approve the 2020 Safety and Active Transportation Bond, including $19M for Transit Enhancement projects 2021 – Austin’s updated Transportation Criteria Manual (TCM) is approved by Council, including a chapter dedicated to transit 2023 – TPW finalizes the Transit Enhancement Infrastructure Report 5 Transit Enhancement Program Update Program Overview Transit Enhancement Program • Develop and deliver capital projects that support transit operations and customer access Improve bus speeds and service reliability • • Make stops safer and easier to access • Coordinate with partners on projects that impact future transit operations and access in Austin • Projects developed in coordination with public transit providers and communities 6 Transit Enhancement Program Update Program Overview Program Work Categories Operations Improvements Access Improvements Project Coordination Bus lanes, queue jumps, signal timing adjustments, transit signal priority, bus stop upgrades and relocations, etc. Pedestrian crossings, sidewalk, bikeway and trail connections to stops, shared/micromobility investments, etc. Internal and external projects that impact future transit service in the city, for example Project Connect, Mobility-35, ACT Plan, etc. 7 Transit Enhancement Program Update Program Overview Progress to Date 150+ Enhancements Completed 47 Access Improvements 50+ Enhancements In Construction 75 Bus Stop Improvements 25 Operations Improvements 8 Transit Enhancement Program Update Program Overview Project Examples West 5th Street Guadalupe St. at Cesar Chavez St. 9 Transit Enhancement Program Update Program Overview Project Examples Bluff Springs Rd. at Bitter Creek Dr. Lakeline Blvd near US-183 10 Transit Enhancement Program Update Project Spotlight Trinity St. & San Jacinto Blvd. • Partnership with CapMetro to implement a series of multimodal improvements • New bus lanes • Protected bicycle lanes • Enhanced pedestrian crossings • Improvements will: • Enhance …
Living Streets Program Briefing Urban Transportation Committee – 9/3/2024 Matt Macioge, Capital Improvements Program Manager, Living Streets Program Manager Transforming Streets, Building Community Agenda: 1. Living Streets Background and Overview Types of activations: Neighborhood Block Parties Healthy Streets Play Streets 2. Initial Activations 3. Lessons Learned 4. Transitions to Permanent 5. Program Demand and Public Response 6. FY 2025 Living Streets Program Schedule 2 Living Streets Program Background and Overview Resolution No. – 20211021-02 Council directs the City Manager to create the "Street Programs” - Living Streets Living Streets Program is a resident-led process. Uses "soft" closures to reduce vehicle speed, improve safety, and create connectivity and community. 60% of the residents of a proposed street must approve with a signature to support an activation. Either single day or 3-6 months with an option for renewal. Address equity issues by making Living Streets accessible 3 Living Streets Program Living Streets Program Background and Overview Neighborhood Block Parties Play Streets Healthy Streets Block Parties are one-time closures of a single block to allow residents to hold small, locally-focused events. Permits are valid for the day of the event only. Each new event requires a new permit. Play Streets provide space for children and adults alike to gather and play in a local street by allowing residents to partially close a single block to motor vehicle traffic for a few hours per day several days per week. Healthy Streets provide space for people to walk, bike, roll, exercise, and build community within the public right-of-way by discouraging motor vehicle traffic along several local streets. 4 Living Streets Program Initial Activations Healthy Streets Support 69% supportive 6%6% 9% 19% 60% I am very supportive I am somewhat supportive I am neutral I am very opposed 3% 21% 41% 35% 62% supportive Note: The surveys were sent out to all parcels within approximately 1 block of each activation. This varied based on the street network and neighborhood connectivity. First Activation Installations First round of resident led Healthy and Play Streets launched in February 2024 Neighborhood Block Party is fully integrated into the Living Street Portfolio From December 2023 to present: 4 of 7 Play Streets were extended 42 Neighborhood Block Parties (current FY to date) 5 Play Streets Support I am somewhat opposed 7 of 10 Healthy Streets were extended How do you use a Healthy Street? *Respondents could select multiple options Why are …
URBAN TRANSPORTATION MEETING MINUTES (Tuesday, September 3, 2024) URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 3, 2024 The Urban Transportation Commission convened in a REGULAR meeting on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at City Hall in Austin, Texas. Chair Somers called the Urban Transportation Commission Meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Susan Somers, Chair Ruven Brooks, Vice Chair Heather Buffo Daniel Kavelman Spencer Schumacher Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Diana Wheeler Deshon Brown Melissa Ortiz APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING on 8/6/2024. The minutes from the meeting of 8/6/2024 were approved on Commissioner Somers’s motion, Commissioner Buffo’s second on a 7-0 vote; Commissioners Alvarez, Schumacher, and Smith absent, one vacancy on the dais. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Living Streets Program update The commission received a presentation on the Living Streets Program from Matt Macioge, Transportation and Public Works. Also in attendance, to field questions, Jonathan Shuster, Transportation and Public Works. 3. Transit Enhancement Program update The commission received a presentation on the Transit Enhancement Program from Caitlin D’Alton, Transportation and Public Works. Also in attendance, to field questions, Nadia Barrera-Ramirez, CapMetro. 1 URBAN TRANSPORTATION MEETING MINUTES (Tuesday, September 3, 2024) Chair Somers adjourned the meeting at 7:02 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the 10/01/2024 meeting on Commissioner Schumacher’s motion, Commissioner Kavelman’s second on a (9-0) vote. 2
