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Toward equitable, sustainable regional transportation planning for the Austin region City of Austin Urban Transportation Commission Jay Blazek Crossley, Farm&City, December 7, 2021 A 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit dedicated to high quality urban & rural human habitat in Texas in perpetuity. Average Housing + Transportation Costs as a Percent of Regional Typical income Vehicle Miles Traveled The three Austins HT%AMI VMT/Cap Urban 45% 7,078 Sub-urban 52% 8,279 Rural 55% 8,842 1.15 million Suburban and rural residents 0.87 million Urban Residents 3.22 mil suburban and rural residents 1.45 mil Urban residents 2.65 million Suburban and rural residents 2.02 million Urban Residents 2.03 million Suburban and rural residents 2.64 million Urban Residents 2045 Evening Peak Volume Changes TxDOT Alternatives Legend 25% or more 15% to 25% 5% to 15% -5% to 5% -5% to -15% -15% to -25% -25% or more TxDOT Alternatives Volume increases on I-35 but decreases on city streets. Reconnect Austin Reduces entrance/exit ramps through downtown pushing traffic to city streets primarily in east Austin. Rethink35 Converts I-35 to a boulevard and pushes traffic to city streets primarily in east Austin. RED Volume increases GREY BLUE Volume decreases Links with low volume (less than 100 trips) and small changes Texas A&M Transportation Institute analysis of I-35 for TxDOT Austin • In June, Farm&City worked with TTI to supply them with meaningful alternative growth scenarios in their analysis of I-35. • TTI told us in a meeting with TxDOT staff on August 10th that they did run the travel demand models with the different scenarios. • The report released by TxDOT on August 10th does not include this work and does not provide any meaningful data to be able to critique the traffic maps. • I have asked TxDOT and TTI for the full report and have not received any response. From “Supporting Performance-Based Planning and Programming through Scenario Planning,” US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration 2.03 million Suburban and rural residents 2.64 million Urban Residents A 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit dedicated to high quality urban & rural human habitat in Texas in perpetuity. jay@farmandcity.org