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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, Markings, Signage, Signals, Design > Bid > Build 2-5 Years Delivery by Others 2-5 Years Capital Contracting / SMBR Shared Resources ROW Permitting Finance 8 Flexible Project Delivery • Unit price contracts/No detailed plans. • Field Engineering: standard details adapted as needed by a professional engineer. • Process has saved 25% in design costs and reduced delivery time by 75%. NPC 2019 – SAN FRANCISCO APRIL 13-16, 2019 Laird Dr and Palo Duro Rd 9 9 Austintexas.gov/sidewalks Current/Upcoming Completed FY 2024 10 4 Sidewalk maintenance/rehabilitation target (from 2023 Sidewalks, Crossings, and Shared Streets Plan) Potential Funding Sources: Operating Funds Bonds Parking and Transportation Management District (PTMD) • • • 11 New Sidewalk and Shared Street targets (from 2023 Sidewalks, Crossings, and Shared Streets Plan) Potential Funding Sources: • • • • Bonds Grants Sidewalk Fee-in-lieu Parking and Transportation Management District (PTMD) 12 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT – CITY OF AUSTIN 13 13 Urban Trails Network • 68 miles existing • 268 miles proposed • • • Tier 1: 94 miles Tier 2: 78 miles Tier 3: 96 miles 122 miles sidepaths 118 miles regional trails Plan Goals • Complete all Tier 1 trails by 2043 Opportunistically pursue partnerships to complete Tier 2 and Tier 3 trails • • • 14 Existing Trails and Planned Tier 1 Network Red Line Trail Northern Walnut Creek Trail Shoal Creek Trail EastLink Trail YBC Trail Violet Crown Trail Ann and Roy Butler Trail Austin to Manor Trail Southern Walnut Creek Trail MoKan Trail Bergstrom Spur Trail Onion Creek Trail 15 New Trails since 2017 • • 20 miles of new trails funded primarily through 2016, 2018, and 2020 bond programs Shoal Creek Trail North project led by Bikeways/Active Transportation and Street Design Trail segments completed: • Shoal Creek Trail north Shoal Creek Trail south Northern Walnut Creek Trail west Boggy Creek Trail Violet Crown Trail north Red Line Trail at McKalla station Misc Trail connectors • • • • • • 16 Active Trails Projects • • 38 miles of active projects Pursuing federal funding for multiple locations Austin to Manor Mokan Construction/Bid: • • • Wishbone Bridge Design: • Red Line north of McKalla Bergstrom Spur Northern Walnut Creek Trail • • Preliminary Engineering Review: • • • I35 Connectors YBC Trail Red Line to Shoal Creek Connector 17 Construction Updates • MoKan Trail Project (under construction) • Austin to Manor (under construction) • Longhorn Dam (construction start summer 2024) Austin to Manor Trail Mokan Trail connector to Cepeda Library Wishbone Bridge TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT – CITY OF AUSTIN 18 Funding Construction • • Estimated Cost of Active Projects: $152 Million Available Funding: Approximately $60 Million Potential Funding Sources: • Bonds • Community Project Funds (federal earmarks) • Grants • Partnerships with Non-profits, CapMetro, CTRMA, New Development 19 Initiatives • Green Infrastructure • Condition Assessment • Seaholm District Design (ATSD) • • Project Delivery Division (PDD) Sidewalk and Urban Trail Division (SUTD) • Capital Delivery Service Dept • Active Transportation and Street Boggy Creek Trail TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT – CITY OF AUSTIN 20 5/23/2024 21 Q&A