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SRTS Infrastructure Program Overview This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Austin Transportation and Public Works 1 Mission To increase the number of students walking and biking to school by creating a safer, healthier and more equitable environment that fosters human-powered transportation Vision Engage with the community to create a safer, healthier and more equitable environment that fosters human powered transportation as the first choice for City of Austin students 10/6/2025 Austin Transportation and Public Works 2 SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAMMING Crossing Guards Infrastructure Education Engagement 10/6/2025 Austin Transportation and Public Works 3 2016 Bond Funding $27,500,000 divided evenly among the ten City Council Districts to allow the City to address Safe Routes to School. The Safe Routes to School Program is a partnership with local school districts to address safety concerns of routes to school and encourage children and families to bike or walk to school. Improvements may include infrastructure options that create a safer environment such as sidewalks, traffic calming devices, protected bicycle facilities, and urban trails. 2020 Bond Funding $20,000,000 was allocated to address barriers identified in the SRTS Infrastructure Reports with a focus on Very High and High Benefit and/or Cost Benefit Projects. To help address equity concerns, SRTS is allocating at least $1,000,000 of the 2020 Bond to improvements near charter schools which have historically been built in Low SES areas around Austin. 4 Austin Transportation and Public Works 10/6/2025 PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT Type New/Improved Sidewalk Ramp/Curb Extension/Crosswalk Traffic Control/Intersection Reconfiguration *Other Bike Lane/Buffered Bike Lane/Protected Bike Lane Off-Street Trail Shared Use Path Neighborhood Bikeway/Traffic Calming Over/Underpass # of Projects Estimated Cost 1,714 1,567 378 278 253 214 134 116 8 $256,819,000 $42,017,000 $47,523,000 $17,757,000 $89,898,000 $89,912,000 $259,551,000 $5,969,000 $15,607,000 *Common “other” recommendations include maintenance of vegetation and existing infrastructure, parking and circulation studies on school campuses, informational signage, and bike parking. Total: 4,662 $825,053,000 10/6/2025 Austin Transportation and Public Works 5 BENEFIT ANALYSIS Demand (35%): • Schools within .5 miles • Students Served (Network Analysis) Safety (30%): • Bike/Ped Crashes • Functional Class Score • Engineering Judgement Equity (20%): • Free and reduced eligibility rate • Poverty Rate Stakeholder Input (15%): • WikiMap Comments • Public Comment 10/6/2025 Austin Transportation and Public Works 6 INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT BREAKDOWN • Background • Process • Overall Benefit and Estimated Cost:Benefit Chart • Recommendations by School 10/6/2025 Austin Transportation and Public Works 7 Leveraging of Funds (Internal) • Urban Trails • Neighborhood Partnering Program • Sidewalks • Street and Bridge Operations • Bikeways • Signals • Speed Management • Vision Zero • Pedestrian Crossing Program • Corridor Program Leveraging of Funds (External) • Independent School Districts (Austin, Del Valle, Eanes, Leander, Manor, Pflugerville, Round Rock) • Capital Metro • Quarter Cent 10/6/2025 Austin Transportation and Public Works 8 TOTAL SPEND: 2016 & 2020 BOND COMBINED (9/1/25) $2,625,154 $5,945,378 $38,929,468 10/6/2025 Austin Transportation and Public Works 9 Total Expenditure Encumbered Balance TOTAL COUNT OF BARRIERS ADDRESSED (6/30/25) 7 14 28 165 389 10/6/2025 Austin Transportation and Public Works 10 Intersection Sidewalk Street Trail Other CIUR RESOLUTION NO. 20250522-057 TPW UPDATE • SRTS is planning on refreshing and updating their Infrastructure Plan in 2026 utilizing internal staff and contract capacity • Will include Walk Audits at High Schools and new public campuses that have been built • Will incorporate the City Council Boundary updates that occurred in 2021 • Will incorporate the new school boundaries and school consolidations AISD is voting on November 20th 10/6/2025 Austin Transportation and Public Works 11 CIUR RESOLUTION NO. 20250522-057 TPW UPDATE • Transportation Engineering initiated a comprehensive evaluation of current school zone implementation practices • Proposal would change focus from placing school zones primarily at unprotected crossings to also include school frontages • Proposal would better align with expectations of placing school zones where traffic conflicts at all crossings, school driveways, and nearby intersections • Preliminary evaluation indicates hundreds of new and modified school zones would be needed based on existing school locations and operations • Infrastructure and maintenance costs are estimated at $5 million based on existing school locations and operations 10/6/2025 Austin Transportation and Public Works 12 Questions? Coleen Gentles Infrastructure Project Manager Safe Routes to School Coleen.Gentles@AustinTexas.gov This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Austin Transportation and Public Works 13