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Annual Internal Review This report covers the time period of 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026 Urban Transportation Commission The Board/Commission mission statement (per the City Code) is: The purpose of the board is to serve as an advisory body to the city council, the city manager, and all other transportation-related departments concerning transportation- related matters including: streets and highways; transportation energy conservation matters; • • grant applications; • • bus and rail service; • pedestrian and bikeway programs and projects; • • provision for the needs of the mobility impaired; • safety related programs and projects; transportation franchise requests, renewals, rate adjustments, and hours of operation. The commission shall: • Review and make recommendations to the city council on all requests for taxicab permits, including annual permits and franchise permits. • Annually review and report to the city council on the City's transportation system, including policies and programs. • Review, study, and make recommendations to the Planning Commission on: transportation-related projects proposed for inclusion in the Capital Improvements Program; and plans and programs submitted by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. • Receive and study citizen comments and suggestions in all areas of • transportation. In its deliberations: (1) recognize the relationship between transportation and economics, energy, safety, land use, neighborhood integrity, and environmental quality; and (2) consider transportation access to health care, employment, education, housing, and recreational facilities. Annual Review and Work Plan 2026 Page #2 • Seek to promote close cooperation between the city council, other city boards and commissions, city departments, and individuals, institutions, and agencies concerned with transportation- related activities so that all similar activities in the City may be coordinated to secure the greatest public welfare. 1. Describe the board’s actions supporting their mission during the previous calendar year. Address all elements of the board’s mission statement as provided in the relevant sections of the City Code. Presentations heard with no action taken: Integrated bond program development and delivery • State legislative update • Cap Metro Bike Share expansion • Emergency Response Management • Autonomous vehicles update • • CapMetro 2035 Transit Plan and MetroRapid • Climate Pollution Reduction Grant overview and update • Great Springs project • Trees on city streets • Right-of-Way Vacation process and overview of managing division • Safe Routes to School infrastructure • Vision Zero briefing • Living Streets Program briefing • South Mopac Project • Corridor Construction program • Annual Right-of-Way Management Plan (RAMP) • State of bridges briefing • Long range population forecasting • Curb Management study overview • Transit Enhancement Program update • Austin Core Transportation Plan update • Project Connect update • Movability commuter survey update • Citywide Lighting Plan update • Bond funded bridge projects update • Climate Pollution Reduction Grant update • Curb Management Plan update • Parking Transportation Management Districts overview Recommendations made: • Recommendation 20250701-004:Aligning Lane Widths to NACTO Standards • Recommendation 20251007-006: CapMetro Transit Plan 2035 • Recommendation 20251202-005: 2026 Bond • Recommendation 20260203-005: Sixth Street • Recommendation 20260203-006: Mopac South • Recommendation 20260316-005: Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget • Recommendation 20260407-006: 2026 Bond Update Annual Review and Work Plan 2026 Page #3 • Recommendation 20260602-004: Dogs Head Transit Enhancements Other actions taken: • Approval of the 2024 Urban Transportation Commission Annual Report • Approval of three right-of-way vacations • Appointment of Commissioner Chen to the Downtown Commission • Formation of a working group to update the Commission’s bylaws • Approval of 2026 Commission meeting dates • Expanding the Commission’s Bond Working Group • Creation of 2027 Budget Working Group • Approval of Commission bylaw changes • Appointment of Commissioner Somers as Chair • Appointment of Commissioner Schumacher as Vice Chair • Appointment of Commissioner Kavelman as Parliamentarian 2. Determine if the board’s actions throughout the year comply with the mission statement. The Urban Transportation Commission’s actions throughout the year comply with our mission statement. Through offering feedback informally during briefings as well as adopting motions and recommendations, the UTC has served as an active advisory body to the city council, the city manager, and all transportation-related departments on transportation-related matters. 3. List the board’s goals and objectives for the new calendar year. The Commission has a strong interest in a high-capacity transit network, robust active transportation, abundant funding for proper maintenance of transportation facilities, and generally, in providing opportunities to reduce single-occupancy vehicle dependency. In the coming year, the Commission has set several goals and will weigh in on all transportation plans, policies and programs impacting the City of Austin including, but not limited to, the following: • Project Connect, including the commencement of construction of Austin Light Rail and the continued expansion of MetroRapid I-35 Capital Express projects • • Possible Land Development Code updates and their effect on mobility citywide • Review and propose changes to the Transportation Criteria Manual, especially in regard to sidewalks and urban trails • Urban Trails and advancing the concept of Trail Oriented Development • Operational maintenance of City transportation facilities, and funding thereof • Oversight of prior bond investments and construction • CAMPO governance, planning, and decision-making • Freeway expansion projects in the Austin region • Staying up to date and reviewing infrastructure and service changes by the Capital Metro Transit Authority • Vision Zero and reducing traffic fatalities