Austin Orders Up a Street That Puts Transit, Biking, and Walking First
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Austin plans to overhaul one of its busiest streets with bus lanes, protected bike lanes, and wider sidewalks.
Recent Streetsblog TEXAS posts about Austin
Three Ways Austin Is Doubling the Rate It Builds Bike Routes
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If you want to learn how a city can start doing good street projects faster, keep an eye on Austin, Texas.
Downtown Austin’s Parking Crunch Can Be Solved Without Adding Tons of Parking
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Cities and towns are constantly fretting about downtown parking. But what they often perceive as a "parking shortage" isn't caused by a lack of parking -- it's the result of poor management of the parking they already have. The upshot is that many cities, seeking cheap and plentiful car storage, pursue policies that make their parking and traffic problems worse, not better. Now a downtown Austin business coalition aims to chart a better course.
Maintaining the Status Quo
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The CodeNEXT maps are out and, predictably, hand-wringing has ensued. The City released a tool allowing one to compare the old and new zoning side by side. People have begun looking up their neighborhoods to see what has changed. Even modest changes have provoked cries that the consultants are proposing to bulldoze neighborhoods.
Austin Is Starting a Three-Year Plan to Fight Congestion With Bikes
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Its proposed biking network will increase road capacity as much as a freeway expansion.
CodeNEXT and Parking
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I've been critical of CodeNEXT so far, so it's time to point out one of its positive changes: Parking. Take residential parking. The current draft cuts required parking by half.