Getting a Move on Mobility

A peek at Austin's new Strategic Mobility Plan

"...the city of Austin, in introducing the department's overarching Strategic Mobility Program. Thanks to a reorganization by City Manager..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Climate, Meet Mobility

Copenhagen is all about green transport – and Austin should be, too

"...identity. In part, that's because the Austin Climate Protection Program, led by Director Ester Matthews, has failed to implement..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Spillar Responds on Carbon Footprint

More on the Strategic Mobility Plan

"...qualifications of finalist consultant teams for the city's new Strategic Mobility Plan, Austin Department of Transportation Director Robert Spillar..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Kimley-Horn Is Staff Pick

National engineering and planning firm recommended to be Strategic Mobility Plan consultant

"...City staff recommended Kimley-Horn for the city's $1 million strategic mobility plan (For details, see council agenda backup on..."

Nov. 2, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Public Notice: Think Globally, Act Locally

Planning for mobility, hoping for democracy

"...Do you have opinions about mobility in town? With a range of planning efforts going..."

March 18, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Not So Cool

Austin's 2009 Climate Protection Program update confirms progress on energy – but reflects a feeble citywide effort

"...Asked what they think of the Austin Climate Protection Program, most Austinites respond with a befuddled look. A few..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: The State Eyes an Eastern Campus

And about that regional plan …?

"...single site, the project, if well-located, could help regional mobility and public transportation, as well, by delivering ridership to..."

May 15, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

MetroBike Gears Up for Revamp After Major Outage

Austin's bike share program shut down completely during SXSW

"...city of Austin partnered with CapMetro to integrate the program into the Capital Metro transit system, prompting the name..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

City Counseling: Face the Music

One man's music is another man's noise complaint

"...Public Partici­pation Process and CO2 Reduction Plan, the city's strategic mobility program, and last but not least, the city's..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Gone and Quartered

Stiffed on Capital Metro money, the city scrambles to fund another $51 million in transportation projects

"...approaching construction. But both projects relied on "Quarter Cent Program" funding from Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority – money that..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Imagining Austin

Public forums begin on comprehensive and mobility planning

"...to include both the city's Comprehensive Plan and its Strategic Mobility Plan – participants will work together to place..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...to the adoption of two planning documents: the Austin Strategic Housing Blueprint and the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, which..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Rebooted City Council Gets a New Chance to Fix Austin

10-1, take two

"...culture), and is currently looking for another pair (for mobility and public safety). He'll then hire a new deputy..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council: Can Social Impact Investing End Homelessness?

Catching up with the dais as they bet on success

"...nonprofit funder that developed the first social impact bond program in 2010 (in the UK) and whose supporters include..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin City Council v. Climate Change

City Hall backs resilience, electric vehicles

"...and walking/biking over driving a car (e.g., the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan). Last week, on May 9, Council approved..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

What Does Austin’s Explosive Growth Mean for Capital Metro?

Big changes are coming, but it’s not clear yet what they will be

"...the delivery of Con­nec­tions 2025. That's the agency's 10-year strategic plan: five years of immediately achievable goals, plus another..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cap Metro Creates New Way to Get to Campus

Streamlining the passage from Downtown to the Drag

"...a small but significant stretch of pavement in Austin's mobility network – a new transit alignment to streamline the..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council to Continue Considering Scooters in August

With basic rules in place, regulatory framework remains undecided

"...of the road (and sidewalk) for scooters and other "micro-mobility" devices, City Council still has to grapple with the..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Both Roads and Transit

Central Austin roads are at capacity, and we need to find better ways to move

"...driver frustration." While the city Transportation Department's new Austin Mobility Program has other noble goals – faster commutes, economic..."

Sept. 4, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Public Notice: Homes for the Holidays?

Housing Blueprint Gets an Implementation Plan

"...released the draft Implementation Plan for the first Austin Strategic Housing Blueprint, a vision passed by City Council earlier..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: How Small Is a Small Area?

Out of the ruins of CodeNEXT and into the next round of city planning drama... CodeWHAT?

"...Zoning Department have organized and overseen a neighborhood planning program, intended to guide development regulations and related matters within..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Announces 'Multimodal' Bond Package

Package notable less for its contents than for how it came to be

"..."This bond package represents a balanced approach to improving mobility and connectivity – via roads, bicycle paths, trails, sidewalks,..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Public Notice: Working Hard for the Money

City offers temp jobs and green job training … and lifeguarding

"...seen as a complement to the guaranteed income pilot program Austin Sanders writes about in this week's "Council Recap"..."

May 13, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Hall Gets Better at the Basic Business of Budgeting

Early indicators are good, but difficult fiscal conversations linger

"...a bunch of recurring spending on new hires and programs, hence the decision to go with one-time investments. Given..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Project Connect's Blue Line to Connect Austin Airport to Downtown

Cap Metro moves forward with high-capacity transit plan

"...transit-only guideways approved by City Council in the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan. As Dave Couch, Cap Metro's program officer..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Transit, Then and Now

A lingering desire for streetcars

"...with refreshments, and fittingly, a visit from the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan team, talking about their latest draft plan;..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

New Bike City

In time for SXSW, Austin rolls out miles of new bike lanes and features

"...allowed in them), thanks to a revived city bicycle program. Ten miles of new lanes opened in the last..."

March 12, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

City and Cap Metro Contemplate How to Make a "Real City” Transit System

Following the slow march toward a vote on a multibillion-dollar investment in public transit

"...represented a "once in a generation" chance to revolutionize mobility in Austin...."

Jan. 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Show and Tell

Civic leaders have big plans for your future

"...each released – sort of separately-but-jointly – their long-range mobility plans for the city. Both are clearly labeled as..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Plans in Play

The Big Eight

"...Related Plans: Strategic Mobility Plan; Downtown Austin Plan; Austin Energy Resource, Generation..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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