The ASMP will include prioritized policies, programs and projects throughout the city of Austin, will be inclusive of all modes of transportation (biking, walking, driving, taking transit, etc.) and will guide Austin's transportation investments for the next 10+ years.
WHY DO WE NEED A NEW PLAN?
Austin is currently guided by the Austin Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan (AMATP), which was adopted in 1995 and does not reflect the vision established in Imagine Austin or where we are as a community 20 years later. Our out-of-date plan puts us at a disadvantage when pursuing funding opportunities for our local projects and does not include more recently adopted plans and priorities such as the Sidewalk Master Plan, Bicycle Master Plan and Capital Metro’s recent service plan update, Connections 2025.
WHAT WILL THIS PLAN FOCUS ON?
The Plan will include recommended policies, programs and projects to enhance Austin’s transportation network. The recommended strategy will focus on:
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Expanding the Imagine Austin vision into actionable mobility-related goals and objectives.
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Identifying ways to improve efficiencies in our existing systems, manage demand, and strategically add capacity in all modes.
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An integrated approach to planning for all modes of our transportation network.
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Approaching transportation access and mobility as essential to quality of life for Austin residents.
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Adding performance measures that will track the City‘s progress and ensure accountability.
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Considering technological advances shaping the 21st century transportation network.
Who will be involved?
YOU, the City's partner agencies and departments, and other regional stakeholders.
The City kicked off community engagement for the ASMP in February 2016 with the Mobility Talks community conversation, a response to Council Resolution No. 20160211-017. The ASMP team used the information gathered in Mobility Talks and other planning initiatives as a guide to what the community has already told the City about mobility and transportation. We're not starting from scratch and additional community engagement will validate what we've already heard.
Learn more about how to get involved here.
The team working on the ASMP is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to TSDD materials will be available upon request. To request assistance, please contact Mitchell Lloyd at 512-974-6423 or Mitchell.Lloyd@austintexas.gov.
Si necesita información en español por favor comuniquese con Marisol Benton, Marisol.Benton@austintexas.gov
Timeline
The ASMP launched in 2016 and staff anticipates presenting the draft plan to the Austin City Council for consideration of adoption in 2018.
August 2017 Update: The ASMP team just completed Phase 1 of community engagement, including reviewing past public engagement and going back out to the community to see if those priorities are the same or different. Up next, staff will begin to develop the ASMP scenarios – three distinct transportation scenarios that will demonstrate different impacts on Austin’s future mode share (the percentage of people who bike, walk, drive, and take transit) and community priorities. Stay tuned for more information about scenario development and testing.
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