Draft Resolution at Mobility Committee

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Donna Tiemann
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Draft Resolution at Mobility Committee

Post by Donna Tiemann »

The following Transit Priority Policy Resolution will be presented at the April 6, 2016 Mobility Committee for consideration:

WHEREAS, Austin is currently the 11th largest city in the US and is experiencing significant traffic congestion issues that are increasing as the region continues to rapidly expand; and
WHEREAS, no single fix will address our mobility challenges, and we must consider and provide more options to create a better-connected system of roads, transit, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure in order to have more choices about how we can reliably get around; and
WHEREAS, the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan identifies the absence of a strong transit system as a factor making it more difficult for Austin to encourage efficient land use patterns; and
WHEREAS, the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan includes Land Use and Transportation Policy 12- Achieve the goals of area transit plans through effective planning, sufficient funding, and continued partnerships between the City of Austin, Capital Metro, and other area transportation providers; and
WHEREAS, the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan includes Land Use and Transportation Policy 17- Develop intermediate transit solutions that allow the City to reach the ultimate goal of a complete transit network over the long-term; and
WHEREAS, in order to implement Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan policies, the Plan identifies Action LUTA14– Give transit priority (queue jumpers, signal priority, managed lanes, and dedicated lanes); and
WHEREAS, the 2014 Austin Strategic Mobility Plan speaks to “dedicated transit ways- must fully embrace an integrated, multi-modal system in order to meet the needs of a growing, highly urbanized region”; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN:
The Austin City Council directs the City Manager to develop recommendations for a Transit Priority Policy to provide guidance for the provision of various types of transit priority treatments on city streets and roadways; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the recommendations should, without limitation, consider the following:
1. Potential goals and metrics for transit priority, including improved safety, increased person-carrying capacity of existing streets, and efficiency and reliability of transit service;
2. Potential criteria and conditions to identify corridors for which transit priority should be considered;
3. Potential agreements with Capital Metro for transit service level commitments on corridors for which transit priority is provided;
4. Alignment with existing plans and policies, including without limitation:
a. Austin Strategic Mobility Plan
b. Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, including existing and projected development in activity corridors and centers
c. Downtown Austin Plan
d. CAMPO 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan
e. Project Connect Regional System Vision
f. Capital Metro’s Service Plan and Service Guidelines and Standards
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the recommendations for a Transit Priority Policy should include a process for how the community shall be informed and engaged when application of transit priority treatment is proposed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City Manager is directed to collaborate with Capital Metro, engage relevant city boards and commissions, and stakeholder groups in the development of recommendations for a Transit Priority Policy and provide a final report on such recommendations to the Council Mobility Committee by October 5, 2016.
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Office of Council Member Ann Kitchen, District 5
Tina Cannon
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Re: Draft Resolution at Mobility Committee

Post by Tina Cannon »

CM Gallo would be interested in co-sponsoring the resolution.

Thanks,
Tina Cannon
Senior Policy Advisor
Council Member Sheri Gallo District 10
Senior Policy Advisor
Office of Council Member Gallo, District 10
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