eTOD policy plan
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:09 pm
Colleagues, I want to thank Housing & Planning Director Rosie Truelove and her staff for providing the summary memo of the eTOD Policy Plan earlier today, and for joining Project Connect Mobility Officer Annick Beaudet at the work session to answer our questions about the plan.
The memo points out very clearly what the eTOD Policy Plan does – and does not – do and will assist all of us in addressing questions from our constituents who need more information. Here is a link to the memo: https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/ ... ?id=404051
I will be providing the summary memo to constituents who have contacted my office with their questions and concerns. I have also submitted a few remaining questions to the council Q&A that were not addressed in the memo so that all of us may have those responses by Thursday.
As was made clear in the work session, we are very much in the early planning stages; I look forward to our staff continuing work over the coming months to craft an implementation plan, set broad goals, and build a framework for community engagement around station planning. I also support staff’s intention to clarify the plan’s accompanying resolution that prioritizes funding rail projects. Funding improvements to increase ridership on the MetroRapid lines is also a critical investment, and those should continue as an important service while we focus resources on rail projects.
I look forward to hearing from community members on Thursday, and to our discussion.
Best,
Leslie
The memo points out very clearly what the eTOD Policy Plan does – and does not – do and will assist all of us in addressing questions from our constituents who need more information. Here is a link to the memo: https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/ ... ?id=404051
I will be providing the summary memo to constituents who have contacted my office with their questions and concerns. I have also submitted a few remaining questions to the council Q&A that were not addressed in the memo so that all of us may have those responses by Thursday.
As was made clear in the work session, we are very much in the early planning stages; I look forward to our staff continuing work over the coming months to craft an implementation plan, set broad goals, and build a framework for community engagement around station planning. I also support staff’s intention to clarify the plan’s accompanying resolution that prioritizes funding rail projects. Funding improvements to increase ridership on the MetroRapid lines is also a critical investment, and those should continue as an important service while we focus resources on rail projects.
I look forward to hearing from community members on Thursday, and to our discussion.
Best,
Leslie