Making the good parts of the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan a reality before 2039.
Keep Austin Wonky interviews Stephanie Gharakhanian, candidate for Place 8 on the Austin Community College Board of Trustees.
Early electric Autonomous Bus Rapid Transit (ART) models have exhibited progress on self-driving. There are no demonstrations of urban ART “platooning” or dynamic, real-time route-changing.
Theoretically, vehicle-to-vehicle communication enables ART proximity at light-rail speeds, boosting the capacity ceiling for the mode.
Transit capital projects should prioritize winning mode share. Reducing the system’s per-rider subsidy should be the main prioritization metric.
METRO’s Red Line in Houston, Texas. A definitive example of an effective Sun Belt transit investment.
Citizen Comment delivered to Austin City Council’s Audit & Finance Committee on September 26, 2018.
City-owned land should maximize resident happiness.
The City of Austin’s Hancock Golf Course, located in central Austin. Image courtesy of Brandon Tucker.
Austin’s new housing plan restricts housing supply and puts units in the wrong places. Its recommendations will accelerate the carving out of Austin’s current middle-class residents.
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