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City Car-Share Plan About To Go Public
Saturday, April 17th, 2010
Those ubiquitous white-and-blue Smart cars in the City of Austin’s nascent car-sharing program have spent a lot more time parked than rolling around Central Austin, based on statistics from the first three months of this year.
general public, officials said Tuesday, soon will get a chance to get behind the wheel of the tiny two-seat cars.
The 125 cars in the stable provided for city employee use by car2go, a Daimler AG subsidiary, have been “leased” about 118 times each weekday since Jan. 1, meaning that on average, each car has been taken out once a day. The average time of usage has been about 71 minutes. The city, under a pilot program that began in November, does not actually pay Daimler when its workers use the cars on municipal business, so the statistics do not reflect what usage might be if there were money involved.
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Commuter Rail Poised To Open In March
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Capital Metro plans to resume full-speed commuter rail testing next week, in preparation for a March launch of the much-delayed Red Line, an agency official said Monday.
Federal railroad inspectors will be on the scene next week and likely will stay until the line opens to the public.
“These are not showstoppers,” said Elaine Timbes , an executive vice president with the agency and overseer of the rail project. “These are just things they want to observe.”
Tags: commuter, line, rail, red
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Most Congested Roadways In Austin
Friday, February 5th, 2010
The Texas Department of Transportation recently published a list of Texas’ 100 most congested roadways. While Austinites may already complain about traffic congestion, now they can see how their commute measures up to friends’ and neighbors’. Fourteen of the roadway segments are in Central Texas. Find out the ranking of roadways along with what, if anything, is planned to improve the roadways and the cost of improvements versus not taking action.
Ranking: 26
This segment has more than 1.36 million annual hours of delay* with an annual congestion cost of delay* of $28.32 million. A trip that takes 20 minutes in free-flow conditions will take approximately 28 minutes during rush hour. If no changes are made to the current transportation system, TxDOT projects that a trip during rush hour would take 45 minutes in 20 years. TxDOT has no plans to update this roadway.
Ranking: 44
This segment has more than 1.08 million annual hours of delay with an annual congestion cost of delay of $22.56 million. A trip that takes 20 minutes in free-flow conditions will take approximately 26 minutes during rush hour. If no changes are made to the current transportation system, TxDOT projects that a trip during rush hour would take 40 minutes in 20 years. TxDOT has plans to add managed lanes to help with congestion.
Ranking: 45
This segment has more than 570,000 annual hours of delay with an annual congestion cost of delay of $11.89 million. A trip that takes 20 minutes in free-flow conditions will take approximately 26 minutes during rush hour.
Tags: Capital of Texas Hwy, commute, Hwy 290, Hwy 71, Loop 1, Mopac, RM 2222, RM 2244, US 183
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Central Texas Agencies Develop Long-Range Transporation Vision
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
Friday, 01 May 2009
New plans aim to create more transit options, reduce traffic congestion as region’s population continues to grow
Central Texas transportation agencies are adjusting their long-range planning strategies this year to reflect the needs of a region that has been reshaped by rapid growth and accelerated economic development. As Austin and its surrounding communities have become increasingly interconnected over the last decade, agency leaders are working to create systems that will enhance urban mobility and support an emergent commuter population. Click Here To Read More. . .
Tags: central texas, Growth, strategy, trasportation
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