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Commissioners praised several changes staff published in the draft rules, including clearer definitions of residence that do not exclude multifamily residents, provisions for hybrid parking, creation of construction passes, expanded options for day or visitor passes in some multifamily contexts and program reevaluation criteria. The commission also debated whether residents of large multifamily properties should be allowed visitor or day passes and whether the commission should ask Transportation and Public Works (TPW) to study visitor/day‑pass implementation before recommending a rule change.

Vice Chair Schumacher, who presented the commission’s draft recommendation, urged reframing the program’s stated purpose away from an entitlement for residents and toward a tool to manage excessive curb occupancy and protect safety. “When you have an over‑parked curb, there are really only two solutions,” Schumacher said in the discussion: paid parking or restrictions on who can park. Schumacher recommended focusing the RPP purpose on reducing strain on over‑parked curbs and protecting safety and traffic flow.

Several commissioners supported allowing multifamily residents access to limited visitor or day passes to reduce inequities between single‑family and multifamily residents, while others argued for more data before broad implementation. A proposed amendment to replace the commission’s direct recommendation with language asking TPW to study the question failed. Commissioners ultimately adopted an amendment that directs TPW to add owners and employees of adjacent cultural venues and businesses as interested parties in RPP zone establishment and to ensure those stakeholders maintain access once a zone is established.

A motion to approve the recommendation as amended was moved from the dais and seconded; the commission voted to approve the recommendation as amended by voice vote and the clerk recorded the outcome as unanimous of those present. The recommendation and the commission’s edits will be submitted in TPW’s public comment record for the director’s rules.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Austin - Urban Transportation - Jun 03, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At a meeting of the Urban Transportation Commission, members approved a recommendation on director’s rules for Austin’s Residential Parking Permit program after debating visitor and day‑pass access for multifamily residents and adding language requiring outreach to adjacent businesses and cultural venues.","taxTitle","Austin, Travis County, Texas","taxId",2819,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6546501,"Austin Vision Zero program reports drop in serious injuries, launches citywide lighting plan and ramps distracted-driving work",2162,754000,2916000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3647321-76fe6f92fe8708323ff90ccf8849c838&start=754&end=2916","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3647321-76fe6f92fe8708323ff90ccf8849c838/thumbnail_754000.jpg","/articles/6546501/Austin/Travis-County/Texas/Austin-Vision-Zero-program-reports-drop-in-serious-injuries-launches-citywide-lighting-plan-and-ramps-distracted-driving-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6546501-ca9384b92b3e725fbee97d891091d196/orig.mp4?Expires=1770985979&Signature=M5S9w7SltZstsNCHe9youSXhH1jTgJT1Icmq9PzSn1gw8AjSCUzT-rn9vTVfDAJ~4tFZiZ74oezirkWhyJly7evOHF3svbRlS6ydTt8RIfTloeIF9v1~325qCr5eT63ucjG3GU-X-bB8mcPCEQQfs2X7ZU8yvNIO8KSXNHn1CTbUl0IkazAlmtSUJ7TkfiC~WZHYGP4NdhxGHx4r8rewSc-1Kk2upXWpLlI7mQDwqRnpUd2F6RHQAeW0JIEqqejt9bdCX9fSJUT38pp9EdT3P4I5B4yoQ9WxyKlMU4Tu2TZhBbLuOT74LNwW9UBq68NxXKhPa4hnjRUj0uVwGpPqvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Joel Meyer, the City of Austin’s transportation safety officer, briefed the Urban Transportation Commission on the Vision Zero program and recent data, funding and countermeasures. Meyer said that through April 2025 the combined number of serious injuries and fatalities on Austin roadways was down about 17 percent from the same period last year and 41 percent below the 2019–2023 five‑year average. He said the city has recorded more than 1,100 years of life lost so far in 2025 from roadway fatalities.

Meyer credited recent investments — including sidewalks, bikeways, protected intersections, signal timing and intersection projects — for measurable safety gains on city‑owned streets. He said major intersection safety projects completed since 2016 show an almost 30 percent decrease in injuries and fatalities at those locations, which he estimated translates to roughly 40 fewer people injured or killed each year at those intersections. He also reported a roughly 70 percent reduction in left‑turn crashes where left‑turn phases were protected at signals.

The presentation said fatalities on roadways not owned by the city (for example, state‑controlled arterials and freeways) have been rising and were up about 73 percent compared with the same time last year; Meyer said that trend may reflect the relative success of city investments on city‑owned streets and the uneven safety performance on non‑city roadways. He noted the department is coordinating with regional partners on those corridors.

Meyer described a new citywide pedestrian and trail lighting plan launched the week of the meeting, funded in part by the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant. The initiative will map existing street and pedestrian lighting, develop new design guidance and create pedestrian/trail lighting standards for the first time in Austin. Public input opened on the project website and will include an online survey and in‑person open houses.

On enforcement and behavior change, Meyer said Vision Zero focuses on the four behaviors that most contribute to severe crashes: speeding, impaired driving, distracted driving and failure to yield. He described an expanded no‑refusal DWI operation funded in partnership with Austin Police Department (APD) and noted new partnerships with Travis County for diversion programs that can require education or ignition interlock devices for people arrested for impaired driving.

Meyer told the commission that distracted driving is difficult to measure from crash reports — officers identify distraction in about 13 percent of serious injury and fatal crashes — and that national estimates suggest phone involvement is much higher. He cited research points such as the time it takes to send or read a text (about five seconds) and described evidence‑based countermeasures that include hands‑free laws, paired education and enforcement campaigns, and voluntary technology/usage‑based insurance programs.

Commissioners asked about the spending timeline for previously approved transportation bond funds and about safety on the I‑35 North construction corridor; Meyer said the department expects to substantially spend remaining 2020 bond allocations by late 2026 into 2027 but noted federal grant leverage may extend project timelines. On I‑35, Meyer said TPW is coordinating regionally with TxDOT and other partners and that construction can both reduce speeds and create uncertain, high‑risk situations; he said staff would follow up with data specific to I‑35 North on requested crash patterns.

No formal commission action was taken; the briefing elicited questions and requests for further coordination with regional agencies and for the department to report back with more granular data in future updates.","Transportation and Public Works staff told the Urban Transportation Commission that Austin’s Vision Zero program is seeing declines in serious injuries and fatalities overall, unveiled a citywide pedestrian and trail lighting plan funded by federal grants, and outlined enforcement and education steps to address distracted and impaired driving.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6546492,"UTC approves minutes, appoints representative and alternate to Joint Sustainability Committee",0,7020000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3647321-76fe6f92fe8708323ff90ccf8849c838&start=7020&end=7020","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3647321-76fe6f92fe8708323ff90ccf8849c838/thumbnail_7020000.jpg","/articles/6546492/Austin/Travis-County/Texas/UTC-approves-minutes-appoints-representative-and-alternate-to-Joint-Sustainability-Committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6546492-8af7245592e99b3386bba056baee04ff/orig.mp4?Expires=1770985979&Signature=cG5maJ77-~ZLvHK-luGi~x4itn8cAYLhnltLFWd6Ld-tpuf1Zpo7-VWYw6n-1NMk8G6oBUPAdVFV4NEJi7QEP3JtSvyPcQt4dHMpsVHA-9Lqg1CHrYawJnlAKxrLh3dBQHQ7W8ir35Lgwnnq1x6uMgnBIXF6fuut6j1RX6On54PTL~hpf19XP~q1TxMhOGIXRmPTaKWotmSG06Dja5yrxnJVL-Vt5ZNHMlbmZjTW8S44w0a2~six2yT3ghz4nfwmkDlajVPkNI5Jhbiu0O5EnOdzH7eBtLhIawNWiI5xNJ45L7uhsgOvo5yVU6UADvc7FV~suVJQUkHHwk3TWib1Pw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Urban Transportation Commission approved the minutes of its May 6, 2025 meeting and filled a vacancy on the city’s Joint Sustainability Committee. The commission voted unanimously of those present to approve the minutes.

Commissioner Prasad was appointed as the commission’s representative to the Joint Sustainability Committee. Commissioner Jacobson was appointed as the commission’s alternate. The clerk noted the Joint Sustainability Committee meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at City Hall at 6 p.m.; appointees were asked to provide periodic updates back to the commission.

No other formal actions were taken during the administrative items section.","The Urban Transportation Commission approved its previous meeting minutes and appointed Commissioner Prasad as its representative to the Joint Sustainability Committee and Commissioner Jacobson as alternate.","actionData","errors"]

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UTC approves recommendation on residential parking permit rules after debate over multifamily access and business impacts

Austin Vision Zero program reports drop in serious injuries, launches citywide lighting plan and ramps distracted-driving work

UTC approves minutes, appoints representative and alternate to Joint Sustainability Committee