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Planning Commission delays action on Austin Core Transportation Plan for further review; staff to brief Urban Transportation Commission
Summary
Planning staff presented the Austin Core Transportation Plan—a downtown mobility plan that recommends prioritized street cross sections, transit priority lanes and protected bicycle facilities—then the commission voted to postpone formal action to its March 11 meeting so the Urban Transportation Commission can review the package first.
Staff from Austin Transportation and Public Works presented the Austin Core Transportation Plan (ACPlan) to the Planning Commission on March 6. The plan is a small‑area mobility strategy for downtown intended to be adopted as an addendum to the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan. It lays out street‑by‑street priorities, conceptual cross sections and a staged implementation approach to accommodate major projects—including I‑35 reconstruction and Project Connect—while increasing pedestrian, bicycle and transit priority in the core.
“The intent of the plan is really to take this plan to city council and get this adopted as an attachment to our Austin Strategic Mobility Plan,” said Upal Baruah, assistant director,…
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