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Austin presents $47.8 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant plans, including CTX Go app and commuter incentives
Summary
City staff outlined a $47.8 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant that funds transit service improvements, mobility hubs, sensors and a region‑wide CTX Go app with monetary incentives and a pilot transportation wallet; staff aim for a September app launch and will track VMT reductions against CAMPO baselines.
City transportation staff briefed the Urban Transportation Commission on May 5 about implementation of the federally funded Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) and early program activity.
Jacob Barrett, transportation demand program manager, said the region received $47,800,000 in CPRG funding (award received January 2025) and that the grant runs through December 2029. Barrett said the program’s objective is to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in targeted construction‑impacted corridors by about 39,000,000 miles over five years, which Barrett framed as equivalent to roughly 820 people in the Central Texas region changing a daily drive‑alone trip to another mode on a typical day.
Staff described three measures: Measure 1 (service improvements), Measure 2 (TDM infrastructure) and Measure 3 (marketing,…
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