Mobility Committee (MOBC) Meeting Transcript – 10/16/2025 Title: ATXN-1 (24hr) Channel: 1 - ATXN-1 Recorded On: 10/16/2025 6:00:00AM Original Air Date: 10/16/2025 Transcript Generated by SnapStream ================================== Please note that the following transcript is for reference purposes and does not constitute the official record of actions taken during the meeting. For the official record of actions of the meeting, please refer to the Approved Minutes. [1:05:19 PM] Welcome, everybody. This is the mobility committee. It is October 16th, 2025 and it is 1:05 P.M. I am council member Paige Ellis and I chair the mobility committee, and I am joined by council member harper-madison Laine and vela. We're having a little bit of computer issues, so you may see some folks up here trying to help make sure the equipment is logging in correctly, but we're going to go ahead and get started. We are here in Austin city hall today. And we do not have any public speakers. Is that correct? Correct. We do not have any public speakers. So let's move on to item one. Approve the minutes of September 18th, 2025 mobility committee meeting. Motion is made by council member [1:06:20 PM] made by council member harper-madison. Do I have a second by council member vela. All in favor of approving the minutes? Say aye. Aye. That is unanimous. For those of us present, vice chair qadri is not with us today as he has a newborn at home. So we will continue on with the schedule. Item number two discussion and possible action on the mobility committee meeting schedule for calendar year 2026. And the dates we have proposed are January 15th, February 12th, March 5th, April 2nd, may 14th, July 9th. September 3rd, October 1st, November 12th and December 10th. I don't believe there's any presentation on this. I think this is just an item that we can go ahead and have a motion on. Do we have a motion to approve the calendar for 2026 mobility committee? Oh, moved by council member vela seconded by Natasha harper-madison today. All in favor of approving that calendar? >> Aye, aye. >> Perfect. That's unanimous [1:07:20 PM] >> Perfect. That's unanimous for the four of us in attendance today. Item number three, briefing from the urban transportation commission regarding actions from the October 7th, 2025 meeting. And I believe we have chair Susan Summers here to present with us remotely. Welcome, Susan. >> Hello. Keep toggling my video wrong. Thank you so much for having me. Council members really, really appreciate the opportunity to present. We had only two action items. One was simply identifying our 2026 meetings. The other one was much more substantive, and I hope you'll take opportunity to look at it, particularly those of you who also may serve on the capmetro board. Because it was a utc recommendation on capmetro transit plan 2035, which is, of course, their exciting development of their long range planning. I'll truly try to focus very quickly on our be it resolved items that we recommend it. So the first one, which I think is a really, really crucial one for our [1:08:21 PM] really crucial one for our community, was offering some feedback without being totally tied to specifics about some of the proposed options, but they proposed some options for how transit bus transit on Guadalupe Lamar will look when the light rail Austin light rail comes into existence, and we recommend that they continue to study two options, that being either aa8 hundred one 803 alignment that builds a new spine going down San Jacinto and Trinity and the eastern side of downtown, or perhaps looking at the 803 and 801 as feeders into the light rail, where they would stop at the endpoints of the light rail. So we were recommend those two options continue to be studied. We were not what were not said in the recommendation a bit there is that we're less high on the idea of the one and three moving or stopping at [1:09:22 PM] three moving or stopping at some point. We really think that the 1 in 3 should be continue to be local through running service throughout the area, and so we have some recommendations there, particularly if we were looking at the eastern side of new spine, really looking at some of what capacity treatments would be needed there to make to make that work. So I spent a lot of time on that one, because I think it's something that's community has been very focused on, is how Austin light rail will affect bus operations. So we're we're a little bit neutral there. We want more research and study on that. You can review that. We also made a recommendation for because they're proposing to remove route 466, which is sort of a domain area circulator that connects to the red line to look at replacing that with more, better tying in the domain to the an uptown atx into some kind of circulator or pickup service route. We also recommended a public safety improvement plan for the Westgate transit center in light of the new 815 metro [1:10:22 PM] light of the new 815 metro rapid service. We also recommend it that there be the. We talked about this one a lot, so I'll read it out that in the long term plan, upon the initiation of light rail service, the 20 should be replaced with an express connection to the airport from either pleasant valley station or yellow jacket station, with frequencies that match the light rail timetable. To minimize duplicity and ensure easy transfers from light rail to airport. We talked about that one quite a lot, but it's really making sure that people have an easy airport connection who are getting off the light rail at the Austin light rail terminus, we and we said that there would be an express connection there. And then was another recommendation. And then we said we recommend they put the gold line metro rabbit back into the 5 to 10 year future network. We recommend that capmetro continue to pursue and prioritize funding and grant opportunities for red line grade separation at [1:11:23 PM] line grade separation at crestview, and that transit plan 2035 be amended to include 15 minute peak frequencies on red line when that grade separation is completed. And we also recommend that if any red line infill station is included in transit plan 2035, they have plans for itod around that that can also connect to local bus routes, and we also recommend they work with local school districts to make arrangements or changes to bus routes in response to school closures or consolidations that are going to have network effects on transit use. So that is our recommendation. It's on our website, I believe you the link has been shared, but I hope you'll review that. And if you had questions about it further, I'm sure you could email me or the vice chair. We could talk to you more about that as well. I do think it's a really important one. >> I really appreciate that update. I know there's been some long range planning that is happening. Things like light rail and different mobility and corridor improvements such as highways and things like that. But obviously there's a very real need to make sure that as [1:12:24 PM] real need to make sure that as aid and other school districts are going through everything that they need to go through to make sure that their finances are resilient and that they're serving the populations of those school districts, they're they're all impacted. It's not just aisd Wright van eenoo is going through it. There's many other school districts that operate within the city limits that are dealing with tough times. And so we appreciate the the look forward from the urban transportation commission on what is it that we need to be accommodating and how do we move forward in a way that serves the families and the students of all of these school districts? So thank thank you. Are there any questions from the committee for the chair of utc council member harper-madison? >> Not a question. I hope you're not shy because I'm about. >> The mic is green. It doesn't . >> You can you can try my mic. >> Test, test, test test test. [1:13:26 PM] >> Test, test, test test test. >> If there's one mic that works. >> All right. Today's our lucky day. So I wanted to say, you know, as we were prepping for this meeting, some of our staff is relatively new. And so getting ready for committee meetings, that's just one of those things, you know, housekeeping things. And, you know, it occurred to me, as I said it to him, that I had never said it to you. I said, oh, you know, mobility committee, we're going to get an update from Suzanne somers. And, I mean, it's layman friendly and it's informative. It's really telling us, you know, what it is that we're looking forward to in the future and what it is, generally speaking, the sort of the tenor of the body. And I think that's really important. I think sometimes folks think that what you're bringing to us is the chair's perspective, as opposed to a comprehensive, you know, really well thought out report of the makeup of the body. And I just wanted to say, as I was telling him, how much I appreciated that, I never said it to you. So thank you very much. Your reports are always very appreciated. >> Thank you. And this this [1:14:27 PM] >> Thank you. And this this item in particular was a result of a pretty extensive discussion and compromise on multiple amendments on this. So we really worked on this one quite hard. And I always definitely want to represent our body when I'm speaking to y'all. >> So far so good. >> Councilmember Madison, do you mind checking your mic one more time? For me, I think I fixed the issue. >> Microphone check 1212. Thank you, thank you. >> Do we have any other questions from the committee members? It does not appear so. All right. Thank you chair. >> Thank you so much. We appreciate the opportunity. >> We appreciate your service and the rest of the commission for everything that you get to dig into for us in great detail. And that will lead us to item number four, the briefing on the capmetro transit plan. And we have Zain Barnes here from capmetro. As well as sharmila Mukherjee. Welcome. [1:15:31 PM] Mukherjee. Welcome. >> Did you test your Franck? I did. >> Oh, now you can hear me. >> That microphone works. That's great. >> It does. >> Should I begin? Hi. Good afternoon, chair Ellis. Members of the mobility committee, city staff, members of the public. I'm sharmila Mukherjee. I serve as metro's chief planning and development officer. And I'm here today with my team, part of my team to talk about transit plan 2035. Before I begin, I wanted to mention that [1:16:32 PM] begin, I wanted to mention that our the team that you see sitting next to me is a part of it. Led by project manager Lawrence dieter, deputy pm rose Liska, Jordan Mcghee, Emma Martinez and Roberto Gonzalez, who leads the service planning team. The reason I mention them because you have had multiple discussions with them in the past and they are the foundations within capmetro that delivered the plan. So what we will cover today, we'll cover this three topics. Today, we'll like to provide you with an overview of what transit plan is, and how we expect it to shape metro's work in the next 5 to 10 years. And then for bulk of today's time, we'll also discuss how we come up with the changesor the future and what those changes are. The recommendations are derived not [1:17:35 PM] recommendations are derived not just from extensive data analysis, but a robust public engagement process that reached 10,000 people. After the second round of public comments, we updated about 40% of our proposed routes based on community feedback. I shared that to highlight the level of engagement and its incorporation in the plan. So here's a recap. But it is a pretty exhaustive recap. So to start, let's talk about what transit plan 2035 is. The plan is our data driven roadmap and vision for metro's transit service over the next 5 to 10 years. It's important to note that the plan itself is not a service change. Instead, it provides guidance that we anticipate will result in service changes. It's phased in gradually over several years. This changes won't happen [1:18:37 PM] This changes won't happen overnight. They will be implemented in stages and then align with milestones and ongoing work, like the opening of the rapid park and rides at goodnight ranch and expo center, or the new Barnett, new north Burnett and uptown station that's coming alive in 2027. The plan is phased. The phased rollout gives us both direction and flexibility. Each recommendation will still go through regular service change process, and I wanted to highlight that that each recommendation will go through regular service change process, which means another round of community engagement and board adoption. The plan serves as our north star, but we can also continue to adapt based on new travel patterns and evolving community needs. The plan has specific elements. Transit plan 2035 focuses specifically on our core elements, like where our bus routes would go, where [1:19:38 PM] our bus routes would go, where pickup Zones would operate, when service runs, and how often it's provided. It is distinct from other parts of capmetro efforts. However, this doesn't cover one of the most important work capmetro is doing. It's our strategic organizational plan. Strategic plan 2030. The plan efforts to enhance safety and security, improve bus stop amenities and plans for future construction detours. While those items are outside the scope oththis plan, they are also very critical to its success. And while we do not include recommendations in those areas, specifically in the plan, I want to emphasize that all feedback received during the outreach and recommendation development process are shared with appropriate capmetro staff responsible for specific elements and overall customer experience. A little bit about the project timeline and where we are. Here's a quick overview of where we are in the project. [1:20:40 PM] of where we are in the project. The kickoff happened in spring of 2024 with data collection, and then we had extensive four series of public engagement. We worked on scenario development in spring of 2025, we completed commy engagement on the draft recommendation. Last month, we will ask our board of directors for approval of the plan on Monday. This coming Monday, October 20th. So now I talk a little bit about how we develop recommendations. Let's talk about how we get to them to B this plan. We used a lot of data. For example, we looked at population and employment densities throughout the region. We evaluated where we expected growth to occur, identified populations that would be more likely to ride transit, such as groups of people who don't have a car, households with lower incomes, areas with a lot of students [1:21:40 PM] areas with a lot of students student concentrations or people with disabilities. We were able to analyze how travel patterns have shifted since the pandemic, using our location based data to see when and where people are going. If you want to take a deeper dive, and I would encourage you to do so, all of the data is easily available at the 2035 transit plan website. Equally as important, we listen to our community members throughout this process. The feedback W received helped shape and refine our recommendations, and you will see that throughout the throughout the presentation. Finally, we had to balance all of that against financial ities. Sales tax are primary funding source isn't growing as fast as it used to, so it's critical to highlight that we stay responsible stewards of our taxpayer dollars. The recommendation you'll see today are specifically designed to be [1:22:40 PM] specifically designed to be flexible, forward thinking and community driven. So here's a little bit about why and how it's a community driven plan. At the heart of any great transit plan is the community it serves. From the very beginning, we set out to achieve that by listening to the people of central Texas, and that includes riders and non-riders families, individuals with disabilities, longtime transit advocates, our neighbors who depend on our service for access to their daily activities, access to jobs, schools, and other needs. Our engagement strategies included both in-person and virtual meetings, focus groups at stop outreach. Basically, we didn't stop anywhere. We had a very comprehensive public engagement process alongside community outreach. We also turned inward. We listened to capmetro employees at every [1:23:42 PM] capmetro employees at every level. There was an emphasis this time on gathering input from our bus and rail operators. They are closest to our service and they understand the issues on the ground. Their input directly shaped the plan as well. O of the examples that mes to mind is feedback from our operator that resulted in a change in route to one of our core routes in central east Austin. We also worked with our regional stakeholders and organizational partners throughout this process we spoke with. In briefings with all of our council members. Obviously, many of you were consulted city staff and all of our member cities txdot, downtown Austin alliance, UT, Austin community college, just to name a few. Here's a little bit about how many we reached in this process. This efforts led to more than 9000 people in just in the first round of outreach. And then that's how [1:24:44 PM] outreach. And then that's how we heard about hopes and dreams of future of transit in central Texas last fall. And it brought us together, shaping a plan for those voices that at the core of at the core of this plan. And then we made sure this plan is financially achievable. We brought the draft plan back to the community to see what we developed, actually aligned with what we are putting forth and what we heard. One of the thinhat makes this plan so meaningful is that we got really actionable feedback. Through more than 30 focus groups, made possible through our partnerships with imams, Texas office of refugees adopt Chris Cole into American seniors one voice. Poder foundation, communities on point, reentry, community first, and this is just to name a few. This resulted in very rich community feedback and here's [1:25:45 PM] community feedback and here's two draft transit plan recommendations. All of this feedback that we received in this process culminates in a roadmap for the next 5 to 10 years, and even some plans that go beyond that, with recommendations to improve our bus, rail and pickup service. The changes we recommend they align with our service and travel patterns in the region. We've been responsive to the need for improved east west connections and shorter trips that happen within communities. Secondly, we are planning for integration with Austin light rail, ensuring smooth transfers and travel times. Whether you're on bus or rail. And finally, this plan is forward thinking and it includes concepts for future regional expansion. As our system grows so our system can grow as the region grows.ow I have a few [1:26:45 PM] region grows.ow I have a few slides that talk about outlook within the five years, five years plus and beyond. So within the first five years before Austin light rail launches, we are very focused on growing our ridership, helping more people get to where they need to go. And this phase specifically will include changes associated with bringing the new rapid routes. And that's 800 pleasant valley and 837 expo center to their full frequency to align with project connect. This includes the opening of our two new park and rides. As I mentioned earlier, and there are no majo changes in pickup within the first five years. For red line, we have north Burnett uptown station that would open and operate with increased hours of operation. Beyond that five year plus outlook includes in the next phase, plans for future growth and changes to [1:27:47 PM] future growth and changes to our bus network that will make it work better with our new light rail service. As the operator of all of Austin's modes of public transportation, including Austin light rail, capmetro is committed to creating a highly connectedndnd functional network that maximizes transit usage, allowing Austin to meet its very ambitious mode shift goals set forth in Austin strategic mobility plan, otherwise known as asmp. The phase. This phase is financially restrained and I wanted to highlight that as well. This phase is financially restrained, meaning that we have prioritized elements to focus on what's most important, what's needed for our customers and beyond. But many of those elements are outside our current financial projections, and some of theseposals will require coordination with [1:28:48 PM] will require coordination with our partners at the city of Austin Austin transit partnership, Travis county, UT, to just name a few. And here we are with capmetro ten year vision list. Our draft plan includes concepts for what happens after Austin light rail is implemented and beyond the proposed changes for ten years in the future will address transit system growth throughout the region and any concepts of project connect not implemented in the previous phases. The concepts on this list are ideas where we see growth happening, but the implementation itself would require more market readiness. Additional partnerships and or investment to make them a reality. Many of those we are calling them facilitator projects. In addition, capmetro also updates our transit plan every five years, so the [1:29:50 PM] every five years, so the recommendations in this category will have additional opportunities to be vetted and further refined. Around 2030. In the next few slides, I'll focus on each geographic area and highlight what's happening within the next five and beyond. So start with northeast. In the northeast area, we recommend adjustments to support our full vision of rapid 837 expo center, which will soon have ten minute frequency routes that currently have end of line in the Decatur area are extended to the end of new expo center, park and ride. We're also recommending transitioning riders who currently use inefficient fixed route service to pick up service. We also recommended more frequent service along airport boulevard and in the tuscany area. Southeast. We heard a lot about better access [1:30:50 PM] heard a lot about better access to the airport in the 5 to 10 years. We're proposing to extend the airport boulevard service all the way to the airport to improve access from the east side. We are also looking to provide more connectivity for the montopolis and Delvalle neighborhoods, as we extend services from montopolis to the east side bus plaza and then further into west Austin. And as we connect del valle neighborhoods to end the residents to the services such as HEB. There's strong support for these connections. And finally, we're proposing to adjust service in this area to align to Austin light rail in the five plus scenario northwest. In the northwest area, our community expressed desire for better crosstown connections. So we proposed realignment of routes providing east west and north south connections that better align with transit need. We also looked at improving our [1:31:51 PM] looked at improving our connections at current and future rail stations, including our upcoming north Vernon uptown station, previously known as broadmoor. In the 5 to 10 year phase, we proposed two new pickup Zones in the area, one along 183 and the other one along George Ann acres, and a new route along dessau that would start building towards a project connect rapid line southwest in the southwest area. We are proposing to connect east Austin to employment centers such as Barton creek mall, and this service would eventually be frequent. We're also proposing connecting two routes and rapid 800 line at the new goodnight ranch park and ride. We are also proposing a new rapid line that would connect oak hill to south Austin, and it would allow service to operate more reliably with greater frequency. As our ridership growth and land use patterns that support rapid service and ultimately to [1:32:53 PM] rapid service and ultimately to provide an overall better customer experience. Central within the next five years. Central and downtown area. We're excited to propose a bidirectional loop in east Austin. We are also planning to remove an inefficient route in central Austin while still providing service to key destinations along 35th street. Like the Hancock center, H-E-B, and we're recommending to provide more service for our seniors who live along Cesar Chavez, offering daily instead of weekly. Daily instead of weekly service. Finally, in this area, we're looking to align our downtown routing to integrate with Austin light rail and improve connectivity, while aso meeting changes created by I-35 and Austin light rail in infrastructure projects. While in construction. This plan makes recommendation with the knowledge that [1:33:53 PM] with the knowledge that downtown routings will be finalized in the next plan. Again, the downtown routing will be finalized in the next plan. UT shuttle network looking ahead in the 5 to 10 years, we are planning to transition our UT shuttle routes to main line fixed route. Except for the two routes that circulate only on campus, the UT shuttles currently do not operate Saturdays and at certain service levels change in alignment with school year, which can make it harder often for students to travel in off peak times, changing to a mainline fixed route will provide more consistent and frequent service to students seven days a week finally, capmetro rail. Within the next five years. We have a lot happening already. We have many exciting investments and improvements occurring on the red line, including the [1:34:54 PM] red line, including the upcoming north Burnett uptown station, plaza saltillo double tracking project with multimodal connectivity, ongoing efforts on red line trail, and improvements to our positive train control to enhance reliability and safety along the way. Within the next five years, we are proposing later weekday service and earlier Saturday service. That brings us to the summary of. The plan 2035. Transit plan 2035 is an exciting step. It's exciting step forward for capmetro and our region. It's not just a plan, it's a roadmap for how we will expand opportunity, grow ridership and make transit a bigger part of our life, our everyday life in central Texas. What makes this plan so powerful is that it's built on both solid data and voices of more than 10,000 people. This isn't a plan just created in a vacuum. It [1:35:57 PM] created in a vacuum. It reflects what our writer writers and our customers and the region told us. They need. The recommendations are bold, but they are grounded in reality. They're quite realistic. They respond to today's travel patterns, but also preparing us for the future. From project connects light rail to the regional growth we know is coming. And just as important, this is a phased, cost effective strategy. We are making smart near-term changes that stretches our resources now, while layg G the groundwork for transformational improvements to come down the road. So what's our next step? We will take the transit plan to our board on October 20th, this Monday, and implementation will begin through service changes. It will be implemented through multiple successive service changes starting in 2026, offering us an [1:36:59 PM] 2026, offering us an opportunity to have additional public engagement and board approval. This is a plan, finally, that to us delivers results with ongoing community engagement every step of the way. And this allows us, your transit agency, for capmetro to continue to be the leader in shaping mobility in central Texas now into the future. Thank you. Thank you for your time and interest in this. >> Thank you. We appreciate you coming here to the city of Austin mobility committee. We're cross- pollinating information at this point. And so I'm very respectful that you have your own board. Three of us on the mobility committee serve on that board and appreciate you sharing this information about the public involvement process and what is on the horizon for transit plan 2035. I have a brief question [1:37:59 PM] 2035. I have a brief question before I turn it over to my committee members for any questions they may have. Can you talk about the difference between this ten year plan versus the service changes, versus any other capital improvements plans that may be coming down? How do we fit this discussion into the broader scope of other decisions, both short range and long range, that capmetro is making? >> I will I will start with that and then I will have my team members have an opportunity to add on as they see. So ten year service plan, ten year transit plan 2035 is a ten year plan. It has recommendations that are organized in three different scenarios and five between now and five years, 5 to 10 years and ten years and and beyond. Transit agencies across all major metros in the us have similar transit plan. The differences between that and service changes are that service changes are operational. [1:39:01 PM] service changes are operational. Put imprint that we implement three times a year. So that is granular. That comes with an opportunity for public hearing or public meeting, depending on the nature of the service change. Capmetro usually we do public hearings for most of our major service changes, and that is how we implement more specific route level changes. So if you think of it this way, this is kind of a longer range plan that takes into account our demographic shifts, our employment changes in a more exhaustive public engagement process that takes into account our preferences of our riders and their opinions on our service and the reflection of how their needs are changing. So it takes all of those different inputs in a comprehensive manner, and creates a plan that is more forward thinking and has larger [1:40:03 PM] forward thinking and has larger focus. But service changes are the instruments with which we implement the recommendations of the plan. So they are the gateway through which we would vet those recommendations, get more granular public engagement at the time of implementation, and then roll it out. >> Okay. That's super helpful. And did either of y'all have anything to add? I want to make sure I don't cut you off. Okay? Because I and I want to thank you for the time that you spent with us this morning. I know we had a lot of detailed questions about the southwest region, and capmetro staff was able to make some time for us so we could get into that detailed level. So in an instance like the map you see around the 30 route, which is the one that I live on and has a number of places that I like to frequent, how and when would people weigh into that conversation about whether the spyglass route or the stop in front of spyglass is actually going to be maintained? Is that between here and Monday, [1:41:05 PM] Is that between here and Monday, or is that in a longer conversation around, you know, the three times a year service changes that capmetro does? >> I would say it's a combination of both. We heard you this morning and we received the comments, and they're the immediate next step, as I see, is we will take those comments and review them as a whole with the other recommendation. Now, specifically the spyglass stop on route 38. When we come to that service change where this recommendation would be vetted, we would have another. A public engagement opportunity, and it will go through our service change process before it gets implemented. So I would almost say this allows us to have a two tier approach, be able to look at it holistically, see how it makes sense for overall route, but then when actually it's going to be part of the implementation through service changes, you'll have another opportunity. And anyone else, [1:42:05 PM] opportunity. And anyone else, any or any of our customer that have specific comments about the routing or the stop changes will have another opportunity to comment on that. And a lot of these, the five year, the within the five year period, the recommendations that you saw, they would be implemented through service changes that will follow in 2026. So that sort of gives you an idea about the timeline. >> Thank you. I know, I know, the conversation is ever evolving around how and when do we make short term plans and long term plans? I'm just mindful. I have a number of constituents that have come to rely on capmetro services, and understand that ridership has changed a lot since the pandemic, and there's a lot of people that are able to telework or their hours have changed. I'm just trying to make sure that we are holding up to the standard that those folks moved there in anticipation that they would be able to utilize this service. And I'm sure plenty of other districts are dealing with very similar anecdotes to make sure that all of a sudden, if something changes, folks aren't [1:43:06 PM] something changes, folks aren't caught off guard and that they're able to get to and from the the errands they need to run and the people they need to see over that timeline. So I appreciate that. Are there questions from our other committee members? I'm sure you've dug into your own maps. I see Krista Laine nodding at me. Let's let's kick it off with you. >> Okay? >> I also want to thank you for all the time that you've given to my. Whoa. That is a little louder than usual. They've given to my office from the moment I arrived until now, it's been great being able to learn about how all these puzzle pieces fit together. I my first question has to do with I know you said that the the plan is developed. I'm trying to get the right distance from that mic. The the plan is developed in part with an emphasis on trying to grow ridership. And I definitely heard a lot of planning that would make sure that, you know, this new station would have linkage that, you know, is coordinated. I'm wondering about the extent to which you [1:44:07 PM] about the extent to which you examined existing, already built infrastructure. That's available that could perhaps boost ridership by by using that to create a linkage. So, for example, between existing red line station, existing park and ride as opposed to in the future we will align with new red line stops and we are going to align with these new park and rides. >> Jordan. >> Would you like to take a stab at that? >> Hi, Jordan Mcghee, a planner with capmetro. That's a really great question. So for the overall red line, we looked at a variety of improvements to connect, improve conntitivity with existing stations. So for some of the fixed routes we realign those. For instance with one of the brand new route 370 that will connect closer to pottsville and provide a really great transfer opportunity, connecting all the way for folks from Riverside to [1:45:07 PM] folks from Riverside to saltillo to open up that opportunity as well as directly to campus. And that will be a frequent fixed route. So that's an example of how we improved access to the red line without new infill stations. We also recommend frequency improvements as well as spanned and then considering regional connectivity. Overall, we do recognize that there are some potential opportunities for potential infill stations further out in the future. Although we don't have the funding available today, that's something that we would be interested in if the opportunity arises to help even more folks access that. And regarding infrastructure specifically, we evaluated existing infrastructure throughout our system and our service area for how we could best utilize that. So an example of that is some of the route changes that we made in line with the upcoming park and rides at expo center and goodnight ranch, and then also identified potential new infrastructure that we might need in line with some of the recommendations. [1:46:08 PM] recommendations. >> I'll follow up with a little bit of specifics. So just to take the example of yes, yes, I hear the work on the new park and rides, but for example, the pavilion park ride is an existing one that doesn't is underutilized. Like is that did that type of thing get analyzed as you were developing this? And can you speak to that? >> Yeah, that's a great question. So we we definitely did. We looked at park and ride usage throughout our whole system. Looking at it historically, how usage has changed. And we have seen park and ride usage decrease quite a bit in the last few years. As was noted, there's an increase in telework, more flexibility with work options, even just time of day that folks are going into work. So we are seeing less utilization of park and rides. However, trying to optimize connectivity as much as possible, and that includes some of our express recommendations further out in the future to increase trips to help encourage more use of that. [1:47:10 PM] help encourage more use of that. >> Okay, so in a in a previous presentation. I saw this transit propensity map, which I'm sure y'all are familiar with in a general way. And it has circles around wherever you're more than ten minutes from a walk from a frequent stop. And I observe that across the entire northern suburbs, that's where we've got that happening a lot. And then we've also got the top 20% highest propensity to shift mode of transit. And I see a high propensity to shift, for example, in the vicinity of the existing pavilion, park and ride that has gradually lost express service and continues to in this plan. But I also see just, you know, you heard in the feedback about connections east, west, north, but also. If U I love it, I love it that [1:48:13 PM] U I love it, I love it that you split this into into quarters of the city so that we could see the whole city. But I also I cannot help but notice as I flip through them so many, so many lines and in some areas and very few in northwest, in this high density area where there's an underutilized park and ride and there's a red line station that maybe doesn't have as much connectivity to begin with. And so this is I mean, times are really financially tight at all levels of government. And so just want hoping to further understand, you know, the analysis of using the infrastructure that's already been built sooner with busses, you know, is there anything else you might be able to add on that? >> Okay. Sorry. I'll try to speak to that okay. So I think. It'll be. >> Valuable to highlight. >> And you kind of. >> Alluded to that. >> Also that we. >> Have seen a lot of. Shift from in our commuter. Patterns. And even though as an agency, [1:49:15 PM] And even though as an agency, we gained. Back our ridership almost to. The 80 some percent, nearly 90% overall, where we see the biggest change happening is our commuter patterns. It's yet to come back. And the other thing to keep in mind, we're not too far out or exceptional in this, as the areas that were well served by previous commuter routes they are. Those are the areas that are slowest to come back, and we're seeing this across the country. It's not just in Austin. What's aggravated our travel patterns are aggravated by some other things. We are also one of the cities where working from home is very popular, and it's probably one of the highest work from home options we are. That's I I'm forgetting the exact term that was used, but our work from home percentage and the [1:50:15 PM] home percentage and the availability of the choice is really dictating that as well. So I think where we are and I pavilion park and ride had received a lot of interest pre-pandemic. We saw that as a hub to grow our services to from to to serve that area. We saw a very sharp decline post covid, and we're still we're coming out of it, but we're still starting to see what the impact of return to work would look like. With new station in north uptown, north burnet, uptown. What type of localized movement it would generate because better transit serves it feeds transit more, right? I mean, when there's better service in one place, it entirely helps transit service in that entire area. So I think we have a lot of wait and see type situation and see what triggers the change to be able to put more predictable service out there. >> So I think that as long as there isn't a way to get to a major destination quickly from [1:51:16 PM] major destination quickly from there, there will not be re-adoption there. And that's what we've seen. And so when I when I hear the presentation talking about linking with the new red line stop that's coming in the domain area, and I see the maps and I see that that is where the roads funnel to with a big empty parking lot. We've got multiple current red Lin stations that aren't, you know, the attempt isn't there to see the reaction. Do you know what I mean? And and if I just again come back to how do we how do we boost ridership in the lowest dollar way possible. And one way is to try express connections between existing infrastructure that's sitting underutilized. And if it's not around commuter that that is an option. I'm going to throw out airport connections every all across the city. People need to get to the airport, of course, and I wonder if there are [1:52:17 PM] and I wonder if there are opportunities for perhaps revenue generation pilots that can take advantage of some of the underutilized intructure. So, you know, eventually we will have a light rail connection to the airport all the way by rail. That's very far off. And the timing for which the northwestern and northern part of Austin would be able to use that rail, anything resembling efficient Lee is even farther off. But is there a possibility, perhaps, to pilot some sort of you know, there was a super shuttle that was economically feasible and market rates without the public service component, perhaps there's some piloting that could happen in that way and could also bring some money in, as opposed to cost cutting, as the only approach. Can you share thoughts on that? >> So I would say that we have a very focused. >> Transit oriented development planning process. >> And as you know, our. >> Our work informed a lot of [1:53:18 PM] >> Our work informed a lot of land use changes also within city of Austin. Taking that into account, we are leading with in other ways to work with developers and other stakeholders and partners to kind of work on the land use side of things to be able to trigger change on the transit side. So that's one piece about the pilot. We take your comment. Well, we'll take that again. Just as I mentioned in the previous discussion, that we will take all of these comments and review them as a whole, and we'll go from there. >> Okay. I'll close out with. >> Just to mention that as as we build these connections centrally, the cars that traverse the entire city bring a big gain. If we can figure out any way to get them anywhere that they want to go in an express alternate path. So thanks so much for for sharing and for all the work that's gone on to this. Thank you. >> Chito vela. >> Thank you very much, chair. I seen this presentation on the [1:54:21 PM] I seen this presentation on the capital metro board, but still want to kind of extend similar comments from last time. I appreciate the thoughtfulness. I appreciate the tinkering. And and you know, even when we thinking about like for example, the 335 that was a east west connector around like 38th street at the at Hancock center in that area, completely understood where it was coming from. Didn't quite work out. E going to end it. Like I just appreciate you know, we don't we we try things and if they work, we go with it. And if they don't work, we we, you know, end it. And so I appreciate that just being smart and being efficient about resources and, you know, being able to kind of end something and move onoo excited about the the route 350, the the increased service on airport. And I believe and I'm sorry I thought I saw it is it willhe route 350 be going to the will be be terminating at the airport. Was that part of the [1:55:21 PM] airport. Was that part of the the transit plan? >> Yes. In the five plus it was terminating at the airport. >> Got it. And that's another the you know the airport is and increasingly attractive destination both from a traveler perspective and from an employee perspective. There's a lot of folks that work at the airport. I remember hearing some of the comments that that y'all received, and you were relaying back to the board about how, you know, folks land on a midnight flight and a major American city, and there's no public transportation from the airport to the city. And I appreciate, you know, capital metro has responded, and we're doing those night owls now to the airport to make sure that people do have when they catch the last plane out, that they do have a public transit way to get there. And then just thinking about also the the 233 and the 237 and the the colony [1:56:21 PM] and the 237 and the the colony park area, you know, those were once an hour busses that are both, I think, expensive for capital metro, the full size bus and two routes in that same neighborhood being essentially, if I'm understanding the plan correctly replaced by the the pickup service, which is, I think, a higher level of service for a lot of people and could much more, potentially, much more effectively serve the area. So again, I just I appreciate the thoughtfulness. I appreciate y'all kind of, you know, again, tinkering with things, adjusting things and the look forward to to voting on the plan on at the capital metro board on on October 20th. And finally, I just wanted to give a shout out to to Jordan. I know we've been working with you on the the capital metro, not as a actual the red line, not as an actual route, bu goes through a big chunk of d4 and we're trying to figure out some more crossing pedestrian and bicycle and other. Again, I [1:57:21 PM] and bicycle and other. Again, I understand how complicated that is, especially there's a lot of railroad rules and different things like that, but it is something that my constituents have really expressed that they would really like some quick and easy ways. It does pose a barrier to pedestrian and bicycle connectivity through a big chunk of the of the heart of the city. And it wanted to say we appreciate you working with you and all the capital metro staff though, you know, listening and working to find solutions. So thank you all very much. >> Thank you. Any other questions from the committee, councilmember harper-madison? >> Yes, please. Thank you. And I really appreciate what was said already because it it knocked out a couple of them. You did make mention though about the broadmoor. Well, formerly broadmoor. Would you elaborate a little bit? I thought I heard you say from 183 to Georgian, from Georgian to Tesla. Did you. >> Say that? >> Maybe I misheard. >> I believe that well, what I recall is that I mentioned two a new pickup Zones, one [1:58:22 PM] two a new pickup Zones, one along 183, one along geon acres. >> Okay. And almost immediately following you mentioned dessau, and then you mentioned tuscany. It was dessau airport, tuscany. Okay. I'm just curious what the dessau connection >> Hi, rose. I'm planning metro, so there is a route, the 392. And so that that is the route that goes through those communities. And it's being realigned to connect with the north Burnett uptown station. So through the domain. So removing the 466 and then extending that 392 to cover that domain portion through the domain and then out to the red line station. >> Awesome. Thank you I appreciate that. And then the only other question I had, you made mention of, I, I forget exactly how you said it. You said more less efficient ways to utilize park and ride. And I think you were talking specifically, you said new park and ride users. And then almost [1:59:22 PM] and ride users. And then almost immediately following you made mention of the expo center, park and ride. And so I'm just curious about how our partners at ai and some of our other partners. So district one, for example, we're unique in that our constituency covers for school districts. So I really appreciate when you talk about it, you know, from a regional perspective, but just thinking, how do we get folks who need access to that park and ride, utilizing it in a way that it does make sensed if for no other reason, I watch, folks are trying to maximize use of multimodal opportunities and spending too much money. And, you know, over just sort of I guess I'm curious about how we more expediently fill that education gap there or that experience gap. >> I would begin and then I would also defer to. >> Begin and defer. I like that. >> Yeah, I defer to my great staff all the time. I was going to say that it's been very important for us to coordinate [2:00:24 PM] important for us to coordinate with major stakeholders, and aid is one of them. And as and it's a similar to chair Alice's question earlier, like the recommendations that we have here, we are going to as it comes there, they are defined enough and refined enough for a level. But before it gets implemented, before it's part of a service change process, we would really have more targeted stakeholder outreach at that point and see what the needs on the ground are, and that's why they're phased in time in a way that we can predict now. But as it comes closer to recommendation, closer to implementation, rather than we would have more targeted discussions with stakeholders to see how the utilization or usage is, how it's going to impact real time at that time. And I think that is honestly our best opportunity to understand the disposition and kind of figure out how we commission, decommission, change anything at the moment. So I think service change would [2:01:24 PM] So I think service change would be the way we would address that. >> I appreciate that flexibility and that adaptability. I think there's nothing that will be more of a disservice to our constituents at this point than being real static. I don't think we can afford to be. Everything's got to be fluid at this point. So thank you, I appreciate that. And then the difference deference. >> Do you want to add anything to it? >> Not much other than yeah. During our service change process we will be doing extensive outreach in the community, especially around those new park and rides. We've already done that as we've launched the initial service on the metro rapid. So as we continue to work towards that service change, we'll be out there in the community informing them that those amenities are now available to them and then hopefully kind of guiding them on how to use that. >> I appreciate that there's one partner that I don't don't know that I've heard you guys mention before, and I'm certain, you know, you partner with them. But how folks are able to get information to a lot of my districts, constituents, you know, when they're going to see their caseworkers and the board [2:02:26 PM] their caseworkers and the board at Hawkins. So, I mean, if that's not one of y'all's really robust partnerships already, it's been very helpful with dissemination of information in other instances. >> Great. Thank you. Thank you. I'm sure we coordinate with them currently, but we'll be sure to do that as we roll these new services out. >> I appreciate that. Thank you. >> Thank you. And I think we've got one. Sorry I didn't want to cut you off >> No I was just going to say that we're also coordinating with them on the tod process. Perfect. >> Thank you. >> Perfect. I'll just say I think we've got one more question to close us out, but I wanted to commend all of the work that's gone into this. I know you're, you know, coming into a city mobility committee, even though we're going to cover this at capmetro board conversations, especially on Monday. You know, my only lingering questions I'll just flag are kind of the what is the dovetailing of some of the park and rides THA project connect should be funding. I know we've talked about that this morning, so I don't need answers to be covered today. But just looking at, you know, when and where is the right time to lean in on those service changes? And what does the longer term outlook look [2:03:26 PM] the longer term outlook look like? You know, ACC pinnacle, having a park and ride that we want to make sure is fully functional when access planning gets to the point where they know what that campus is going to look like, and then the one for southwest Austin that does not have an identified location at this point, that we still want to make sure that we can deliver at the appropriate moment. So I'll just flag between here and Monday. Those are the conversations that we've been having that we want to follow up on. And I'll kick it over to Krista Laine one more time for our last question. >> Thank you. I appreciate that, and I will not be at the metro board meeting to ask another one. So always. >> More than welcome to come. And some. >> Surprise visits from me, but I appreciate you letting me get this in now. I was just drilling down a little bit more detailed on the northwest page, and it appears to me that, and I just want to make sure that I've got this right, that within the next five years there is no nothing is happening. On the 183 corridor north of the arboretum. These two changes appear to be like [2:04:26 PM] two changes appear to be like bringing people from more central areas towards the domain. And I'm just the patterns of growth where growth's been occurring and where low income families have been shifting, where new hospital has opened, where the congestion is all over the city, wildly challenging. I we're seniors are are landlocked. Is this this really right that for a ten year period one of the higher growth areas of the city isn't. And I'm saying five years, like from covid to now and to the next five years. So for ten years, this high growth area, there's we're not we're not connecting in a new way. Any population. >> So if I may start in the in the next 5 to 10 years, we looked in the northwest area. One of the things that we noticed is that the the [2:05:27 PM] noticed is that the the roadways are a bit disconnected. And so we've laid down, I th it's kind of like a tannish circle around that area. And that's where we're considering a future pickup zone. We had previous service similar to that in the past, and we think that that may be that may fit the needs of that community. We've also looked at the the 383 and streamlining it down 183 and getting it instead of doing a jog around the domain and to the soccer stadium, taking it straight into north Lamar transit center, hopefully connecting people more with services going all throughout the community. So those are two of the major changes that we saw in that area. Also, in the ten plus year, we acknowledge that there are some maybe partnership opportunities that need to happen in this area. So we want to make sure that we flag those and then work through them over the next few years to see what what we can develop. Because yes, we did see a huge travel demand kind of going east west from around like lakeline to Round Rock. So [2:06:30 PM] like lakeline to Round Rock. So we want to make sure that we're we're able to be aware of that and be responsive to that as we continue to plan to the future. >> Thank you. Yeah, there are a lot of safety issues going on around young people, seniors, low income folks, immigrants trying to get places all along that corridor. And I'm going to I'm just going to take that as a yes. We are not creating any additional connectivity over a ten year period on this high growth corridor in Williamson county, because it's been already five years since covid, and everything that you just listed off is 6 to 10 years out. And it's just a struggle. >> I can certainly appreciate that. And I can also speak to how helpful those pickup Zones are, because they can really light up and engage all of those other points along the way, where people can get access into the system. >> Well, there's. >> Definitely conversations around, you know, how and when do these services, these service routes actually function and where are they going? And, you know, I'm looking at one that may change [2:07:30 PM] looking at one that may change over the next couple of years that that I ride because of just how, how many folks are getting on and off. And I totally understand the, the blessing and the curse of you don't have ridership until you have something to get on. But how do we help engage in those areas where we're trying to beef up ridership, paying customers that can help expand the system in that way. >> Or perhaps even expanding access to things like the metro access or things that can help populations that really struggle to get somewhere but are too far from any bus lines that aren't coming anytime soon. Just some way to reach people. Thank you. >> Well, thank you for being here today. We appreciate you coming into this forum and helping to cross- pollinate some of the conversations we're having on capmetro, and we'll be able to see you again soon in a couple of days. >> Thank you. Thank you for all the comments and we take them seriously. We'll take it home and review together. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. We'll see you [2:08:31 PM] >> Thank you. We'll see you soon. Thanks. That takes us to our next item which is going to be number five, a briefing from Austin transportation and public works regarding the annual proactive maintenance service plans for city streets. Welcome. >> Thank you. Council members. Richard Mendoza, director of transportation and public works. Thanks for the opportunity for us to come and present on our annual service plan and asset management initiatives going forward. Mr. Adam Bailey is my division manager over asset management in our department, and it's going to be leading the discussion. And I think we also have some support consultants in the event to help answer any questions you may have. So with that, I'll turn it over to Mr. Bailey. >> Thank you. Yeah. Appreciate the opportunity to prt today here to share an overview of the maintenance work plan by the transportation and public [2:09:31 PM] the transportation and public workr fy 26 and starting October 1st, going through September 30th, and also plan on previewing a new mapping tool that's in development showing those service plans and all the work that we plan for the city. As Mr. Mendoza said, I'm the asset managemteam lead for dpw and our group works with all the individual service groups on their asset management strategies, plans and glad to bring this kind of unified look at all of our plans. Amongst the numbers service groups that we have. So we have a large, diverse portfolio of mobility assets, and it's our mission to build and keep that infrastructure functional, safe and reliable for the community. We accomplished that through a variety of working groups and technical teams. So the work that we're going to be talking about today is the product of engineering, planning, design, operations, deliveries across all of our service areas. [2:10:34 PM] all of our service areas. Here's a snapshot kind of overview of our major asset classes within atb. So you can really the kind of diversity of ass's S between hard infrastructure to traffic control and control, to even trees in the right of way and other right of way infrastructure. So this these assets accompany account for both short and long term. . So our paint that only lasts a couple years on the road before it needs to be replaced. Or bridges which you know are going up to 100 year lifespan. So really complex, diverse group of assets under our purview. And this is our structure. Transportation infrastructure in the city is growing in number and complexity. We're adding Laine miles, signals, sidewalks, bike lanes. We're adding ww technolo that improves traffic flow or signal [2:11:35 PM] traffic flow or signal improvements, and then new safety treatment types. Just, again, assets and infrastructure that we haven't had 10 or 15 years ago, which we're now using to improve safety throughout the city. So I want to talk about the context of our maintenance strategy and how do we keep this network safe and functional. There's kind of three delivery maintenance. Maintenance is delivered in three different ways at reactive maintenance, proactive maintenance an the cips. Today we're looking at that proactive maintenance or plan scheduled preventive maintenance work for the year. And again we refer to those as our annual maintenance service plans. So with that strategy maintenance plan strategy, it's it's taking that proactive approach that's data driven to create these maintenance plans that optimize the life cycle performance of that asset and and ensure [2:12:36 PM] that asset and and ensure system reliability and safety. Got a list of the service plans for the group's for fy 26? And in future years, we're going to really push more of these assets be a proactive rather than reactive maintenance and hope to increase this list in the future. And so some of the components to a successful service plan is having that, having robust data, gis mapping, detailed inventory, our field staff that's doing condition condition assessments and inspections on all these items. Looking at the trend, how are these performing in the field and how is that trending over time to identify proper maintenance strategy for that individual class? Really establishing, understanding and redefining our service goals. How do we want these assets to perform in the field from year to year, and how does that [2:13:36 PM] to year, and how does that change? How do we use our public feedback to understand those goalsnd set those and align those that need with the budget avail to make the best informed decisions on what assets to manage in any given year? So some specific numbers on fy 26 and our maintenance plans go through each of these. But for the streets we have 885 Laine miles of street maintenance planned. So that would bring the network to a satisfactory level of 68.5. And this is work to about 11% of the network. Just noting we can't simply maintain streets forever and and we must invest in renewable. This is our maintenance. This accounts for maintenance work for streets for the year. And bridges. We've got 16 structures that we [2:14:37 PM] We've got 16 structures that we halanned maintenance on. And this is between in-house staff and contract workers, contract work. And we have seven structures in line for additional scoping and design that would go into next year's plan. So constantly looking at the future year and planning necessary and the signals, we conduct preventive maintenance on all signals in the city. That's 254, sorry, 1254 signals. And. So that's preventive mainnce on on all of those. That includes recertification, visual inspection equipment, equipment, diagnosis, system checks, cleaning filter changes. And then we do signal retiming on approximately one third of the network. Ahat's typically along corridor corridors. And with the goal of improving traffic flow, optimizing traffic flow, [2:15:37 PM] optimizing traffic flow, improving safety, reducing times, and synchronizing across those corridors. So this program targets approximately one third of the network, is an anticipated and is anticipated to reduce delay about 2%. And again, with the growth of of the city and different. Increases in growth in certain areas, our signals get different strains. And so it's really just kind of adjusting that retiming with the with the growth and change in population in Austin as well. Our mode areas, there's 272 maintained mode areas. And so that's meeting medians, pet islands and strips of right of way vegetative maintenance in the right of way. And these are mode 11 times a year. So about 3000 acres mowed annually. Sidewalks. We've got five years of planned repairs, five miles of planned repairs. And this is [2:16:39 PM] of planned repairs. And this is repairs kind of closing gaps, making more accessible routes. Bringing up to Ada standard. And that's filling in some gaps in the network. Urban trails for fy 26, we've got 46 miles of trails planned for inspection and clearing. And this is a new dedicated trail crew that was authorized in the fy 26 budget. So really glad to see that. And this is going to be a real great benefit. And kind of an example of moving from that reactive to proactive. Having the dedicated crew, we're able to be more proactive about the management of our vegetated vegetation on urban trails. 12,000 signs. So we've got 200,000 plus total in the city. So replacing 12,000 this year, 200, almost 300 centerline miles of long line [2:17:39 PM] centerline miles of long line paint that accounts for about a fourth of the Ork. Again, that four year lifespan, reducing a quarter of our replacing and maintaining a quarter of the network each year. 2443 crosswalks. And that's about a third of the network replacing those most of the those depending on where those crosswalks appear, they're either on a 2 or 4 year replacement schedule. So replacing the 2400 is about a third of the network. And again, some of those are the high priority crosswalkshat are a two year replacement or maintain maintenance. And some on that four year schedule and parking pay stations. We will inspect and clean all 855 on street pay stations. And we've got a plan to reduce the number of stations. Currently, these stations service serve about 13,000 parking spots, and right now we are about 15 parking spots to one on street pay station. And we want to get [2:18:40 PM] pay station. And we want to get that down to about 20 to 1. Still think that would take removing those most underutilized pay stations. Still be able to provide that service and then also have the kind of enhancement of with pay by phone. We're able to use less pay stations now. So reducing our asset footprint for cost saving. And then trees we've got seen them all around town, nice trees planted and metal grates around them and the sidewalk. And as these trees grow, they can grow into those metal TRE grades and create some girdling issues around the TRE trunk, jeopardizing the health of the future growth. So we're looking and plan to address about 300 of those this year. So now I want to show our mapping tool that we have been developing to show all this work. And no, this is quite a lot of information on a single slide. [2:19:41 PM] information on a single slide. So this is all of our service plans. Overlaid map in a single. Single web tool, single dashboard web tool with the desired outcome of of being able to look at, you know, an individual area and see all the work that's going on, maintenance work that's going on in there. So you can zoom into the street and see all the planned maintenance work. This is on the arcgis platform, and it tallies the summaries for all the work planned for the year. Again, this is the beginning of the year service plans that have been kind of adopted for that year. And then this map has some functionality built in ability to filter by council districts. I'll get a zoomed in here on district four and the will show a new summary, new tally of the work specifically occurring in district four, and then also [2:20:41 PM] district four, and then also the ability to filter by asset type. Since the are so many layers in this map, being able to zoom in to see exactly in your district what's going on with an individual asset. Did want to just kind of quickly highlight a couple of our major assets that we get questions on a lot streets, bridges and sidewalks. So here's a breakdown of the work planned for our streets. Total Laine miles at 885 200 miles of track Cecile plan 275 miles of sealcoat plan 250 miles of fog Cecile planned and 160 miles of overlay planned bridges. Some typical repairs. Now these are projects again. Maintenance proj Mok minor common repairs in between that ten and $100,000 range larger we we contract out some of this work, but common repairs concrete [2:21:44 PM] but common repairs concrete spalls spalls failed joints, bridge, rail and guardrails. Erosion scour. Mitigation and again plan to work on 16 structures this year out of a total of 464. And our sidewalks maintenance again kind of talked about the ensuring safe, accessible sidewalks, about five miles of repairs throughout the entire system. And then sidewalk inspections, vegetation maintenance of about 240 miles of sidewalks. And that's proactive maintenance on that inspections and overgrown vegetation. And then we also accompany that with reactive management answering 311 calls on on vegetative issues. So kind of our next steps got a couple identified here long [2:22:44 PM] couple identified here long term. Again turning a lot of our assets into more that proactive planning and continuing to increase our our data data collection mapping, condition assessments, inspections. We plan to present these plans in the map to each council district in the next couple of months. I think we're working on scheduling those meetings now, so getting with each council district and providing an overview of your district specific work occurring in your district and having those summaries. And then again next year continuing on with these, with our current plans, but looking at adding plans for pedestrian bridges, alleys, speed cushions, speed bumps, curb and gutter. So finding some of those other assets that we've traditionally handled as reactive and really identifying and being able to have the data to make good proactive plans and schedule and plan for that. So really [2:23:46 PM] and plan for that. So really excited about the work ahead and the positive impact of these efforts that we'll have across the city and welcome any feedback as we move in that direction forward. >> Thank you for that presentation. I'm going to kick it off to council member chito vela. >> Thank you. Chair. Could you pull up a slide nine again? And just again, these arehe things that I never thought about before being on city council. And now I'm confronted. >> With all you can see. >> Yeah exactly. >> Confronted with questions and concerns. Crack seal. What could you describe what what that seal looks and feels like on the road? >> Crack. Seal is the kind of liquidized rubber that we pour into, into cracks. Okay. To. And it's an interim treatment for kind of preserving that and reducing the issues that, you [2:24:48 PM] reducing the issues that, you know, those cracks can gather. >> So those are kind of the little wiggly squiggly lines that we'll see on the street sometimes to help, you know, keep water out there. And then the seal coat that is the nice smooth. It's not soft, but it practically feels. Is that the type of coating that I'm thinking about is that seal coat. >> Seal coat is the oil and rock okay. Kind of base that we spray down and, and put chip or rocks over. >> Is that also is that the chip seal. Is that also called E chip seal? Okay. And then and again, I've watched this on my own street, and many other people have called me about it because the chip seal is very unpopular. And I mean, because basically you leave like sharp rocks, you know, kind of and again, I've had this discussion with Mr. Mendoza and I get it. I'm just honest. It's more kind of for the public at large to, to. So I saw that the chip seal [2:25:50 PM] to. So I saw that the chip seal goes in and then maybe what is it about two years later you go in and you put another coat of, again, I don't know what to call it. Tar would be my kind of first word. But what is the process after you do the chip seal? How long does that stay and what's the next step in the in the the road maintenance cycle. >> And I might have to phone a friend on this when you're getting out of my comfort zone. But yeah, the with the seal coat, I believe you know, it depends on the roadway and the application and sometimes. Yeah. We'll follow up with two Y later with another treatment on that to to further set that surface. And again it's just some different strategies to really get the most out of that street surface and extend the life. Yeah. >> Thank you Adam. >> Council member yeah. >> Your friend that you have found has shown up. >> I have the the phd next to me. But basically we've found that following up the chip seal with a fog seal helps lock in [2:26:51 PM] with a fog seal helps lock in the aggregate. The chip seal we found has been the most cost effective and long lasting treatment. Bang for our buck to preserve our streets. Yes, it may be rough, but you won't see any potholes in there for a while. Ed Ed poppet is our resident expert on street maintenance. >> Yeah, I'd be glad to just fill in some gaps. I'm a pavement engineer and you've you've characterized things pretty correctly. We do the fog seal. And as Richard said, we do the fog seal on the seal coat to hold down. Hold the rock down, becauset'e of the biggest complaints we have, R than it's a little bit rough compared to an overlay, but it is an extremely effective preservation strategy. And we've not found anything that is as cost effective and as as long term protective of the streets. We keep searching for, for other treatments that [2:27:52 PM] for, for other treatments that might might be a little bit more popular. And to date, we still have not found a technology that's better than the seal coat. And I know that's an unfortunate circumstance, but it's known nationally as being an extremely effective treatment. And that's why we're trying to do the best job we can with the very robust, sweeping and trying to eliminate some of the key complaints. We use a much smaller rock now than we used to, which is a little bit less noisy and a little less a little smoother. And once once you go through a summer cycle, it kind of Nestles the rock down a bit more. And S people are driving on seal coat streets and don't even know they are, because after a few years it really gets a lot smoother and settles down. I know that's a long time to wait, but it's so effective. We we only have to do it about every ten years. [2:28:53 PM] ten years. >> Well, I appreciate that. And I may have to bring you to a neighborhood association meeting to explain some of that, but and I completely now that I've watched it, I mean, literally on my street, everybody, when they first put that chip seal on, everybody was like, what the hell is this? And you know, and it I did see it settle in and it does get better. You know, after a summer or two, you can the rocks kind of settle into that tar a little bit more. And then you came in, I guess, with that fog seal. And that really improved the what would you call though, that smooth surface that, that people, you know, you can roller skate on and it's just absolutely wonderful. What's that one? >> The original surface of the street is, is just an asphalt overlay okay. We sometimes come back with overlays on streets, but it's much more expensive. So we have to be very selective about which streets we overlay. It's we wish we could do a lot more of that, but it is so much more expensive than the surface [2:29:53 PM] more expensive than the surface seals are. We just can't afford to do that everywhere. But it would be a new asphalt overlay. Is the smooth surface that you're thinking of? >> Yeah, because I mean, honestly, I don't think you could take a skateboard over a recently dangerous. Honestly, you better have elbow and knee pads on just in case. But well again, I appreciate that. And like I said, I'm asking more, just kind of for the general public's understanding. I appreciate the economics. I completely understand the economics. We're trying to be as efficient with tax dollars as we possibly and sometimes that means the streets are going to be a little rougher than than we would otherwise like. But I just I completely understand it. Like I said, I may have to pull you in with me to explain that to folks. So thank you. >> Well noted. If you see this gentleman here in your ighborhood, you should be very excited because you're going to get some new, some new improvements to the roads. Are there any other questions from committee members on this presentation? Council member harper-madison. >> Yeah, I had a brief question. And to your point, councilmember vela. It's one of [2:30:54 PM] councilmember vela. It's one of those things where you're taking that walk through the neighborhood. So there's this massive patch of poison ivy right in between airport and Stafford, right off of main road that I never would have seen. But as I'm passing it and I'm trying to limbo under it, and the lady over there is limbo. And we're all limbo around this massive patch. She goes, somebody at the city of Austin should do something. For my glasses on and sort of wander away, because the truth of the matter is, it's like in those instances, who do we call? So I'm assuming 311 is the is the recommendation. But that said, whether or not it's accurate, there are people who say they've been trying to call my office for eight years, which I know is not true. So I'm going to say maybe it's not true always. But that lady said that she called 311 for three months consecutively and nothing ever happened. And so what I didn't I certainly didn't volunteer that I'm I am one of them. But I did say, you know, I know some people who work there. I'll go look into it. So the curiosity is what does that follow up look, look that. So let's say she called [2:31:55 PM] that. So let's say she called on July 17th. If she hadn't heard back by zo time. And then from an escalation perspective, I know that things slipped through the cracks. But I mean, even as a resident, my bulk pickup didn't happen for like four months. I mean, my friend at rr helped us get it figured out and helped us guys get it all figured out. But it was like a there was a gap between the 311 and there was a turnover. And then and so I never say I'm of those people. I want to see what my constituents are experiencing when they try to utilize our systems. And I got to say, there definitely are some gaps. So if if folks are saying there's a massive patch of poison ivy that's making people leapfrog across main road to avoid it, and I called two months ago. Now what I want them to hear, like directly from the horse's mouth, what that would look like for them other than calling and yelling at me. >> Thank you, council member. That's going to be part of our reactive maintenance program. Of course, responding to csrs, [2:32:55 PM] Of course, responding to csrs, we have service level agreements by which in the perfect world, we are to address that issue for our resident within a certain amount of days. Our we track our metrics on that and we achieve that response time 95 to 98% of the time. But you're right. Invariably a few things may fall through the cracks. And then, of course, our office, our management is always here to elevate those work with your staff. I have two council liaisons on my team, two positions I established last year, the second one, one before that. And we are more than happy to reach out directly if any residents encounter that experience. >> I appreciate that and I appreciate that you called it reactive maintenance because that was one of the things. So we often have constituents that really want to help. They want to do something. They're just not sure what they're permitted to do. You know, what's appropriate to do. In which case, I just wonder if that's [2:33:55 PM] case, I just wonder if that's one of those things, you know, when you're on your walks. Here's a map of our district. And, you know, I sites one through 18. If you know, if it's at a three from a 1 to 5 scale, let me know. They don't have to let you know. Just is there a system where constituents can help us? Because I'm imagining, as you know, as you were talking, you said, I forget exactly how you said it. First of all, council member vela said wiggly squiggly lines. Oh, you said itions and assessments mapping how on Earth I mean, district one alone is 46mi S. How can you comprehensively do conditions and assessments mapping in in a way that's like, you know, this is the protocol, this is the strategic approach. And, you know, it just doesn't seem it's untenable without the like a real robust community contribution there. But if there's no system how do they help us. >> We yeah. So for each of our individual asset classes, we've got a number of team members [2:34:56 PM] got a number of team members that are work as asset owners and managers of that asset. And a lot of them are on those asset classes. Streets, bridges, sidewalks are on a, you know, recurring inspection and assessment schedule. So every two years our major street, our major bridges are inspected, our streets are we do data collection on our streets, third of the network every year. And we're increasing that to half of the network every year. So we'll collect data on our street surfaces every year. >> I don't want to cut you off. I think maybe I didn't articulate what I was trying to say. Well, I'm not asking about your process. I'm certain you guys have a process within which you know, to the best of your capacity, you operate. But we have over a million people who can help us out here. So I'm just trying to figure out how do we best direct their efforts. And the truth of the matter is, I don't know that the system exists, director Mendoza. And in which case, you know, just in thinking, when [2:35:57 PM] know, just in thinking, when I'm thinking about succession planning, a lot of what I'm thinking about is operations. If that's one of those things that we could come up with a system for them to help us better, that would just be one of the things to add to the wish list. >> Yeah. Thank you, council member. Thank you. So for vegetation in the right of way actually by code, it's the adjoining property owners responsibility to manage vegetative overgrowth from their property line up to the edge of curb. And when we're made aware that there is an obstruction to the pedestrian network caused by overgrowth, we have a team of inspectors that will go out proactively, try to contact that property owner. If that's not possible, we'll leave door hangers to that effect. If, in our judgment, that overgrowth presents an immediate, in our professional opinion, hazard either to the pedestrian or the mobility traffic, if it's creating a site obstruction [2:36:58 PM] creating a site obstruction causing pedestrians to have to veer out into the roadway to navigate their way down, then we will mitigate that ourselves within our department. But we do campaign around education and certainly are here to help our residents understand their responsible role in keeping vegetative overgrowth maintained in front of their properties. >> Thank you, I appreciate it. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Thank you. And I'm going to do a quick time check. It is 237 and we only have the room for 23 more minutes. We have another presentation to get through and a couple of different briefings. I think we've got a question from council member Laine to close us out. >> Not a question, just a thank you for the work to bring these layers and different pieces of information together that will make it easier for us to to serve our constituents and answer the questions. Appreciate that very much. >> Fantastic. I think that does it for now. Thank you so much for that presentation. We could probably spend two hours on chip Cecile, fog cec and [2:38:00 PM] chip Cecile, fog cec and all the other fun things that our streets get to get to experience. All right. Now we have acm Mike Rogers joining us today. >> Well, good afternoon and thank you so much for having me here today. Madam chair and council members, I want to talk about the the rise of the electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in the united States. Now, that's a lot. That's a mouthful. I will say sometimes evtol I'll say sometimes air taxis when I'm talking about this. But they they are the flying vehicles. But there's also the drones that are out there today, as well as an introduction to this particular topic we wanted there. And this is a great avenue to discuss this as we just talked about transit. Now I want to talk about something new that's occurring within the transportation industry, a new mode. And so with these ev [2:39:00 PM] mode. And so with these ev tolls, they're promising a faster, quieter and cleaner travel. Cities right now are exploring ways to T to integrate these into their existing systems. And really, the main takeaway that I want to be able to leave with today is to really start to talk about the impact that this can, this technology can have on land use and land use planning, and there can be many unforeseen circumstances that that do take place with this. So we are in a new frontier right now when it comes to ev toll. There's a rapid investment that is taking place within this country. There's multiple millions of dollars that are being invested in a couple of of of companies. There's there's more than two but two major companies and [2:40:01 PM] but two major companies and their stocks are wildly going crazy at this particular time. But there's also the president also passed an executive order. That executive order is making or allowing the FAA to speed up the certification process. Now that that's huge, and you'll see that it has had an impact in the influx of dollars that have actually gone to these companies as well. And we're also seeing a huge shift also from ground based planning to looking at our vertical networks. And what I mean by that is you have companies like Amazon that are not just looking at ground transportation, they're also looking at how to do deliveries through drones. And so now we're talking about deliveries of people to one place to another, not in an airplane but in the air. And there's a lot [2:41:03 PM] in the air. And there's a lot of movement, emerging public demonstrations, as you see right here. And I'm not talking a demonstration of pose, but the companies having demonstrations. And this is what this picture is that was taken a few weeks ago in los Angeles area, where the companies are going out there doing lots of flights right now. They had their first flight going from two airports in California. As a matter of fact, we've had these evtols here in Austin at south by southwest, and they were doing flights there. So this is happening. This is real. And just wanted to give you some highlights of the things that are going on in the country. Look at the second bullet archer, which is one of the companies, major companies that's coming out with the flying taxis, unveils plans for New York City air taxi network in partnership with united [2:42:03 PM] in partnership with united airlines. So they're they're far ahead of of us. Another very important aspect of the bullet that talks about air taxis to ferry fans and vips to venues at the 2028 Los Angeles olympics. Well, they've already struck deals in the olympics. Flying taxis are going to be transporting athletes, vips and others from areas in los Angeles county as the olympics is being held in Los Angeles county. The the the venues are spread far apart and so the deals have already been struck to have flying taxis that are these ev tolls to to to shuttle people. There's there's a huge deadline that's looming in th country to get these all all set and ready to go. And then as I talked about the financial situation, archer, which is the other the second largest, other company that's dealing with [2:43:06 PM] company that's dealing with these ev tolls, they raise 850 million after the trump executive order that that I talked about. So what do we have to really start thinking about is what how do these ev tolls operate? They need a place to land. And generally they land at vertiports. And so where do these landing places occur? They generally land at on rooftops and downtown areas. They will look at garage conversions for areas that they can take off and land. As a matter of fact, while I was in Dallas over five years ago, I was working with one of these companies to to look at we a heliport and how to convert that heliport into a vertiport. The vertiport has to have areas fo gathering, and generally those vertiports need to to also have some multi-modal connection for people to get to [2:44:08 PM] connection for people to get to the last mile. So there's some things from a land use standpoint that we really, truly need to start thinking about as we move forward. And this is just a rendering here of what a potential vertiport could look like, that that integrates wit the transit system that has a waiting area. And so there's so many complex items that these types of new technologies bring to the table. There's challenges with potentially zoning access. Parking is one of the other items. Land value shifts. Also retrofitting existing structures to meet aviation standards is something that in the future that we really have to start ting about. And with this new technology, there will be ripple effects. And the first one, as these vehicles [2:45:09 PM] first one, as these vehicles are called electric vertical takeoff and landing, the impact that it could have on our grid system, as we already have with ai data hubs taking so much of the the grid system's power, these areas where vertiports or Verda stops or virta hubs will take place is also an area in which these new vehicles aircraft have to charge. So it's when you're looking at the retrofitting of whether it's an airport. And generally your airports would have all the infrastructure that's necessary today, but your downtown building tops, you know, how do you get charging stations up there? How do you do you have the parking infrastructure that's necessary. Do you have the other multi-modal mobility areas, the hub right there to to get people to their last mile, and then the Verda stops. [2:46:11 PM] mile, and then the Verda stops. And this is one of the things that, you know, when, when they go elsewhere to say, a suburban community or something like that. What does that look like? Where is it going to go? How does it how is it integrated within that community? These are significant impacts that truly need to be discussed before we get to a point of having this full integration of these ev tools throughout our country, we're looking at the governance and planning. When you look at the different strata of where air is regulated right now, at that highest level you have where the commercial air operates. And then as we start to work our way down, you have the helicopters and the general aviation. Well, this next strata would be potentially where you're going to see these ev tolls. However, these ev tolls, if they're coming down to rooftops, you know, there's [2:47:11 PM] to rooftops, you know, there's a corridor that you have to start thinking about planning or that. And then as we go down further into the strata, you even have your drone systems. These are complex situations that we are going to have to get our hands around. Think about it right now of just with our planning, with our our ground network we have to deal with. Txdot all of the other agencies. And so when we get into these conversations, we're going to have more FAA, state and local agencies having to really work together to develop these standards. And we need to really start looking at how are we going to integrate this airspace and land use planning, because right now, with the strata that we have now up at the top, where the the air traffic management and the commercial, we don't [2:48:11 PM] the commercial, we don't necessarily even have the models that exist today to look at the prediction of these travel patterns and the impacts that they're going to have. As we talked about it a little bit earlier, there's another aspect of of what you could see in potentially itod. So what have been the reactions thus far? Because like I said, this is coming in. La has already inked the deal and this is coming for the olympics in 2028. And this this all comes from the los Angeles times. And there's a lot of public skepticism about the noise, safety and privacy. Even though these vehicles, aircraft, I should say are are less noisier than what would be a helicopter. But they're still concerned, especially for those who haven't seen or witnessed what the ev tolls are. They're always going to be skeptical about this. And those [2:49:12 PM] about this. And those communities are right now dealing with their zoning and their planning boards, and they're considering rules, and they're also dealing with the aspect of, you know, they want their their communities to embrace innovation, but they are looking at the community well-being. And I think what's really important for these communities and for our community specifically, is to look at the lessons from history. Our transportation network has grown. Our transportation network has had some major milestones as well. And one of those major milestones that has happened, it's happened through the advancement of our highway network. And I think we really need to look at with the national highway system, what happened. And with that national highway system, there were unintended consequences. Or maybe they were intended by some, I don't know, but there were consequences to it. And there were inequities that existed. And we have this [2:50:13 PM] existed. And we have this opportunity, as we know, we're probably not going to see this until 2028. We can take this time to proactively start to plan. And I want to give you an example, and this is a personal example of how these lessons of how our transportation network can have a negative effect on a community. Now, my grandparents came to Detroit from Arkansas and Mississippi in the 1940s. Why? They cam dit and many of the rust belt cities for jobs. Great payjobs in the auto industry, union jobs in the auto industry that that provided them with a great quality of life, living in these wonderful neighborhoods that were walkable, that were areas that, you know, we could model today where you didn't need to have a car to get to woeverything that you [2:51:15 PM] woeverything that you needed was there. No, no deserts of not being able to define groceries. And so here's a map of Detroit, and you will see some red lines that are on this map. But you look look at the density of the city of Detroit prior to prior to the national highway system. I don't kn if you know this, but the city of Detroit at that time was the fourth largest city in the United States before the freeway system came in. But take a really hard look at where those lines are. Those lines are where the freeway sits today. Those lines are areas where my grandparents lived, and those lines are going through areas that were predominantly black, predominantly people of color. And when tho F freeways came in, and I just wanted to show you a little example. This is [2:52:17 PM] little example. This is paradise valley in the city of Detroit. Thriving area, lots of activity, people out on the street, everything you needed to to have there. And the homes are right behind here. So people could walk to to where they needed to go. Thriving area. Well, that freeway came right through those areas in the red that I that I showed you. Look at the picture up top. That's before those freeways came in. Look at the picture at the bottom. When you have something that goes through the heart of a community, it will die and it died. And I'm not saying it dies immediately, but it will. And this is what happened to that area and thisarea. Even today, stands at a point where it doesn't look like how it used to. But the main thing, not only it looks different, it feels different. The sense of community is not [2:53:17 PM] The sense of community is not there was not there. And this story that I'm telling you right now happened throughout the country with this highway system, we cannot afford to make those same mistakes. And this is this is one of the factories right here, as you can see, that people used to be able to walk to. And if I if they had a picture just a little bit to the right of where that is, that's where you'll see the freeway that went through that, that neighborhood there which killed that neighborhood. So I say this, I say this, and I'm so excited to be here in Austin because we have phenomenal leadership with you all. And we have to to really approach this in a way that is going to be followed through the the five E's. We have to look at this from an empathy standpoint, [2:54:18 PM] from an empathy standpoint, understand what our community impacts will potentially be by a new technology. I support technology, I'm going to tell you I'm a technology wonk. I love it, but we have to look at the impacts that this can have, and we need to make sure that we're planning for this correctly from an ethics standpoint, ensure that there's transparency, ensure that there's fairness. As we look at how these systems can develop, making sure there's excellence, that we set a number one priority safety for all, safety for those on the ground, safety that are there in the air and making sure that the design standards are are followed. Engagement, not only engaging with our with our community, but also engaging with the, the, the industry. I think it's important to work with the industry. And here's another one of the historic examples that we have today. Look at the autonomous vehicle situation, [2:55:19 PM] autonomous vehicle situation, the autonomous vehicle. And this is in many areas. They came we didn't work wit them and they went and got their regulations. Now we can't regulate. We have no authority. I'd rather sit with them across the table now and help to develop this technology where it doesn't harm ou cities and our community. So I think that engagement is important and equity. We have to look at this and make sure that, hey, if we're we're going to have this type of technology in our cities, we're promoting access for all of our communities as well. Very important not to leave out anybody. And so what's the future outlook of these ev tools? As I've talked about, they're coming. They're coming. It's not a matter of of when. It's a matter of how they're going to be coming across this country. And you're going to see, like I said, in 28 for the olympics, they will be here. The administration at [2:56:21 PM] be here. The administration at the federal level is already cleared, a pathway for this. And so there are some things that we can do. FAA right now has developed. And this came through. The secretary of transportation is developing a new ev tool and advanced air mobility integration pilot program designed to test and integrate new aircraft into the national airspace. This program is is is going to help to develop the regulatory framework through a public private partnerships. So there's an opportunity for the city potentially to be a part of that. I don't know how the selections will be made, but I would I would love to be a part of the discussions instead of having something just be thrust upon us as a community. So as we prepare for takeoff, the call for action that I do have [2:57:21 PM] call for action that I do have is our cities. We really must get proactive in addressing our land use and our infrastructure impacts that that this new technology could have. We can't repeat the same mistakes that happened with the highway system, and we need to try to integrate our planning into the long range transportation and zoning documents, because we have, as I imagined, Austin mobility plans are coming up and ultimately collaborate with the with the aviation community, with the utilities, with our community, and make sure we are a part of the process. And the process doesn't just, you know, affect our community. I think the future of these flying vehicles is now and now is our opportunity to really start to open up that discussion. I am open to any questions that you may have. [2:58:21 PM] may have. >> All right. Well, we only have limited capacity to be able to close out this item. We've got just a22 minutes, less than two minutes left of our time in here. Why don't you go ahead and kick. >> It off? I promise you won't even be a question. I just heard you imply that there could be some land use and or zoning considerations around the jetsons taxis, so I just my hope is that you'll be in touch with the office, and we'll start having some discussions for housing and planning committee purposes. >> Absolutely. That's why I wanted to I wanted to start the conversation off today so we can have future conversations about this. >> About the future. >> Yeah. We appreciate being made aware of this. I know there's always the delicate balance of trying to work within different levels of government. You know, the city of Austin may not have control over everything. We'd love to have control over. I first and foremost will care most about safety issues. I've seen the way people operate vehicles out on the roads, and I am very fearful that there could be [2:59:21 PM] fearful that there could be some situations where some of these air taxis, you know, accidentally bump into each other. What does that look? You know, I'm just we don't have to answer that right now, but I'm just very concerned that things are going to be falling out of the sky. And I think that's not something that anybody wants here in Austin, Texas. But I'm aware that there are different levers and mechanisms that we have between the federal and the state level that we have to be able to work with and in between. So I agree with you. I hope we can right the wrongs of the past and make better decisions, you know, as a nation, on how we get from point a to point B, how we do that safely. We just were able to celebrate ten years of vision zero, which is very exciting. You know, it's a program that is meant to keep people safe as they commute about our town. And I appreciate your focus on this to really understand it, unpack it, and try to make sure that we get the best of the best out of a program like this. Are there any other final comments? We've still got future items and things like that to get through? I don't think so. [3:00:22 PM] through? I don't think so. Thank you hcm Rogers. We appreciate it. All right. That will take us to our city of Austin mobility report. If there's no formal presentation I may just read the read the headlines. There is some information about the future of sixth street itself and what we want to do to make sure that that street is safe for folks, what the car and pedestrian and bicycle access for that area looks like. So that survey is still live and online. City of Austin and capmetro celebrate infrastructure improvements at Maynor and 51st street. Great news hike and bike trail has some detours in place due to the construction on I-35. I know they're doing some water quality work in that area, and it's affecting the trail access. Help teach students about bicycles by becoming a bike club assistant volunteer. There's a lot of great bike clubs and bike busses that are being coordinated throughout town, that are really bringing a lot of joy to the kids, and so I really want to make sure that those are highlighted as [3:01:24 PM] that those are highlighted as we move through the beginnings of the school year and city slickers. City seeks employee input on commuting habits. Airport boulevard has some project updates. Ross road has construction updates. West Mary and evergreen roundabout updates. Austin-bergstrom international airport is doing new public art installation and a number of other community resources that are linked in that director's report, so there's a lot of great work happening that takes us to future items. I won't read the long bucket list, but just know that I meet me and my team meet with city staff on a very regular basis to help address what are the next pressing topics for us to put on our mobility committee agendas. I know that council member vela had brought one thing up that he was thinking about, that he wanted to address on future items. >> Thank you chair. And I know we've had the the the scooter kind of we closed the scooter market and at the time we had I think four companies and I know [3:02:25 PM] think four companies and I know we're down to to two companies and I would at some point like to to talk about that and see where we are when we're going to open it up again, what it's going to look like, and even where the scooters are going to go, that, that kind of of stuff like that. So I just wanted to kind of put that out there for a future item. >> I think that's great. We'll add it to the list. I know that about probably a year ago, I think, is when we said, hey, there's about 3000 devices that are deployed out here that are dockless mobility. And so there was a big conversation around curbside management. What does that look like? As as I've researched what other cities are doing that is having a little more success is, you know, where do you actually put the scooter and people are putting them in the bike racks, and then it's hard to get the scooter out of the way so that you can put your bike there. And so I think there's some good conversations to be had. But I'm also curious about what what is the current number of scooters deployed in the area. And I think it's probably timely, given that south by [3:03:25 PM] timely, given that south by southwest will not have a convention center for March, and that will probably look a little more decentralized. I'm just guessing. I have no information about what their plan is, but without a convention center, obviously there has to be some other plan, and I think scooters are going to be a part of that conversation. So we'll just flag that in our long list of future items. But on that note, it is 3:03 P.M. And I will adjourn the mobility committee for October 2025. Thank you all for being here.