Tomorrow's Transportation

From Impact News, May 8, 2009...

Austin ranks highest in traffic congestion of all medium-sized population groups, or cities with fewer than one million people, according to the Texas Transportation Institute’s biannual Urban Mobility Report. And the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce’s 2007 Take on Traffic campaign reports 70 cars are being added to Central Texas’ roadways each day.

“Austin grows a lot faster than most cities our size ... so if we continue to grow without building more capacity, congestion will only get worse,” said Sheryl Cole, Austin city councilwoman and Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization board member.

The City of Austin is looking at several ways to reduce traffic congestion:

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4 Austin intersections among 100 worst traffic bottlenecks

From KEYE, February 25, 2009...

It may not be a surprise, but four of the city's intersections rank among the nation's 100 worst traffic bottlenecks...

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Austin offramps two of the worst bottlenecks in the country

From Austin Business Journal, June 17, 2008...

A pair of I-35 exits in Austin are the two worst bottlenecks in the state, according to a recent study.

Kirkland, Wash.-based Inrix, which provides traffic information to MapQuest, Microsoft Corp. and other customers, ranked the nation's 100 most congested cities and 100 worst traffic bottlenecks.

The study ranked exit 235 to Martin Luther King Boulevard and 19th St. the worst in Texas and 62nd worst in the country. The 0.35-mile stretch is congested 34 hours per week, slowing commuters to an average speed of 9.8 miles per hour when congested.

Exit 233, to Riverside Drive, was the state's second-worst and 75th worst in the nation, with vehicles traveling an average of 17.1 miles per hour during 57 congested hours per week.

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Austin Ranked As Most Congested City

From KXAN.com January 25, 2008...


Austinites are spending more and more time stuck in traffic.

The Texas Transportation Institute's Urban Mobility Report ranked Austin as the most congested city of its size.

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