The Austin Strategic Mobility Plan should be the focus of next year’s City transportation bond, not (necessarily) Project Connect.
Existing and envisioned mode share from the adopted Austin Strategic Mobility Plan
Presently, there is an expectation that City Council will place a substantial transportation-focused bond on next year's ballot …
[MORE]In the wake of an obvious mapping error, the CapMetro CEO dodges requests for data transparency and a public version control system.
An overview of the East Riverside corridor, according to the latest Project Connect "flipbook"
A week ago, I wrote a piece highlighting some unexplained changes in the right-of-way …
[MORE]A zany map highlights Project Connect’s transparency problems.
On March 4th, City Council and the Capital Metro Board of Directors held a joint meeting to receive briefings on the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, Project Connect, and the corridor investments resulting from the successful 2016 mobility bond referendum.
In preparation …
[MORE]We aspire to solve mobility challenges. We do not actually plan to do so.
On Monday, March 4th, a joint work session of the Austin City Council and Capital Metro Board of Directors was held to discuss the status of the Austin Strategic Mobility "Plan" (ASMP), Project Connect, and the …
[MORE]Early electric Autonomous Bus Rapid Transit (ART) models have exhibited progress on self-driving. There are no demonstrations of urban ART "platooning" or dynamic, real-time route-changing.
Theoretically, vehicle-to-vehicle communication enables ART proximity at light-rail speeds, boosting the capacity ceiling for the mode.
What is Autonomous Business Rapid Transit?
At the moment …
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