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Share your experience with transit and mobility and help everyone move freely in Austin.

How do you get to and from the grocery store? What does it mean for you to live a healthy life? Whatever your experience about getting around Austin is - we want to hear it!

In addition to your experience, we would like to know how mobility and transit (by car, bus, walking, biking, or scooter) help you connect with the people and places that are most important to your health.

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How about free bus rides for everyone all of the time?

Free Public Transit

How about free bus rides for everyone all of the time?

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Carl Webb

1 hour ago

Why not work towards less need for repair, and better systems that are not in defiance of state posted speed limits.

Hovering vehicle shift.

Why not work towards less need for repair, and better systems that are not in defiance of state posted speed limits.

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Robert P Tweed

9 hours ago

ACCU911 very accurately locates 911 callers from mobile devices in buildings and structures.

ACCUrately locate 911 callers

ACCU911 very accurately locates 911 callers from mobile devices in buildings and structures.

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Michael Swisher

9 hours ago

Advocacy for increased # of buses per route (should be at most a 10 min wait), #bus stops, diversifying routes for travel ease

Recent Journey

Advocacy for increased # of buses per route (should be at most a 10 min wait), #bus stops, diversifying routes for travel ease

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Marissa Anne Ayala

11 hours ago

Mr. Bill K

Differential workday start times

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Bill King

Updated on 17:40, Jul 14, 2019

Several creeks wind their way through East Austin. Let's make a system of trails alongside them! Safe, beautiful creek pathways for people.

Creeks: Underused Urban Trails

Several creeks wind their way through East Austin. Let's make a system of trails alongside them! Safe, beautiful creek pathways for people.

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Bryce Benton

Updated on 12:40, Jul 13, 2019

Austin's largest mobility issue is North / South - 3 Choke points (Not including IH-35) are major contributing factors to these problems

The New North/South Deal

Austin's largest mobility issue is North / South - 3 Choke points (Not including IH-35) are major contributing factors to these problems

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Luke Thompson

10:03, Jul 13, 2019

Start today

Save grace

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Ahmad Omesh

05:33, Jul 13, 2019

Speed bumps, at $15K a piece, are a draconian approach to speed mitigation; Remove them

Remove Speed Bumps and Speed Cushions

Speed bumps, at $15K a piece, are a draconian approach to speed mitigation; Remove them

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M W

21:32, Jul 12, 2019

Do you want to ride a bike, but don't want to get killed on the road or breath in car exhaust? Let's move the bike lanes into neighborhoods

Nestle Bike lanes into neighborhood streets, not major thoroughfares

Do you want to ride a bike, but don't want to get killed on the road or breath in car exhaust? Let's move the bike lanes into neighborhoods

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M W

17:08, Jul 12, 2019

Back in 2012, most of the Austin surface roads were 4 lanes. Now they have nearly all been reduced to 2 lanes with center turn lanes.

Bring Back 4 Lane Roads that have been replaced with 2 lane roads

Back in 2012, most of the Austin surface roads were 4 lanes. Now they have nearly all been reduced to 2 lanes with center turn lanes.

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M W

Updated on 12:01, Jul 13, 2019

I notice that some bus stops are literally less than 500 feet apart. Two stops on 1 block seems excessive.

Remove Extraneous Bus Stops

I notice that some bus stops are literally less than 500 feet apart. Two stops on 1 block seems excessive.

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M W

15:58, Jul 12, 2019

Triple or Quadruple the city's bus fleet

Expand Bus Fleet

Triple or Quadruple the city's bus fleet

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Carol Landry

15:38, Jul 12, 2019

Require businesses to contribute to traffic plan when they are permitted to develop business in a high traffic area.

Business Involvement

Require businesses to contribute to traffic plan when they are permitted to develop business in a high traffic area.

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Carol Landry

15:32, Jul 12, 2019

More roundabouts

Consider adding more roundabouts instead of traffic lights. Study shows they increase safety: https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Safety/roundabouts

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Carol Landry

Updated on 15:31, Jul 12, 2019

Does every person have to show up exactly at 8 a.m.?? Staggered start could help to eliminate peaks by using AI with traffic metering.

Staggered Start - Use AI with traffic measuring to suggest best "time of departure"

Does every person have to show up exactly at 8 a.m.?? Staggered start could help to eliminate peaks by using AI with traffic metering.

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M W

13:47, Jul 12, 2019

Calculate each worker's commuting miles, and create an incentive program for each telecommuting mile traveled instead.

Tax Incentives for Telecommuting Miles

Calculate each worker's commuting miles, and create an incentive program for each telecommuting mile traveled instead.

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M W

13:41, Jul 12, 2019

Austin's lights are statically timed, and run exactly the same program regardless of what time of day it is. Create time weighted programs.

Static Light Timing - Weighted for Time of Day

Austin's lights are statically timed, and run exactly the same program regardless of what time of day it is. Create time weighted programs.

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M W

13:26, Jul 12, 2019

Originally I-35 Feeder Roads had 3 through lanes. At some point, this was changed to 2 Through Lanes, and a Dedicated Left Turn Lane.

Revert I-35 Feeder Roads back to 3 Through Lanes

Originally I-35 Feeder Roads had 3 through lanes. At some point, this was changed to 2 Through Lanes, and a Dedicated Left Turn Lane.

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M W

13:17, Jul 12, 2019

Stagger Speed Limits - Place new signs where the far left lane's speed is 75 MPH , the middle lane is 70 MPH, and the right lane 65 MPH.

Staggered Speed Limits per Lane

Stagger Speed Limits - Place new signs where the far left lane's speed is 75 MPH , the middle lane is 70 MPH, and the right lane 65 MPH.

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M W

13:01, Jul 12, 2019

Keeping Austin green! Reducing traffic will help to improve the quality of air, improve transportation times, reduce stress, etc.

Life balance

Keeping Austin green! Reducing traffic will help to improve the quality of air, improve transportation times, reduce stress, etc.

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Juan Rosas

15:24, Jul 11, 2019

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