/tags/mobility Mobility en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2022-04-01/dont-expect-traffic-problems-around-circuit-of-the-americas-to-be-fixed-anytime-soon A new push for improvements following a traffic jam at the Rolling Stones concert is moving ahead, but a major road leading to COTA isn't scheduled to be widened until the next decade. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2022-04-01/dont-expect-traffic-problems-around-circuit-of-the-americas-to-be-fixed-anytime-soon Nathan Bernier /transportation/2021-03-23/americas-roads-are-getting-deadlier-and-fatality-rates-are-worse-for-minorities A new report warns that pedestrian deaths per mile driven soared in the first half of the year, with the death rate likely to see the largest one-year increase in 2020. Tue, 23 Mar 2021 23:04:27 GMT /transportation/2021-03-23/americas-roads-are-getting-deadlier-and-fatality-rates-are-worse-for-minorities Camila Domonoske /transportation/2020-12-11/move-over-cars-bike-lanes-are-coming-to-a-section-of-south-lamar The changes are part of the road adjustments voters approved in the 2016 mobility bond. Construction is expected to start early next year. Fri, 11 Dec 2020 23:04:18 GMT /transportation/2020-12-11/move-over-cars-bike-lanes-are-coming-to-a-section-of-south-lamar Audrey McGlinchy /transportation/2017-06-21/austin-unveils-new-guide-for-the-future-of-street-design Austin is in the process of adopting several plans that will guide the future of development and transportation in the region. The city revealed a new� Wed, 21 Jun 2017 12:32:49 GMT /transportation/2017-06-21/austin-unveils-new-guide-for-the-future-of-street-design Syeda Carrillo /austin/2017-04-10/austin-launches-initiative-to-redesign-congress-avenue For Austin visitors, it’s hard to beat the iconic view of the Texas Capitol from Congress Avenue. But for those who live and work along the corridor, the� Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2017-04-10/austin-launches-initiative-to-redesign-congress-avenue Syeda Carrillo /austin/2016-07-22/are-austins-sidewalks-curing-cancer-no-preventing-it-maybe Could streets be like doctors? A streetlight that diagnoses an ulcerous colon, or sidewalk that administers chemotherapy?That question is what Austin City� Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:15:28 GMT /austin/2016-07-22/are-austins-sidewalks-curing-cancer-no-preventing-it-maybe Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2016-07-11/cap-metro-takes-down-social-media-post-that-referenced-a-2013-barton-springs-drowning In the photo, a curly-haired woman stares into the camera wearing a red lifeguard bathing suit, holding a long, red rectangular flotation device over her� Tue, 12 Jul 2016 04:39:58 GMT /austin/2016-07-11/cap-metro-takes-down-social-media-post-that-referenced-a-2013-barton-springs-drowning /transportation/2015-11-20/colorado-based-group-partners-with-city-to-plan-for-mobility-transformation Employees of a Colorado-based non-profit will soon move to Austin to begin studying the city’s various commuting woes as part of a partnership finalized� Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:27:02 GMT /transportation/2015-11-20/colorado-based-group-partners-with-city-to-plan-for-mobility-transformation Audrey McGlinchy /transportation/2012-04-16/americans-do-not-walk-the-walk-and-thats-a-growing-problem "Americans now walk the least of any industrialized nation in the world," says writer Tom Vanderbilt. A reliance on cars, combined with a lack of sidewalks, means that what started as a push for convenience has become a difficult problem. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:18:00 GMT /transportation/2012-04-16/americans-do-not-walk-the-walk-and-thats-a-growing-problem Bill Chappell