OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY. Comment and Response Report For The 183 North Mobility Project Open House July 8, 2014

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1 OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY Comment and Response Report For The 183 North Mobility Project Open House July 8, 2014 U.S. Highway 183 (US 183) from SH 45 North to MoPac Travis and Williamson counties, Texas Prepared for Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Texas Department of Transportation, and Federal Highway Administration July 2014

2 OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY Table of Contents Open House Summary Report...1 Comment and Response Report...9 List of Attachments Attachment A Attachment B Attachment C Attachment D Attachment E Attachment F Attachment G Attachment H Attachment I Attachment J Attachment K Advertisement of Open House Additional Open House Notification Open House Media Coverage Open House Informational Boards Open House Photographs Open House Handout Materials Open House Sign-In Sheets Community Survey Information Virtual Open House Information Written Comments Received Court Reporter Transcript

3 OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY On July 8, 2014, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority), in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), hosted an Open House for the 183 North Mobility Project. The Open House was held on July 8, 2014 from 4-7 p.m. at Westwood High School, Mellow Meadow Drive, Austin, TX The purpose of the Open House was to provide the public with an opportunity to discuss, review, and provide input on the Purpose and Need that had been refined using public input and additional data, the criteria used to evaluate the preliminary alternatives, and the recommended alternative. STUDY SUMMARY The 183 North Mobility Project will thoroughly analyze an eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac and determine the best options for managing congestion, as well as improving transit reliability and emergency response times. Purpose (What are we trying to do?) Facilitate congestion management in the corridor Provide a reliable route for transit Facilitate reliable emergency response Need (What problem are we trying to address?) Increasing congestion is causing unreliable operations 1 Page The Problem: o Average annual daily traffic on US 183 is approximately 144,000 vehicles south of SH 45N and 192,000 vehicles near Braker Lane. (CDM Smith, 2014) o Due to the traffic volumes cited above, the US 183 corridor frequently becomes congested, leading to stop-and-go conditions and delays. o In 2013, average morning southbound speeds on US 183 were approximately 43 mph between SH 45N and MoPac. Average northbound speeds in the afternoon were 31 mph from MoPac to Duval Road and 50 mph from Duval Road to SH 45N. (CDM Smith, 2014) o Under the No Build scenario, in 2035, average morning southbound speeds on US 183 are projected to be approximately 10 mph between SH 45N and MoPac. Average northbound speeds in the afternoon are

4 o o projected to be 10 mph from MoPac to Duval Road and 14 mph from Duval Road to SH 45N. (CDM Smith, 2014) Because of a 30% increase in travel times, Capital Metro does not operate routes along this roadway during peak travel times. (Capital Metro, 2014) Congestion creates conflicts for emergency responders traveling to incidents and medical facilities. PRELIMINARY ALTERNATIVES General Purpose Lanes Standard travel lanes available for use by all types of vehicles High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes Traffic lanes reserved during peak travel times or longer for vehicles with a driver and one or more passengers, including carpools, vanpools and transit buses Express Lanes Special separated lanes that are designed to remain congestion free Utilize variable tolls to manage the amount of traffic in the lane Tolls increase when traffic is heavy and decrease when traffic is light Transportation System Management (TSM) Does not increase capacity Low cost strategies to enhance safety, manage congestion, and improve traffic flow Examples include: ramp metering, traffic signal synchronization, incident management, bus pullouts, intersection improvements Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Does not increase capacity Strategies to manage or decrease demand for auto-related travel and/or alternatives to single-occupant vehicles (transit, carpool, vanpool, bicycle) Can include incentives/disincentives, including: congestion pricing, high occupancy vehicle lanes, alternative work environments No Build Proposed improvements would not be constructed; assumes all other projects in the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization s plan would be constructed 2 Page

5 EVALUATION CRITERIA Alternative Does the Alternative Meet the Purpose and Need for the Project? Facilitate congestion Provide a reliable management in the corridor route for transit Facilitate reliable emergency response Transportation System Management (TSM)* N N N Transportation Demand Management (TMD)* N N N Add Two High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes in Each Direction Y Y Y Add Two General Purpose (GP) Lanes in Each Direction Y N N Add Two Express Lanes (EL) in Each Direction Y Y Y No Build N N N Alternatives that meet Purpose and Need * Although TDM and TSM are not being advanced, some of these strategies may be incorporated as part of the Express Lanes alternative HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANES Although HOV Lanes meet the Purpose and Need for the project, they will not be carried forward as the recommended alternative due to the following reasons: HOV lanes are often under-utilized in off-peak periods. (FHWA, 2007) HOV lanes that allow vehicles with two or more passengers are over-utilized. (Burris, 2006) HOV lanes that limit access to vehicles with three or more passengers are underutilized. (Burris, 2006) Traffic projections for the US 183 corridor indicate that HOV Lanes allowing two or more passengers per vehicle would be under-utilized in 2035, carrying 13% less people than the Express Lanes alternative during peak periods. (CDM Smith, 2014) Reliability on HOV lanes cannot be assured without a variable toll pricing component to ensure a minimum average speed or without limiting vehicles to three or more passengers, which would result in an under-utilized facility. Enforcement is costly and difficult because there is no reliable electronic enforcement technology to ensure single-occupant vehicles do not enter the HOV lanes. Violation rates as high as 40% have been observed on HOV lanes. (TxDOT, 2009) Physical enforcement of HOV lanes by police leads to increased congestion on general purpose lanes due to on-looker delays. (Texas Transportation Institute, 2003)...automatic technologies have not yet met reliability and field accuracy requirements required for operational deployment. (FHWA, 2007) Departments of Transportation across the country are converting HOV lanes to either Express Lanes or High Occupancy Toll lanes. As of spring 2013, 24 conversions had been completed or were planned. (Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2013) 3 Page

6 RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE The Express Lanes Alternative best meets the Purpose and Need of the project by: Using variable toll pricing to keep traffic moving in the Express Lanes, even if adjacent lanes are congested. Providing non-tolled, free flowing reliable routes and dependable travel times for public transit buses and registered carpools. Facilitating reliable emergency response by allowing emergency vehicles to drive toll-free in the Express Lanes, so they can bypass congestion as quickly as possible. The No Build Alternative is also being carried forward for further study. OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION LEGAL NOTICES AND ADVERTISEMENTS A ten day legal notice was published June 28, 2014 in the Austin American-Statesman for the July 8, 2014 Open House. Display advertisements were published in Community Impact Cedar Park/Leander on June 19, 2014, Community Impact Northwest Austin on June 26, 2014, Hill Country News on June 26, 2014 and Liberty Hill Independent on June 26, Copies of the legal notice, display ads, tearsheets and affidavits are included in Attachment A. ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS In addition to legal notices and display advertisements in area newspapers, various methods were used to provide notice of the Open House to the public. Stakeholder Database E-Newsletters and Notices An E-newsletter announcing the Open House was sent on June 10, It provided information on the time and date of Open House, study area, Open House location, the concurrent Virtual Open House, and a link to complete a short online survey. It was distributed to 1,334 addresses from the project stakeholder database. An notification was distributed to 1,338 addresses from the stakeholder database on June 27, 2014, and to 1,363 addresses on July 14, 2014 advertising the online Virtual Open House. An form the Mobility Authority was sent on June 25, 2014 to 95 elected officials, representing constituents within the project study area, advising them of the upcoming Open House. 4 Page

7 Website and Twitter Information The 183 North Mobility Project website ( was advertised in all outreach efforts as an additional source of information on Open House and Virtual Open House information, including the date, time, location and purpose. A Promoted Twitter Campaign ran from June 30, 2014 through July 18, 2014, resulting in 719 engagements. Other Outreach Information was shared with various neighborhoods and stakeholder organizations for posting to various community calendars and sharing via their networks. In addition, bike and pedestrian stakeholders were given a tour of the project study area by the project team on July 7, Variable moveable message signs promoting the Open House were displayed northbound and southbound on the US 183 project study area. Media Alerts Media alerts were issued to local TV stations, radio, and newspapers. Copies of the notices and outreach methods are included in Attachment B. MEDIA COVERAGE There were several local news articles about the Open House. The media coverage is included in Attachment C. OPEN HOUSE DATE, LOCATION, FORMAT, BOARDS AND MAPS The Open House was held on July 8, 2014, in the Westwood High School cafeteria, Mellow Meadow Drive, Austin, Texas The meeting was held from 4-7 p.m. utilizing an Open House, come-and-go format where the public was able to review project exhibits and discuss the environmental study process with project staff. Twenty-seven informational boards were displayed in the center of the room for public viewing. Behind the informational boards, a large conceptual map with cross streets designated was displayed for public viewing. Project team members were positioned around the map to answer questions. In addition, representatives from the Mobility Authority, TxDOT, and the project team were positioned around the room to answer questions. Members of the project team greeted the public as they signed in and acted as personal guides. In addition, representatives from the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), MoPac Improvement Project, Project Connect (Capital Metro), and the Loop 360 project (TxDOT), were present to provide information about their respective projects. Tables and chairs were provided so attendees could have a place to fill out comment forms and surveys. Boxes were available on the tables and at the sign-in table for attendees to leave their completed comment and survey forms. A court reporter was also available to transcribe comments from attendees who desired to give their input verbally. 5 Page

8 The informational display boards are included in Attachment D. Photographs of the Open House are included in Attachment E. REGISTRATION AND HANDOUTS Upon arrival at the Open House, attendees were asked to sign in and were offered a set of handouts which included: Fact Sheet Comment Form Community Survey Form Sign Up for Updates Form Virtual Open House Information The Open House handout materials are available in Attachment F. ATTENDANCE A total of 98 individuals signed in from the general public. Amy Rister, representing Texas House of Representative Tony Dale, attended the Open House, as did Cedar Park City Councilman Corbin Van Arsdale. Sign-in sheets for the Open House are included in Attachment G. COMMUNITY SURVEY A total of 47 individuals participated in the Community Survey between July 8 and July 19, Twelve surveys were submitted in writing at the Open House and 35 surveys were completed online. A copy of the tabulated survey responses to each question is included in Attachment H. VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE The Virtual Open House was available for public viewing on the project website ( from July 8 July 18, The Virtual Open House recorded 396 unique page views. 161 of the views were directed to the site through Twitter, according to Google Analytics. The Virtual Open House provided links where participants could submit official comments and fill out the Community Survey (via survey website SurveyMonkey). The Virtual Open House also included each exhibit that was available at the in-person Open House for view as a PDF file. A report from the website s developer showed how many downloads of the exhibits occurred in order of popularity. Copies of the Google Analytics report and screen shots of the Virtual Open House are attached as Attachment I. OFFICIAL PUBLIC COMMENT SUMMARY The official public comment period opened on June 19, 2014 and ended on July 18, The public was able to provide official comments in multiple ways: 6 Page

9 Submitting a written comment form at the Open House Providing a verbal comment to the court reporter at the Open House Mailing a written comment to Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, c/o 183 North Mobility Project, 3300 North IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, Texas, Faxing a comment to Submitting a comment through the website at A total of 202 comments were received during the official comment period (June 19, 2014 July 18, 2014) for the Open House held on July 8, The project team received 187 comments via webmail and 14 written comments were submitted at the Open House. No verbal comments were provided to the court reporter at the Open House. No comments were submitted via fax or mail. Some of the comments received covered multiple topics. Bicycle/Pedestrian 155 of the comments received included references to bicycle/pedestrian accommodations. 154 were supportive of bicycle/pedestrian accommodations. 99 specifically mentioned or made reference to a continuous Shared Use Path (SUP) along the length of the project. 52 did not specifically mention an SUP, but did ask for bicycle and/or pedestrian improvements of some kind. 17 stated that a bicycle/pedestrian connection between central and north Austin is needed. Tolling 26 of the comments received included references to tolling, toll roads and/or managed lanes. 25 expressed negative views. One was okay with tolling, but suggested we consider a managed lane concept dubbed, No Exit Express. Ramp Operations Eight of the comments included criticisms of or suggestions for improving existing ramp operations. Transit Eight of the comments received included references to transit, bus and/or rail with only one comment that expressed a negative view. Express Lanes Seven comments cited the Express Lanes alternative, four that expressed support. MoPac Interchange Four comments were received regarding the US 183/MoPac interchange. Two of the comments suggested that the existing direct connector from SB US 183 to SB MoPac be improved or widened to two or three lanes. 7 Page

10 Other Other than the themes described above, a variety of concerns and opinions were received, some of which were not relevant to the project study area. Comment forms and webmail submissions are available as Attachment J. The Court Reporter transcript is included in Attachment K. 8 Page

11 COMMENT AND RESPONSE REPORT # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 1 Abell Hill Web Mail 7/18/14 Build a bicycle/pedestrian multi-use path adjacent to any and all improvements on US 183. Would like a shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 2 Abrams John Web Mail 7/18/14 I'd support this project so long as it provides for separate, safe pathways for bikes the full length of the route. thanks. Would like a separate continuous shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 11 Page

12 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 3 Adcock Jim Web Mail 7/14/14 It appears that the "Recommended" solution further stratifies the public transportation system into a two-tier system - a fast lane for the wealthy and a slow lane for everyone else, despite the fact that everyone pays taxes and (theoretically) the infrastructure is supposed to benefit all citizens equally. Does not want a toll road. Choke points are caused by lane reductions (4 lanes to 3 lanes). Would like at least four continuous lanes throughout the corridor. The 183 North Mobility Project launched in August Since then, the project team has been conducting detailed analysis of the congestion problems in the US 183 corridor (on the main lanes and access roads), including lane configurations, interchange and intersection operations, and the operations and locations of existing ramps. The team is currently determining what improvements can be made as part of this project. Further, the "Recommended" solution appears to continue the real existing problem of choke points where the number of lanes reduce in areas that need continued lanes going from four lanes to three lanes going north from MoPac (at about Breaker - and, oddly, back to four at about Spicewood Springs); and going south from 620 (just before Spicewood Springs). Basically there are four lanes north of Spicewood Springs where it isn't needed, and three where a fourth is needed. A simple solution would be to remove the bottlenecks by standardizing on at least four lanes the entire distance, or even five south of Oak Knoll. Additionally, toll roads cost everyone more, as they require additional infrastructure to prevent entry except at designated toll collection points (even if the toll "collection" is electronic), the construction of said toll collection points, a billing and collection system to collect the tolls (and punish people who attempt to use the tollways without paying), and, since the state doesn't see fit to do all this itself, a margin of profit on top of all of that for private contractors to run the system on behalf of the state. Spending additional money unnecessarily (sometimes known as "WASTING MONEY" to just about everyone) on top of creating a system that only benefits some (despite its being a public system) is not a workable solution for the our great state. GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARDS PLEASE. The purpose of the project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. The preliminary alternatives considered as part of the 183 North Mobility Project included General Purpose Lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, Express Lanes, Transportation System Management, Transportation Demand Management, and No Build. After reviewing the preliminary alternatives using the Purpose and Need for the project and other criteria, the project team has recommended that two alternatives advance for further study, including tolled Express Lanes and the No Build (do nothing scenario), which must be carried forward in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Express Lanes alternative proposes adding two new lanes in each direction in the existing median of US 183. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, only new capacity that is added would be tolled. The same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. If general purpose lanes were constructed instead of Express Lanes, latent traffic demand would quickly fill these lanes, and they would become congested like existing general purpose lanes on US 183 North. Construction of these lanes would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. 12 Page

13 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 4 Amiton Rian Web Mail 7/18/14 Please make sure to integrate into the design a continuous and safe off-street bike/pedestrian path. These often parallel highways in other cities, and they are wildly popular. It's time the Austin area did the same. Would like a continuous, separated shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 5 Anderson Leo Web Mail 7/18/14 I support the 183N Mobility project with toll lanes as long as I get a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. I bicycle every day from my home in North Austin and getting around North Austin as well as getting to down town is a patch work of streets. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Thank you for your consideration. 6 Anderson Sue Web Mail 7/18/14 The 183North project needs to include a shareduse path along its entire length. This transportation improvement is not **complete** until it accommodates all modes of transportation, including the active modes of walking and cycling. Those of us who live right alongside of 183 use it to move among businesses and neighborhoods as well as use it to get downtown. We need to be able to safely walk and bike across 183 as well as use it's corridor to travel to destinations served by its major paved through ways. I drive and I cycle equally to get to a variety of destinations. Please get me out of my car and on my bike even more by including a bike/ped path. Thanks. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Would like safe crossings across US 183. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 13 Page

14 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 7 Anderson Teresa Web Mail 7/18/14 I am thoroughly irritated at TXDoT for only planning and designing for the car. How many times do you have to realize a mono-modal transportation system is not sustainable? Seriously. You need to plan and design for bicycles--works in every other nation in the world. Grow up and stop pandering to the construction lobby. I will protest each one of your projects that does not include a bicycle component. Project should include bicycle accommodations. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. 14 Page

15 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 8 Arbilla Laura Web Mail 7/18/14 I urge you to include a shared-use path along the whole project so that bicycle riders can have a bike connection between central and north Austin. Today US183 is a barrier between these 2 parts of town. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Wants a bicycle connection between central and north Austin. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. Additionally, I urge you to consider HOT lines that take the best of both toll and HOV lanes. Basically they are toll lanes where cars travel free if carrying more than 1 passenger. Thank you! Would like HOT lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes were considered as part of this project. Although HOV Lanes meet the Purpose and Need for the project, this alternative will not be carried forward for further study for several reasons: HOV Lanes are often under-utilized in off-peak periods. (FHWA, 2007) HOV Lanes that allow vehicles with two or more passengers are over-utilized. (Burris, 2006) HOV Lanes that limit access to vehicles with three or more passengers are underutilized. (Burris, 2006) Traffic projections for the US 183 corridor indicate that HOV Lanes allowing two or more passengers per vehicle would be under-utilized in 2035, carrying 13% less people than the Express Lanes alternative during peak periods. (CDM Smith, 2014) Reliability on HOV lanes cannot be assured without a variable toll pricing component to ensure a minimum average speed or without limiting vehicles to three or more passengers, which would result in an under-utilized facility. Enforcement is costly and difficult because there is no reliable electronic enforcement technology to ensure single-occupant vehicles do not enter the HOV Lanes. o Violation rates as high as 40% have been observed on HOV Lanes (TxDOT, 2009) o Physical enforcement of HOV Lanes by police leads to increased congestion on general purpose lanes due to on-looker delays (Texas Transportation Institute, 2003) o...automatic technologies have not yet met reliability and field accuracy requirements required for operational deployment. (FHWA, 2007) Departments of Transportation across the country are converting HOV Lanes to either Express Lanes or High Occupancy Toll lanes. As of spring 2013, 24 conversions had been completed or were planned. (Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2013) High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes operate in a very similar way to HOV lanes and would encounter the same issues as HOV lanes with regard to under-utilization, over-utilization, reliability of average speed, and enforcement. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 15 Page Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses.

16 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 9 Arnold Elizabeth Web Mail 7/18/14 Please don't forget to account for the cyclists in this project. Having a shared use bike path would allow me to cycle to work. It is not currently feasible for me to bike to work because of the detours necessary to get to bike friendly routes. Furthermore increasing the accessibility between North Austin and downtown will increase the accessibility and desirability of our neighborhoods. I wholeheartedly encourage you to include a bike, path in your plans to improve the environment and functionality of the north Austin highway corridor. Would like a shared-use path. Increase accessibility between north Austin and downtown. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 10 Bartz Chris Web Mail 7/18/14 I would love to see bicycle and pedestrian lanes along 183 to allow easier travel for bikes. But I really want more safe ways for bikes to cross 183 / 360 / MoPac. Those three highways are major barriers to get across for bikes. To get from Great Hills area to anywhere you need to cross one or more of these roads and there are not very many ways and almost all of them are on major roads or access roads to these highways. Please provide ways for bicycles and pedestrians to get across these roads. Would like a shared-use path. Would like safe ways for bikes to cross US 183, Loop 360 and MoPac. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 16 Page

17 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 11 Bateman Leslie Web Mail 7/17/14 ***Triage is very much needed. Figure out where the biggest problems are, and fix them! We don't need (or have the $$ for) a Mercedes solution (miles and miles of many lanes), we need a wellrun Chevy solution (an extra lane or two for a mile or so). ***We drive 183 in this area daily. The biggest issue is the off-ramp from 183 southbound to MoPac. There's always a jam at the off-ramp. Two lanes must funnel into one lane to get onto MoPac SB. And this is the big snarl as merging onto MoPac is such a mess. Making the on-ramp to MoPac more efficient would have a ripple effect to making the off-ramp from 183 work more smoothly. The other 183 southbound issues would thus be fairly well resolved. No need to construct miles of very expensive roadway. **** Making express buses use 183 would be a BIG HELP! That would remove quite a few cars from the hwy. And facilitate better solutions for the traffic issues. Recommends an extra lane or two. Biggest issue is the southbound off-ramp from US 183 to southbound MoPac. Make the onramp to MoPac more efficient. Would like express buses to use US 183. The purpose of the 183 North Mobility Project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. The project launched in August Since then, the project team has been conducting detailed analysis of the congestion problems in the US 183 corridor (on the main lanes and access roads), including lane configurations, interchange and intersection operations, and the operations and locations of existing ramps. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Because of traffic congestion in the corridor, Capital Metro does not currently operate routes along the US 183 North corridor during peak travel times. If Express Lanes are added to the corridor, they would provide a reliable route for public transit buses and emergency vehicles, which may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. If general purpose lanes were constructed instead of Express Lanes, latent traffic demand would quickly fill these lanes, and they would become congested like existing general purpose lanes on US 183 North. Construction of these lanes would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. Transportation Demand Management (TDM) was evaluated as a preliminary alternative. TDM refers to strategies to manage or decrease demand for auto-related travel and/or alternatives to single-occupant vehicles (transit, carpool, vanpool and bicycle). Examples include incentives/disincentives such as: Congestion pricing; High Occupancy Vehicle lanes; Alternative work environments and Telecommuting. TDM was not advanced because it would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. As part of the Express Lanes alternative, the project team is considering the addition of two, one-lane Direct Connectors at the MoPac intersection. One would link the 183 North Express Lanes to the southbound MoPac Express Lanes. The other would link the northbound MoPac Express Lanes to the 183 North Express Lanes. 17 Page

18 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 12 Benner Sophia Web Mail 7/18/14 I only support this project if a shared use path is included for pedestrians and bicyclists. Would like shared use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 13 Bertron Samuel Web Mail 7/18/14 Any further improvements to or expansion of US 183 should include shared use paths for pedestrians and bicyclists 14 Blackwell Lisa Web Mail 7/18/14 I am writing to request that a pathway for pedestrians and bicyclists is added to the plans for US 183. This project should improve neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Would like a shared-use path. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 18 Page

19 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 15 Bluewillow Aidia Web Mail 7/18/14 Please consider the needs of pedestrians and bicyclists by including a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. Enable more bike commuting and improve neighborhood connectivity instead of diminishing it. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 16 Bowden Rachel Web Mail 7/18/14 As a cyclist who is currently limited in safe routes due to lack of safe access across 183, I support this project IF a shared used path is included. The 183 North Mobility Project is a chance to add a shared-use path along the whole project. This would be a huge step toward a connection under US 183, which is currently a barrier between central and north Austin. We should not allow highway designs that reduce the livability for those who live in the corridor. I want a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Would like safe bicycle access across US 183. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Would like a connection under US 183. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 19 Page

20 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 17 Brannen Will Web Mail 7/9/14 Really? Really, more toll ways? When will the powers that be start making common sense decisions that will work to ease traffic instead of lining someone's pockets? Adding toll lanes on Mopac and 183 will only cause more congestion and opportunities for stupid people to make stupid choices where the lanes begin and end. Austin traffic is hopeless. Your 30yrs behind where the roads should be and only interested in making toll roads to bleed people and line pockets. Does not want a toll road. The purpose of the project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. The preliminary alternatives considered as part of the 183 North Mobility Project included General Purpose Lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, Express Lanes, Transportation System Management, Transportation Demand Management, and No Build. According to traffic studies, if improvements aren t constructed, in 2035, average morning southbound speeds on US 183 are projected to be approximately 10 mph between SH 45N and MoPac. Average northbound speeds in the afternoon are projected to be 10 mph from MoPac to Duval and 14 mph from Duval to SH 45N. Traffic congestion creates conflicts for emergency responders traveling to incidents and medical facilities and Capital Metro does not operate routes along this roadway during peak travel times. If travel times were more reliable, riding the bus could be a more attractive option for people to ride the bus instead of driving their vehicles. After reviewing the preliminary alternatives using the Purpose and Need for the project and other criteria, the project team has recommended that two alternatives advance for further study, including tolled Express Lanes and the No Build (do nothing scenario), which must be carried forward in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Express Lanes alternative proposes adding two new lanes in each direction in the existing median of US 183. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, only new capacity that is added would be tolled. The same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. If general purpose lanes were constructed instead of Express Lanes, latent traffic demand would quickly fill these lanes, and they would become congested like existing general purpose lanes on US 183 North. Construction of these lanes would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. (R3) 20 Page

21 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 18 Bromley Colin Web Mail 7/18/14 I am a proponent for the installations of bike lanes on this new project. Getting around on the north side of town is not easy with existing cycling infrastructure. Thank You. Would like bike lanes. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 19 Brown William Web Mail 7/8/14 Please! No more toll roads in Austin! Stop taking free roads away from the community. It feels disingenuous to change free roads into toll roads, or even toll lanes. Just improve the roads for everyone to benefit. Does not want a toll road. Don t turn free roads/lanes into toll roads/lanes. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future, in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. 21 Page

22 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 20 Burk-Braxton Carol Web Mail 7/9/14 I agree that additional lanes are needed for 183 N, but I am strongly opposed to the variable toll plan. Only a small portion of the population will be able to use it on a regular basis. Any toll, in fact, will make the new lanes off limits to many drivers. I would urge you to delay this project until the legilslature can raise the gas tax and fees for vehicle registrations so that the people of the state can pay for roads that all can use. Would like additional lanes. Does not want variable tolls. Delay the project until the legislature raises the gas tax and fees for vehicle registrations. Would like HOV lane. I think that a more positive requirement for drivers on the "express lanes" would be a high occupancy vehicle (hov). Such a requirement would also decrease the number of vehicles on the road. But please, please drop the idea of a variable toll. When the new lanes would be most needed, you will be having a disincentive to use them. How does this make sense? The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future, in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. (R3) Even if money was available to construct general purpose lanes, latent traffic demand would quickly fill these lanes, and they would become congested like existing general purpose lanes on US 183 North. Construction of these lanes would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes were considered as part of this project. Although HOV Lanes meet the Purpose and Need for the project, this alternative will not be carried forward for further study for several reasons: HOV Lanes are often under-utilized in off-peak periods. (FHWA, 2007) HOV Lanes that allow vehicles with two or more passengers are over-utilized. (Burris, 2006) HOV Lanes that limit access to vehicles with three or more passengers are underutilized. (Burris, 2006) Traffic projections for the US 183 corridor indicate that HOV Lanes allowing two or more passengers per vehicle would be under-utilized in 2035, carrying 13% less people than the Express Lanes alternative during peak periods. (CDM Smith, 2014) Reliability on HOV lanes cannot be assured without a variable toll pricing component to ensure a minimum average speed or without limiting vehicles to three or more passengers, which would result in an under-utilized facility. Enforcement is costly and difficult because there is no reliable electronic enforcement technology to ensure single-occupant vehicles do not enter the HOV Lanes. o Violation rates as high as 40% have been observed on HOV Lanes (TxDOT, 2009) o Physical enforcement of HOV Lanes by police leads to increased congestion on general purpose lanes due to on-looker delays (Texas Transportation Institute, 2003) o...automatic technologies have not yet met reliability and field accuracy requirements required for operational deployment. (FHWA, 2007) Departments of Transportation across the country are converting HOV Lanes to either Express Lanes or High Occupancy Toll lanes. As of spring 2013, 24 conversions had been completed or were planned. (Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2013) 22 Page

23 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 21 Burton Nicole Web Mail 7/10/14 I do not want any toll roads in Austin not only do you need to stop building them but you need to take them off of ALL the roads that were previously paid for by taxpayer dollars and ALL POLITICIANS should have to pay the toll too. Making 183 a toll road is the dumbest idea. The toll road company over charges ridiculous change fees and they forget to send your 1st bill and they lose money orders. The customer service and hold times are horrendous. They only create temporary jobs. You need to improve the traffic with a non toll road solution! I will NEVER drive on them so pretty much they are private highways for politicians and the rich. I'd rather you leave 183 alone than put a toll road on it ABSOLUTELY WILL NEVER EVER SUPPORT TOLL ROADS IN AUSTIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does not want any toll roads in Austin. Believes toll companies overcharge and is critical of customer service. Wants a non-tolled solution or nothing at all. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. (R3) The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future, in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. It is against state law to convert taxpayer-funded roads into toll roads. In Central Texas, Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use toll roads without paying a toll. In addition, on some area toll roads, disabled veterans, recipients of the Purple Heart or Legion of Valor who display a specialty license plate can also use the toll roads without paying a toll. All other drivers must pay a toll if they choose to use toll roads or Express Lanes. If general purpose lanes were constructed instead of Express Lanes, latent traffic demand would quickly fill these lanes, and they would become congested like existing general purpose lanes on US 183 North. Construction of these lanes would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. 22 Butler Bruce Web Mail 7/18/14 As a 61-year-old active cyclist, I strongly support the inclusion of a continuous shared-use path with the 183 Mobility Project. Currently one encounters significant traffic hazards in cycling in this area. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Your comments have been shared with TxTag and Municipal Services Bureau, the Central Texas entities in charge of toll collection, invoicing and processing. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 23 Page

24 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 23 Butler Tommy Web Mail 7/18/14 I support the inclusion of a continuous shared-use path in the 183 North Mobility Project. The project isn't complete unless it improves neighborhood connectivity and provides for the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 24 Camp AJ Web Mail 7/18/14 I would like to support bike paths being included in the 183 toll rd construction. Would like bike paths. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 25 Cappabianca P Web Mail 7/18/14 Include pedestrian and cyclist lane in the design. Would like a bicycle and pedestrian lane. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 24 Page

25 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 26 Carapetyan Pete Web Mail 7/18/14 US 183 would be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Missing this opportunity shifts costs to higher cost automobiles when other options are reasonable. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 27 Carlson L Web Mail 7/18/14 I'm both a motorist and a cyclist, and would appreciate the inclusion of a bike path, please. Thanks! Would like a bike path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 25 Page

26 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 28 Carter Robyn Web Mail 7/9/14 I feel that we have already gone through a missed opportunity to make the new toll lane on Mopac into what it should have been, an HOV lane. Please do NOT make the same mistake with 183. The cities with the most successful navigation of traffic issues have a combination of toll roads, HOV lanes and mass transit. Our mass transit definitely needs improvement, but at least we have some options there, and we have more than enough toll roads in Austin. Yet we do not have a single HOV lane anywhere in Austin. I know that this is a "proposed" project, which interpreted correctly means that it will become a toll lane and my pleas are probably falling on deaf ears but I beg you to consider trying something different that may actually help traffic instead of another empty, overpriced and under performing toll project. Believes MoPac North should have been an HOV lane. Would like HOV lanes. Believes our mass transit system needs improvement. Does not want a toll road. High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes were evaluated as part of the MoPac Improvement Project. For more information about the analysis that was conducted, please visit this website to review the official MoPac Improvement Project Alternatives Analysis: %20Analysis.pdf The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future, in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes were considered as part of this project. Although HOV Lanes meet the Purpose and Need for the project, this alternative will not be carried forward for further study for several reasons: HOV Lanes are often under-utilized in off-peak periods. (FHWA, 2007) HOV Lanes that allow vehicles with two or more passengers are over-utilized. (Burris, 2006) HOV Lanes that limit access to vehicles with three or more passengers are underutilized. (Burris, 2006) Traffic projections for the US 183 corridor indicate that HOV Lanes allowing two or more passengers per vehicle would be under-utilized in 2035, carrying 13% less people than the Express Lanes alternative during peak periods. (CDM Smith, 2014) Reliability on HOV lanes cannot be assured without a variable toll pricing component to ensure a minimum average speed or without limiting vehicles to three or more passengers, which would result in an under-utilized facility. Enforcement is costly and difficult because there is no reliable electronic enforcement technology to ensure single-occupant vehicles do not enter the HOV Lanes. o Violation rates as high as 40% have been observed on HOV Lanes (TxDOT, 2009) o Physical enforcement of HOV Lanes by police leads to increased congestion on general purpose lanes due to on-looker delays (Texas Transportation Institute, 2003) o...automatic technologies have not yet met reliability and field accuracy requirements required for operational deployment. (FHWA, 2007) Departments of Transportation across the country are converting HOV Lanes to either Express Lanes or High Occupancy Toll lanes. As of spring 2013, 24 conversions had been completed or were planned. (Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2013) Your comment regarding Central Texas mass transit system has been shared with Capital Metro. 26 Page

27 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 29 Castleman Milton Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include bike lanes on the new 183 tollway Would like bike lanes. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 30 Chapman Jerry Web Mail 7/18/14 I fully support shared access that facilitates expanded safe access by cyclists. I have no affiliation with TxDOT or any vested interest. Regards, Jerry chapman 31 Chatawanich Kirk Web Mail 7/18/14 I support the 183 North Mobility project only if it contains a shared use path for pedestrians and cyclists. My family and I thank you for listening. Would like shared access to enhance safety for cyclists. Would support the project only if it includes a shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 27 Page

28 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 32 Chevrie Rick Web Mail 7/18/14 As an avid bicyclist I want a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. I believe that no roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 33 Cleaver Aaron Web Mail 7/18/14 Necessary issues: - Fourth non-toll lane between McNeil/Spicewood and Mopac both directions - Southbound entrance ramp over Duval should have exit ramp. - Southbound exit ramp at Capital of TX should have ramp to southbound access road bypass Lane which goes under Capital of TX Hwy. - A better job should be done with litter control and landscaping. Would like a fourth non-tolled lane between McNeil/Spicewood and Mopac in both directions. Southbound entrance ramp over Duval Rd. should have an exit ramp. Southbound exit ramp at Capital of Texas Hwy. should have ramp to southbound access road bypass lane. Would like better litter control and landscaping. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The purpose of the 183 North Mobility Project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median Traffic studies show that if general purpose lanes were constructed, latent traffic demand would quickly fill these lanes, and they would become congested like existing general purpose lanes on US 183 North. Construction of these lanes would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. The project launched in August Since then, the project team has been conducting detailed analysis of the congestion problems in the US 183 corridor (on the main lanes and access roads), including lane configurations, interchange and intersection operations, and the operations and locations of existing ramps. Your comment regarding litter control and landscaping has been shared with the Texas Department of Transportation. In addition, the project team will be looking at landscaping and other aesthetic treatments as part of a Context Sensitive Solutions process. If you would like to be informed about those efforts, please contact the project team online at or by phone at Page

29 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 34 Clifton Lisa Web Mail 7/10/14 What are the "unreliable operations" when you state: "Increasing congestion is causing unreliable operations"? EMS and Fire do not arrive later than they have for the past 15 years in NW Austin. In fact, with the new stations, we get faster response than ever before. Traffic is bad, granted, but what exactly are we trying to fix? Are the citizens of Austin demanding a resolution to that stretch of 183? I live in that area and have not found one person who said it must be fixed. Does not believe there are unreliable operations in the project area. Does not want a toll road. Believes general purpose lane users would experience a reduction in free movement and an increase in congestion due to tolled lanes. We all know it should be better - that is common sense. But, privatizing and profiting off of a the solution is not OK. NOT OK! Toll roads only allow the "Haves" to move around more freely; the "Have Nots" cannot afford to pay tolls. And, most of the time, the "Have Nots" actually experience a reduction in free movement and an increase in congestion due to the toll road because those not driving the toll road are funneled to the access roads - WITH LIGHTS, etc. Traffic studies and other data collected as part of the 183 North Mobility Project have revealed the following: Average annual daily traffic on US 183 is approximately 192,000 vehicles near Braker Lane and 144,000 vehicles south of SH 45N (CDM Smith, 2014) Due to congestion caused by the volumes cited above, traffic frequently breaks down on US 183, leading to stop-and-go conditions and delays (CDM Smith, 2014) In 2013, average morning southbound speeds on US 183 were approximately 43 mph between SH 45N and MoPac. Average northbound speeds in the afternoon were 31 mph from MoPac to Duval and 50 mph from Duval to SH 45N (CDM Smith Travel Demand Model, 2014) Under the No Build scenario, in 2035, average morning southbound speeds on US 183 are projected to be approximately 10 mph between SH 45N and MoPac. Average northbound speeds in the afternoon are projected to be 10 mph from MoPac to Duval and 14 mph from Duval to SH 45N (CDM Smith Travel Demand Model, 2014) Because of traffic congestion, Capital Metro does not operate routes along this roadway during peak travel times (Capital Metro, 2014); therefore, travel time on these routes is significantly longer during peak periods. Congestion creates conflicts for emergency responders traveling to incidents and medical facilities Populations in communities along this corridor grew between 70% in the city of Austin to 848% in the city of Cedar Park between 1990 and 2010 (US Census, ) Population in the communities of Cedar Park, Leander and Liberty Hill, north of the corridor, is estimated to increase 242% from 2010 to 2040 (Texas Water Development Board, 2013) Population growth is expected to increase by 50% in Travis and Williamson counties by 2035 (Texas State Data Center, 2012) The purpose of the 183 North Mobility Project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. The preliminary alternatives considered as part of the 183 North Mobility Project included General Purpose Lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, Express Lanes, Transportation System Management, Transportation Demand Management, and No Build. After reviewing the preliminary alternatives using the Purpose and Need for the project and other criteria, the project team has recommended that two alternatives advance for further study, including tolled Express Lanes and the No Build (do nothing scenario), which must be carried forward in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Express Lanes alternative proposes adding two new lanes in each direction in the existing median of US 183. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, only new capacity that is added would be tolled. The same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. 29 Page If general purpose lanes were constructed instead of Express Lanes, latent traffic demand would quickly fill these lanes, and they would become congested like existing general purpose lanes on US 183 North. Construction of these lanes would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the

30 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 35 Collins John Web Mail 7/8/14 I understand the concept of toll roads, I even have a toll tag on both my cars, but this concept makes little sense to me. Why not fix the current issues with 183 before looking into further expansion of a working roadway. Make 183 and actual highway, and by that I mean take off all the stop lights from 290 past the airport, before trying to add this project to the mix. The sequence that the road is being repaired for the future growth of the area will never be sufficient if you only look at the northern side of our city. Remove all stop lights on US 183 from US 290 past the airport. Believes this should be done before looking at improvements to US 183 in the project area. 36 Cramer David Web Mail 7/18/14 I support this project IF a shared used path is included. I frequently bike from central Austin to places north of 183 and find 183 to be a difficult barrier. Please work with the cycling community to add a bike path into this project in a way that will meet the needs of as many cyclists as possible. Would support the project if a shared-use path is included. US 183 is a barrier for bikes between central Austin and north of US 183. Work with the cycling community to add a bike path. The 183 North Mobility Project study area is an eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac. This study area reflects the project identified in the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization s (CAMPO) 2035 long-range transportation plan. Modifications to the segment of US 183 between US 290 and Austin Bergstrom International Airport are outside the limits of the 183 North Mobility Project. However, a separate project called the Bergstrom Expressway is underway. The recommended build alternative is a new, limited-access toll road with three lanes in each direction between US 290 and SH 71. The existing US 183 would be widened and remain non-tolled. A public hearing is planned for late An environmental decision is expected in early For more information, visit The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 37 Crockett John Web Mail 7/18/14 I would like to have a shared use bike/jogging path added to the entire length of 183 from the existing 183A to MOPAC. I think this is essential access for cyclists and joggers. Thank you. John Crockett Would like a continuous shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 30 Page

31 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 38 Curry Phil Web Mail 7/18/14 It is very difficult and unsafe to bike into North West Austin with the streets and highways as they are arranged. Please add bike trails along 183 and any highway work you do. Would like bike trails along US 183 and all highways we work on. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 39 Damreon Timothy Web Mail 7/9/14 At the Westwood open house July 8, 2014, it was indicated the boundaries of the project extend onto Mopac from 183 south to This information contradicts project website which indicates that "The study area is an eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac." I have read every word on the project website and there is no mention of any proposal to add pavement / capacity to Mopac extending as far south at Please update the website to make it clear that the proposals under consideration would result in changes /construction to Mopac as far south as Daugherty Craig Web Mail 7/15/14 We need to extend the 4-lane structure past Duval Road on north-bound 183 from where it starts at Mopac. Requests the website be updated to provide clarification of project limits, specifically regarding the transition to MoPac extending as far south as RM Would like the fourth lane extended past Duval Rd. on northbound US 183. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The 183 North Mobility Project study area is an eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac. This study area reflects the project identified in the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization s (CAMPO) 2035 long-range transportation plan. Transition areas between adjoining roadways are a consideration in all such projects. However, transitions between adjoining projects require distinct coordination by transportation planners. The project team is still in the process of considering how 183 North would tie into adjoining roadways including SH 45 North, Loop 360, and MoPac. With a recommended alternative identified as Express Lanes, the project team is considering the addition of two, one-lane Direct Connectors at the MoPac interchange. One would link the 183 North Express Lanes to the southbound MoPac Express Lanes. The other would link the northbound MoPac Express Lanes to the 183 North Express Lanes. The project team is working towards better defining what the direct connections to MoPac would look like and how they would operate; we anticipate the transition from these direct connections would stretch from US 183 to near RM 2222, so that the 183 North Express Lanes and the MoPac Express Lanes operate cohesively. Once that information is available, the project team will make it available online and at public meetings. The 183 North Mobility Project team has been conducting detailed analysis of the congestion problems in the US 183 corridor (on the main lanes and access roads), including lane configurations, interchange and intersection operations, and the operations and locations of existing ramps. The project team is currently working to determine what type of operational improvements could be possible as part of this project. On the existing northbound US 183, there is an auxiliary lane (less than a mile long) from MoPac to Braker Lane that was developed to allow cars from MoPac to merge into the general purpose lanes. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. 31 Page

32 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 41 Day Danielle Web Mail 7/18/14 As a bicyclist, I would like to see a continuous shared use path along 183 north. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and cyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity rather than impeeding it. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 42 Desai Anil Web Mail 7/18/14 I am generally in support of the proposed 183 North Mobility project, but feel that improvements that make that route more bike-friendly would be a huge benefit to drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. Separate bike lanes and signage would provide a sorely lacking safe route for cyclists who want to use this important route. 43 Diller Timothy Web Mail 7/18/14 I am in favor of the tolled section of 183, if there is infrastructure added for bicycle commuting. Please include facilities for bicycles and pedestrians. Supports the project. Would like separate bike lanes and bike-friendly signage. Would support the Express Lanes if it includes bike/pedestrian facilities. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 32 Page

33 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 44 Dixon Susan Web Mail 7/8/14 183n is broken. Need to double the lanes Redesign several. On and off ramps where it bottles up everyday add more lanes to i35 and mopac. And north ramp to 35. It is now Congested constantly. Suggests doubling the lanes on US 183, Suggests redesigning several lanes. Suggests addressing on and off ramps where bottle necks occur. The 183 North Mobility Project launched in August Since then, the project team has been conducting detailed analysis of the congestion problems in the US 183 corridor (on the main lanes and access roads), including lane configurations, interchange and intersection operations, and the operations and locations of existing ramps. 45 Doliner Adir Web Mail 7/18/14 This needs to include bike lanes for commuting because north Austin is cut off from the rest of the city by bike. 46 Dutton Stephen Web Mail 7/9/14 I am baffled by why every time a new road goes up now it has to be a tollway. We went for years and years the traditional route of proposing a bond and passing the bond then building a highway. Now it seems the business is make as much money off the tax payer instead of doing what is right. These tollways have not worked so far and will continue to cause more traffic issues than fix them. I noticed that you guys shorten the lights around the new 290 tollway to encourage people to take the tollway which is WRONG! We need solutions to our traffic issues and stop worrying about who pocket book will get padded from building a new tollway. Do your job that is given to you guys and stop worrying about the who will benefit financially from the new roads. Suggests adding more lanes to I-35. Would like bike lanes. Does not want a toll road. Believes lights around the Manor Expressway were shortened to encourage drivers to use the toll road. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. The operational performance of access ramps are also being analyzed as part of this study. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future, in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. (R3) During construction of the Manor Expressway (tollway along US 290 East), traffic signals along the frontage roads were temporarily operated by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority s contractor to maximize safety during construction. However, the City of Austin has resumed operations of the traffic signals and they use their own analysis and observation to optimize the signal timing. 33 Page

34 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 47 Dye Travis Web Mail 7/18/14 This project is a chance to increase the accessibility of bicyclist to the homes and businesses along this corridor. Please use this as a chance to put in a bicycle paths and/or lanes. There are many times I would like to travel part of this route by bike, however there are no safe options so I end up driving and contributing to more traffic on 183. Thank you, Travis Would like bicycles paths or lanes. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 34 Page

35 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 48 Ellington Austin Web Mail 7/8/14 I think this is a good first start. Considering an HOV lane may also be a good potential option for the US183 corridor. I currently utilize bus transit from Leander to Downtown Austin to save money and would assume that the addition of these lanes on 183 and MoPac would considerably reduce travel time for those commuting via public transportation. As a result, marketing such routes as more "express" in nature may increase ridership and overall viability, a great thing for Central Texas. Overall, I support moving forward with this plan or an alternative plan that assists public transit and general congestion easement. Thank you. Would like an HOV lane to be considered. Supports any plan that assists public transit and eases congestion. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, only new capacity that is added would be tolled. The same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes were considered as part of this project. Although HOV Lanes meet the Purpose and Need for the project, this alternative will not be carried forward for further study for several reasons: HOV Lanes are often under-utilized in off-peak periods. (FHWA, 2007) HOV Lanes that allow vehicles with two or more passengers are over-utilized. (Burris, 2006) HOV Lanes that limit access to vehicles with three or more passengers are underutilized. (Burris, 2006) Traffic projections for the US 183 corridor indicate that HOV Lanes allowing two or more passengers per vehicle would be under-utilized in 2035, carrying 13% less people than the Express Lanes alternative during peak periods. (CDM Smith, 2014) Reliability on HOV lanes cannot be assured without a variable toll pricing component to ensure a minimum average speed or without limiting vehicles to three or more passengers, which would result in an under-utilized facility. Enforcement is costly and difficult because there is no reliable electronic enforcement technology to ensure single-occupant vehicles do not enter the HOV Lanes. o Violation rates as high as 40% have been observed on HOV Lanes (TxDOT, 2009) o Physical enforcement of HOV Lanes by police leads to increased congestion on general purpose lanes due to on-looker delays (Texas Transportation Institute, 2003) o...automatic technologies have not yet met reliability and field accuracy requirements required for operational deployment. (FHWA, 2007) Departments of Transportation across the country are converting HOV Lanes to either Express Lanes or High Occupancy Toll lanes. As of spring 2013, 24 conversions had been completed or were planned. (Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2013) 35 Page

36 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 49 Elston Lisa Comment Form Requests a right-turn only lane on Anderson Mill Rd. to access southbound US /8/14 Please look into making a right turn only lane on Anderson Mill going to 183 South. Traffic backs up there in the AM. Also, maybe making an exit lane all the way from Lake Creek entrance (south bound) to Pondsprings instead of narrowing the lanes and (?) up the exit lane. There is space. Also, trying to enter the "express lanes" sounds way too dangersou having to cut across 3 lanes to do it. Would like an exit lane from southbound Lake Creek Pkwy. entrance to Pond Springs Rd. Is concerned about being able to safely enter the Express Lane by cutting across three lanes of traffic. The 183 North Mobility Project launched in August Since then, the project team has been conducting detailed analysis of the congestion problems in the US 183 corridor (on the main lanes and access roads), including lane configurations, interchange and intersection operations, and the operations and locations of existing ramps. The project team is currently working to determine what type of operational improvements could be possible as part of this project. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. Anderson Mill Rd. is outside the scope of the 183 North Mobility Project. It is a City of Austin facility. 50 Esparza Eva Web Mail 7/18/14 Please make sure there is a continuous shareduse path along 183 North. Any new roadway needs to consider pedestrians and bicyclists. In addition connecting neighborhoods with other neighborhoods and businesses needs to be part of the plan. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The Express Lanes would include limited entrances and exits throughout the project limits in order to maintain safety and operational efficiency. A minimum distance would be provided between each entrance ramp from the frontage roads to US 183 general purpose lanes and the next successive entrance to the Express Lanes, based on general highway design guidance. This minimum distance would also be provided between each exit from the Express Lanes and the next successive exit ramp from the US 183 general purpose lanes to the frontage road. These minimum distances provide sufficient distance for weaving across three general purpose lanes. A more detailed traffic analysis of these weaving movements will be conducted by the project team to ensure desirable traffic operations. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 36 Page

37 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 51 Esping Viola Web Mail 7/9/14 I do business with TxDOT in the fact that I have once again began purchasing TxTags for our vehicles. My husband is a disabled Vet and we had tags until we were given DV plates for our vehicles. Now the plates work for part of the toll road but the areas that apparently are privately operated or do the billing do not honor the plates. I have been told by them that it has been approved for N/C to vets on these toll roads but the funding is still not there/been approved and consequently they bill you not only the toll fee which is usually less than $2.00 but they also charge you processing fees one that is $15 all by itself, not to mention late charges etc. As you can see that by the time you get your first bill your already somewhere around $18, Disabled Vets are on fixed income and we are also Seniors. So thanks for nothing. Taking the stress off of congestion is one thing but then nickel and dimeing those that pay taxes for and on everything is getting totally out of hand. How about taxing those at the border that are getting a free ride and the rights we have all worked for as U S citizens. Please no excuses or lies. Respectfully submitted, Viola Esping Is unhappy that some toll roads do not allow disabled veterans to drive toll-free. Complaint about processing fees and late charges. 52 Evans Betsy Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include safe transpiration for cyclists in these plans. Let's consider a future for Austin on two wheels! Would like safe facility for bicyclists. Your comments have been shared with TxTag and the Central Texas RMA, the Central Texas entities in charge of toll collection, invoicing and processing. Please visit for TxDOT operated facilities policies. Please visit for Mobility Authority operated facilities policies. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 37 Page

38 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 53 Faidley Richard Web Mail 7/18/14 Dear staff, I do not favor the expansion of US183 by the addition of tolled lanes. However, my experience has been that these projects generally go through regardless of my opinion, so I would like to offer a suggestion. Would the designers please include 2 or 3 pedestrian/bicycle bridges over the freeway. Freeways are a colossal, almost impregnable barrier for people not in cars and the distance between interchanges often makes it impractical for someone to confront the highway with anything other than a motor vehicle. In particular, a bike/ped bridge linking Pavilion Dr. to Riata Vista Circle would provide a crucial crossing very close to the Pavilion park and ride center, making bus transfers more convenient. Another crossing could be accomplished near where Hunter's chase intersects the 183 frontage. If there were many safe and convenient points to cross this highway, perhaps enough local traffic would opt for nonvehicular transportation and mitigate the need for this costly expansion project. Just an opinion. Btw, when I travel abroad, I see pedestrian bridges all over the place and spaced with regular frequency along highways. They do not cost a mint because the C.E's in these countries do not design them to carry highway loads. Simple aluminum decks designed for foot traffic, not like here where most ped bridges look like they could support an 18-wheeler. And they don't put the people behind chain link, either. Best, Richard Faidley Does not want a toll road. Would like bike/pedestrian bridges in two or three locations across US 183. Mentioned a bridge linking Pavillion Dr. to Riata Vista Cir to make bus transfers more convenient. Also mentioned a bridge near the intersection of Hunter s Chase and US 183 frontage road. Cited inexpensive aluminum decks designed for foot traffic used in other countries. 54 Feeney Laura Web Mail 7/18/14 This project must include a continuous shared-use path along 183 North for bicyclists and pedestrians. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. This corridor is difficult to cycle for transportation now, and you have the opportunity to make life better for many, many Austin citizens. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future, in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 38 Page

39 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 55 Feist Carol Web Mail 7/8/14 Please do not make 183 a toll road. Find another way to work on traffic flow. Does not want a toll road. The preliminary alternatives considered as part of the 183 North Mobility Project included General Purpose Lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, Express Lanes, Transportation System Management, Transportation Demand Management, and No Build. The purpose of the project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. After reviewing the preliminary alternatives using the Purpose and Need for the project and other criteria, the project team has recommended that two alternatives advance for further study, including the No Build (do nothing scenario) and tolled Express Lanes. The Express Lanes alternative proposes adding two new lanes in each direction in the existing median of US 183. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Under the Express Lane scenario, only new capacity that is added would be tolled. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. (R3) The nature of tolled Express Lanes is that those improvements can be funded through user fees (tolls) by those who choose to use the Express Lanes. 56 Fieldsteel Eli Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include a shared bicycle/pedestrian path! Would like a shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 39 Page

40 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 57 Fierro Peter Web Mail 7/18/14 A continuous use shared bike path is a must have for improvements to the 183 North corridor. There are currently no safe alternatives for long distance bike or pedestrian travel there. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 58 Fisher Nicole Web Mail 7/18/14 I want to make sure the project partners know that bicyclists want a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. Let you know that no roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Thank-You, Nicole A. Fisher 59 Flanagan Ian Web Mail 7/18/14 Adding a bike lane in conjunction with this project would be benefit. I would suggest adding a bike protected lane. Thanks Would like a continuous shared-use path. Would like a protected bike lane. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 40 Page

41 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 60 Flores Adrian Web Mail 7/18/14 I would love bike lanes installed along this project! Would like bike lanes. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 61 Frijhoff Anita Web Mail 7/18/14 Please ensure the creation of a continuous shareduse path along 183 North. Currently, it is very difficult (and depending on the time of day, dangerous) for me to get on my bike from my house in north Central Austin to businesses located along 183 North. A continuous shared-use path alongside the highway will improve neighborhood connectivity. As a tax payer who uses both car and bicycle for transportation, I would like the roadways around Austin to be accessible to multiple transportation modes. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Would like Austin roadways to be accessible to multimodal traffic. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 41 Page

42 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 62 Garzon William Web Mail 7/9/14 Please, no more toll roads around Austin. I commute along the proposed toll road on 183 north Monday - Friday to work and back and I don't believe this is the answer. From your FAQ section stating Express lanes are "designed to remain congestion free." This congestion free doesn't solve the overall problem of traffic, it merely creates an option for someone to bypass traffic by paying a higher rate for the luxury of not being in traffic. During the multiple year construction period, all of us commuting along this route will suffer so a few can benefit from the express lanes. THIS IS A SHORT TERM SOLUTION TO A LONG TERM PROBLEM. I am strictly against this idea. For anyone wanting to see if this is a long term solution, please drive down to the west side of Houston Monday-Friday from 7-9am, get on I-10 around the HWY 99 location and drive east until you get to Loop 610. Only then when you are sitting in traffic, staring at t he Express Lane utilizing variable toll pricing and being used by a few people, you will feel the frustrating many of us feel while in traffic. Does not want a toll road or toll lanes. References the Katy Freeway as an example of an Express Lane project that is underutilized. Is concerned that construction will create issues for traveling public. The purpose of the project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. The preliminary alternatives considered as part of the 183 North Mobility Project included General Purpose Lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, Express Lanes, Transportation System Management, Transportation Demand Management, and No Build. According to traffic studies, if improvements aren t constructed, in 2035, average morning southbound speeds on US 183 are projected to be approximately 10 mph between SH 45N and MoPac. Average northbound speeds in the afternoon are projected to be 10 mph from MoPac to Duval and 14 mph from Duval to SH 45N. Traffic congestion creates conflicts for emergency responders traveling to incidents and medical facilities, and Capital Metro does not operate routes along this roadway during peak travel times. If travel times were more reliable, riding the bus could be a more attractive option for people instead of driving their vehicles. After reviewing the preliminary alternatives using the Purpose and Need for the project and other criteria, the project team has recommended that two alternatives advance for further study, including tolled Express Lanes and the No Build (do nothing scenario), which must be carried forward in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Express Lanes alternative proposes adding two new lanes in each direction in the existing median of US 183. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, only new capacity that is added would be tolled. The same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. If general purpose lanes were constructed instead of Express Lanes, latent traffic demand would quickly fill these lanes, and they would become congested like existing general purpose lanes on US 183 North. Construction of these lanes would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. 42 Page

43 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 63 Geil Jaime Web Mail 7/18/14 I'm in full support of adding a bike lane to 183, we need to have more alternative methods of transportation. Would like a bike lane. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. 64 Gerlach Todd Web Mail 7/18/14 I would love to see a shared use path included with the project as with similar projects around town (183A toll road, 290east toll road). I bike commute to work from downtown to north austin every day and having increased bicycling infrastructure along the 183 corridor would be fantastic. As it is now 183 provides a real barrier for bicycling from central to north austin. There are few safe crossings which end up increasing the time and distance which I have to ride each way. I have used the new shared use paths along 183A for recreational ride and the ones along the new 290East toll road for commuting and they I love having some separation from the car/truck traffic and feel that with more such paths around town it will encourage more and more people to get out of their cars. Would like a shared-use path. US 183 creates a barrier for bicyclists traveling between central and north Austin. Limited safe crossings increases his time and distance to travel. Compliments the shared use paths along 183A and the Manor Expressway, particularly the separation from vehicle traffic. 65 Goldberg David Web Mail 7/18/14 Add a shared bike mobility lane! Would like a shared-use path. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 43 Page

44 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 66 Golech Jennifer Web Mail 7/18/14 Please make a continuous shared-use path along 183 North for bicyclists and pedestrians. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Thank you, Jennifer Golech Would like a continuous shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 67 Gooch William Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include a continuous shared-use path for cyclists and pedestrians along 183 North. No Austin roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity rather than making it worse. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway for its entire length. 68 Gray Elizabeth Web Mail 7/18/14 We need separate bike tracks and pedestrian facilities that go continuously along all routes, allow for safe crossing at intersections, and integrate with neighborhoods. Thank you. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Would like continuous, separate bike tracks and pedestrian facilities along the corridor and that allow safe crossings at intersections and integrate with neighborhoods. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 44 Page

45 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 69 Griswold Gary Web Mail 7/8/14 I attended your open house this afternoon at Westwood High School. I made a suggestion to several of the people who were putting on this event and they suggested I write my suggestion on this web site. My suggestion is, you can help the south bound rush hour traffic immensely by shutting down the on ramp to southbound 183 that starts feeding onto 183S near Bell Ave. This ramp feeds into the freeway as it makes a sharp curve to the right and this just shuts down traffic as most drivers can't deal with the curve and the on ramp traffic at the same time so they just stop. This causes a back up to Spicewood Springs road and then clears out right after the curve. This is a nightmare for commuters and it can easily be fixed by closing that ramp now. Don't believe me, then shut it down for a few weeks and study the traffic flow. I bet it improves dramatically... Recommends closing the southbound on-ramp near Bell Ave. 70 Grossman Leah Web Mail 7/18/14 No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The 183 North Mobility Project launched in August Since then, the project team has been conducting detailed analysis of the congestion problems in the US 183 corridor (on the main lanes and access roads), including lane configurations, interchange and intersection operations, and the operations and locations of existing ramps. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. The project team is investigating operational improvements to existing entrance and exit ramps. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 71 Hager Kristin Web Mail 7/18/14 Hi there, Right now, 183 is a major obstacle to pedestrians and cyclists in north Austin. Traffic congestion in Austin will not improve by expanding roads for motorists only. People want be able to walk and bicycle without fear for their lives. Please include pedestrians and bicyclists in the design of this project. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Thanks, Kristina Would like a continuous shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 45 Page

46 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 72 Ham Kitty Woo Web Mail 7/18/14 More transportation options need to be made available to Austin, especially in North Austin. We have a lot of cyclists in this area but lack bike lanes. If more bike lanes are made, it allow access to more transportation options. The lack of bike lanes poses danger to people who cycle but also to drivers. Would like bike lanes. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 73 Hamilton Elaine Web Mail 7/18/14 As a cyclist who commutes to work and also enjoys recreational cycling, I believe that it is imperative that a shared-use path be included in the 183 North Mobility Project. Austin is growing and we have unacceptable levels of traffic congestion. Having safe shared-use paths can help encourage more people to cycle and walk, connect neighborhoods, and reduce congestion 74 Hamilton Gary Web Mail 7/18/14 I strongly support the inclusion of a bike lane with the establishment of a toll road from 183 to SH 45 project. Would like a shared-use path. Would like a bike lane. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 46 Page

47 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 75 Harian Blake Web Mail 7/18/14 Please provide cycling lanes Would like cycling lanes. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 76 Hazelwood Mark Web Mail 7/9/14 I am tired of money grabs and I sincerely believe that these projects are that. I doubt that the master minds of these plans are folks who commute using these roads daily(which BTW have been already paid for with our tax dollars). I believe they are the folks who will profit from the project. It is getting to the point where I would boycott any and all tolls roads. I hold these plans in the highest contempt. Does not want a toll road. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. (R3) The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future, in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. 77 Heinsohn Cheryl Comment Form 7/8/14 Glad to see options are coming to ease congestion - however - it would make so much more sense to plan for the future growth of far NW Austin - buy the land necessary for a flyover with more than 1 lane from 183 to Mopac. There has to be money somewhere - ROT rally, the FI. I propose make the decision makers drive 183 to Mopac south during rush hour for a month - they might find the funds then. Suggests purchasing land to accommodate a direct connector with more than one lane between US 183 and MoPac. It is against state law to convert taxpayer-funded roads into toll roads. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. As part of the Express Lanes alternative, the project team is considering the addition of two, one-lane Direct Connectors at the MoPac interchange. One would link the 183 North Express Lanes to the southbound MoPac Express Lanes. The other would link the northbound MoPac Express Lanes to the 183 North Express Lanes. Building outside the existing right-of-way could include the relocation of homes and businesses, which is costly and not supported by the goals of the 183 North Mobility Project. 47 Page

48 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 78 Henderson David Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include a bike lane/shared path along the 183 North Mobility Project. This will help reduce traffic, encourage bike commuting, and help bike safety. Would like a shared-use path or bike lane. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 79 Herold Esta Web Mail 7/18/14 I want to make sure the project partners know that bicyclists want a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. Let you know that no roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Thank-You, 80 Hicks-Green Kristopher Web Mail 7/18/14 As a bicycle commuter, recreational cyclist, parent, and concerned resident of Austin, I urge you to consider pedestrian and bicycling access as you make plans for improving 183 North. Such facilities would help connect the northern third of the city to downtown, encourage forms of transportation that lessen highway crowding, and increase the quality of life for all Austinites Would like a continuous shared-use path. Would like bike and pedestrian access to be considered. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 48 Page

49 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 81 Hirst Eric Web Mail 7/18/14 I comment to let you know I fully support the addition of bicycle access to this project. As Bike Austin notes, this can enhance the quality of life for all Austinites. One only has to spend a few minutes on the Austin roads where cycling has been integrated to realize how many citizens enjoy the lanes. And the numbers are growing. Would like a shared-use path. Please incorporate a shared-use bicycle path in this project. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 82 Hodges Patrick Web Mail 7/18/14 I support having a bike lane as part of the project. Would like a bike lane. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 83 Holder Ben Comment Form 7/8/14 I like the project. It looks like it would improve traffic greatly and it needs to be done. What I was talking to someone about was removing the Oak Knoll exit on 183N because of the curve and that exit it creates a bad back log. Would be nice to see if that could be looked into. Supports the project. Suggests closing the Oak Knoll exit. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The 183 North Mobility Project launched in August Since then, the project team has been conducting detailed analysis of the congestion problems in the US 183 corridor (on the main lanes and access roads), including lane configurations, interchange and intersection operations, and the operations and locations of existing ramps. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. The project team is investigating operational improvements to existing entrance and exit ramps. 49 Page

50 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 84 Hollenbeck Rich Comment Form 7/8/14 Bicycle improvements - access across Mopac at 183, across 183 at Mopac, connect Pond Springs rd to Hymeadow for N and S travel. Fill in sidewalk gaps everywhere Suggests bike improvements, including: providing access across MoPac at US 183, across US 183 at MoPac, a connection between Pond Springs Rd. and Hymeadow Dr (northbound and southbound), and filling in all sidewalk gaps. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 85 Hubertus Bobby Web Mail 7/18/14 support this project IF a continuous shared-use path is included along 183 North. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Thank you, Bobby Hubertus 86 Hughes Paul Web Mail 7/18/14 I am a cyclist living in the Austin area and for many years have had to zig zag around the 183 corridor due to safety in riding on the feeder. I wanted to say that I am in support of this project IF a shared used path is included. Would support the project if a continuous shareduse path is included. Would support the project if a continuous shareduse path is included. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 50 Page

51 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 87 Hurdlow Paul Web Mail 7/18/14 I support the project only if bike paths are also created for the entire route. It makes no sense to develop projects of this nature without planning for livability and sustainability that cycling offers. Thank you. Would support the project if continuous bike paths are included. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 88 Johnson Brian Web Mail 7/18/14 I would support and probably use any bike lane or shared use path in Austin that makes it safer to ride a bike 89 Johnson Shannon Web Mail 7/18/14 I support this project IF a shared used path is included for bicyclists. As the city grows larger, the need for alternative modes of transport becomes essential. This would be a huge step in increasing interest and availability for cyclists to commute more. Would like a shared-use path or bike lane. Would support the project if a shared-use path is included. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 51 Page

52 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 90 Jurajda Darron Web Mail 7/12/14 Please when evaluating cycling and pedestrian facilities please consider that most of the City of Austin cycling routes shown at station seven ( 0Solutions.pdf) are only red lines on paper (no actual cycling facilities) and are not useful. It would be more meaningful to show where actual cycling and ped facilities (bike lanes, side walks, signaled crosswalks, etc) exist so the gaps are more readily identified. I'm sure there is a very limited budget for cycling and ped facilities and it would be a shame if project leaders approved constructions on sections that did not actually connect any useful facilities. The Bike Network Map display board from the Open House is not useful. Would prefer to see a map that shows where all bike and pedestrian facilities exist so the gaps are more easily identifiable. The project team has researched the existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US North 183 corridor and is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. As a result of this research and input, the project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. 91 Kanlon Javier Comment Form 92 Kaplan Allison Comment Form 7/8/14 Very informational. Learned a lot about project. Believe public hearing should occur as open houses are occuring. 7/8/14 Please focus on connectivity and bike/ped improvements. Local traffic can be greatly helped with more cross-streets. Bike & Ped connectivity is important for those withough cars and those who use transit including the metrorail red line. Complimented the Open House. Would like the public hearing to be held in open house format. Would like bicycle/pedestrian improvements, including cross-street connectivity. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 93 Kaplan Allison Web Mail 7/18/ North should be connected for bicyclists and pedestrians too. I support a shared-use path along the entire length of the project. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 52 Page

53 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 94 Kelly Jesse Web Mail 7/18/14 As you move into the next phases of project planning, please continue to keep pedestrians and bicyclists in mind! A shared-use path running along 183 would further reduce traffic by giving drivers a safe alternative to commuting. Would like a shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 95 Kendrick Jeb Web Mail 7/18/14 Being able to travel by bicycle in the Austin-metro area is an important aspect to creating a sustainability transportation model and, if Austin wants to continue to be at the fore of change in this vein, a shared use bike path along 183 North Mobility Project is a must! Thank you. Would like a shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 96 Kennedy Kevin Comment 7/8/14 Do it. Express lanes clearly the best alternative. Supports Express Lanes. Form 97 Kenselaar Lydia Web Mail 7/18/14 I support a shared-use bike corridor along 183! :) Would like a shared-use path. 53 Page The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1)

54 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 98 Koonz John Web Mail 7/18/14 I live and work in North Austin. I do not own a car, and walk or cycle to work and to the stores. HWY 183 and Mopac are HUGE barriers that limit where I can safely travel to. It is essential that all new road projects include pedestrian and cycling facilities. Would like a continuous shared-use path and bike/ped improvements to cross US 183, including the MoPac interchange. While I personally will continue to cycle, many people I know in this area would consider cycling to work if it was safe do so. The more people we can get off the roads the safer and the less expensive it will be for everyone. In addition to adding a shared-use path along the project length, it is important to improve the pedestrian/cycling crossing points. Right now, the worst spot is the 183/Mopac interchange. 99 Kostka Julie Web Mail 7/18/14 We need better bicycle accessibility! Multi-use lanes on 183 are imperative for connecting North Austin with Central Austin. Many of use would commute via bicycle if we felt more safe in doing so! Would like a shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 100 Kraft Brandon Web Mail 7/18/14 This is a great project to improve this corridor. In addition to increasing capacity for autos, the inclusion of shared-use path for the length of the route would greatly benefit cycling and other modes of transportation. According to the COA bike route map, there isn't a clear route along the corridor north of McNeil and having a separate shared-use path to augment Jollyville Rd will reduce bicycle accidents while having a safe, encouraging place for newer cyclists to use. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Cited the lack of an existing route north of McNeil Dr. and Jollyville Rd. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 54 Page

55 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 101 Landers Jack Web Mail 7/18/14 I support a shared bike use path to be included with the scope of this project. As a cyclist, Hwy 183 represents a major barrier to travel by bicycle in this region of Austin. Improvements for bicycle transportation in this corridor are welcome. Would like a shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 102 Lechien Jay Thomas Comment Form 7/8/14 Increase bike/ped connections both along the corridor and through intersections. Connect new bike/ped facilities to existing networks. Would like bicycle/pedestrian connections along the corridor and through intersections, and connections to existing bicycle/pedestrian facilities. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 55 Page

56 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 103 Lofton Zack Web Mail 7/18/14 Please use this opportunity to make progress toward a more community oriented and pedestrian friendly corridor. Exclusivity for cars is a community killer. Would like a more community-oriented and pedestrian friendly corridor. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. The purpose of the project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 104 Luciano Leslie Web Mail 7/18/14 Cyclists want a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. Let them know that no roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 56 Page

57 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 105 Lundy C Web Mail 7/18/14 Dear 183 North Mobility Project - I can support this project IF a continuous shared-use path is built as well. Please know that bicyclists want an option that allows a SAFE connection from the north to Central Austin, the downtown area, and South Austin via continuous bike paths. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. Please include a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Would support the project if a continuous shareduse path is included. Wants safe, continuous bike paths connecting north and central Austin. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 57 Page

58 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 106 M Taryn Web Mail 7/9/14 No more toll roads, please! They do not help ease traffic in this city, especially if only existing lanes are converted, it will only make traffic worse. Does not want a toll road, especially if existing non-tolled lanes are converted. The purpose of the project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. The preliminary alternatives considered as part of the 183 North Mobility Project included General Purpose Lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, Express Lanes, Transportation System Management, Transportation Demand Management, and No Build. According to traffic studies, if improvements aren t constructed, in 2035, average morning southbound speeds on US 183 are projected to be approximately 10 mph between SH 45N and MoPac. Average northbound speeds in the afternoon are projected to be 10 mph from MoPac to Duval and 14 mph from Duval to SH 45N. Traffic congestion creates conflicts for emergency responders traveling to incidents and medical facilities and Capital Metro does not operate routes along this roadway during peak travel times. If travel times were more reliable, riding the bus could be a more attractive option for people instead of driving their vehicles. After reviewing the preliminary alternatives using the Purpose and Need for the project and other criteria, the project team has recommended that two alternatives advance for further study, including tolled Express Lanes and the No Build (do nothing scenario), which must be carried forward in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Express Lanes alternative proposes adding two new lanes in each direction in the existing median of US 183. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, only new capacity that is added would be tolled. The same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. If general purpose lanes were constructed instead of Express Lanes, latent traffic demand would quickly fill these lanes, and they would become congested like existing general purpose lanes on US 183 North. Construction of these lanes would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. We cannot build our way out of traffic congestion. However, tools like Express Lanes can help us manage traffic. 58 Page

59 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 107 Macalalad J Web Mail 7/9/14 So is your plan then to force even more traffic to 35? In this economy no one wants to pay tolls. Are these toll lanes optional or required? I would much rather take the train, but it only runs until 8pm and I work as late as 10pm weekdays. You all leave no viable options for shift workers! Does not want a toll road. Asks if the toll lanes are optional or required. Would prefer taking rail but the hours don t align with their work schedule. The 183 North Mobility Project study area is an eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac. This study area reflects the project identified in the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization s (CAMPO) 2035 long-range transportation plan. We have shared your comments about rail with Capital Metro. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future, in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. 108 MacDougal Lorn Web Mail 7/18/14 Any highway that is being redesigned must contain pedestrian/cyclist routes to be environmentally responsible and modern. We cannot go forever with only one primary system of transportation which dominance is harmful on many levels not to mention health of the planet, human health and people's budgets. Each cyclist is one less car in traffic and in Austin this must be front burner consideration. 109 Mace Marisa Web Mail 7/18/14 I want to make sure the project partners know that bicyclists want a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. Let you know that no roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Would like the design to include pedestrian and bicycle routes. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 59 Page

60 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 110 Macklin Caitlin Web Mail 7/18/14 Hello, I am writing to let you know that as a cyclist, I support this project IF a continuous shared-use path along 183 North is included in the plan. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. This would be a huge step toward a connection under US 183, which is currently a barrier between central and north Austin. Mobility absolutely must consider all types of getting around, and the impact of the project on the livability for those who live in the corridor. I urge you to be forward thinking in integrating this continuous shared-use path so that cycling can be another tool in combating Austin's traffic IMmobility issues. Thank you for your time! Would support the project if it includes a continuous shared-use path. Would like a connection under US 183, which is a barrier between central and north Austin. 111 MacMillan James Web Mail 7/18/14 It is important to consider traffic other than vehicles in this mobility project. Pedestrians, cyclists and public transportation should be key components by having shared pathways and increasing interconnectedness. Cyclists need a continuous shared use paths along 183 N. Pedestrians, cyclists and public transportation should be key components of the project. Would like a continuous shared-use path and increased connectivity. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 112 MacPherson Neil Web Mail 7/18/14 I want to make sure the project partners know that bicyclists want a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. Let you know that no roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Thank-You, Neil MacPherson Would like a continuous shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 60 Page

61 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 113 Mangini Lauren Web Mail 7/18/14 The proposed changes to the US 183 corridor should include a shared-use path to improve cycling access in the area. As an Austin resident and cycle commuter (as well as a veteran cyclist), I urge you to think about alternative forms of transportation besides just SOVs and increase accessibility and safety for those of us who do not travel by car. In the long term, this could save on traffic burden, pollution, and other infrastructure costs. Would like a shared-use path. Would like team to consider alternative forms of transportation, not just SOVs. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. The purpose of the project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 114 Marshall Jolinda Web Mail 7/18/14 Safety of the public and modal choices should dictate the inclusion of separate bike lanes -- Would like separated bike lanes. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 61 Page

62 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 115 Martin Ken Web Mail 7/18/14 When planning and constructing the 183 North Mobility Project, please ensure that a shared-use path is provided to allow bicyclists a safe connection between adjacent to US Highway 183 between MoPac Expressway and SH45 North. Would like a shared-use path to allow bicyclists a safe connection between US 183, MoPac and SH 45 North. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 62 Page

63 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 116 McAllister Mark Web Mail 7/9/14 No More Toll Roads at all! Last week I was on 183N there was nobody on the toll road. How can you make a toll road remedy the traffic congestion when the public refuses to use that toll road. Why not just make the existing roads more user friendly. Most drivers do not want a toll road. Why not just listen to the majority of the driving public? Keep Texas roads free! Does not want a toll road. Doesn t believe many people are using 183A. The purpose of the project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. The preliminary alternatives considered as part of the 183 North Mobility Project included General Purpose Lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, Express Lanes, Transportation System Management, Transportation Demand Management, and No Build. According to traffic studies, if improvements aren t constructed, in 2035, average morning southbound speeds on US 183 are projected to be approximately 10 mph between SH 45N and MoPac. Average northbound speeds in the afternoon are projected to be 10 mph from MoPac to Duval and 14 mph from Duval to SH 45N. Traffic congestion creates conflicts for emergency responders traveling to incidents and medical facilities and Capital Metro does not operate routes along this roadway during peak travel times. If travel times were more reliable, riding the bus could be a more attractive option for people to ride the bus instead of driving their vehicles. After reviewing the preliminary alternatives using the Purpose and Need for the project and other criteria, the project team has recommended that two alternatives advance for further study, including tolled Express Lanes and the No Build (do nothing scenario), which must be carried forward in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Express Lanes alternative proposes adding two new lanes in each direction in the existing median of US 183. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, only new capacity that is added would be tolled. The same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. (R3) The nature of tolled Express Lanes is that those improvements can be funded through user fees (tolls) by those who choose to use the Express Lanes. (R55) Since it opened in 2007, 183A continues to perform well. Between July 6 and July 12, 2014, there were over 262,000 vehicles that crossed the south end of 183A near Lakeline Blvd. 63 Page

64 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 117 McFarland Amelia Web Mail 7/16/14 Exit and entrance ramps on 183 are poorly planned. People exit and enter the freeway trying to avoid traffic. Mass transit is the way to go US 183 exit and entrance ramps are poorly planned. Would like mass transit options. The purpose of the 183 North Mobility Project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. The project launched in August Since then, the project team has been conducting detailed analysis of the congestion problems in the US 183 corridor (on the main lanes and access roads), including lane configurations, interchange and intersection operations, and the operations and locations of existing ramps. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. 118 McMaher Jeremy Comment Form 7/8/14 Please construct the RM 620/SH 45N Interchange with this project, if you can figure out the environmental/water quality impervious cover puzzle. I am excited to see the plans for the RM 620 corridor from 183 to Anderson Mill Rd. Would like RM 620/SH45 N interchange to be constructed, assuming proper environmental measures are taken. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. As part of the Express Lanes alternative, the project team is exploring the addition of two Direct Connectors at the SH 45N/RM 620 interchange. One would connect US 183 northbound to RM 620 westbound. The other would connect RM 620 eastbound to US 183 southbound. While detailed design has not been completed yet, these Direct Connectors would be in the same configuration as already established for the ultimate build-out of the interchange in the original schematic design for SH 45N. They would connect to the stub out structures that are already in place on the existing Direct Connectors. Essentially, if the project is approved and funding is identified, the southwest quadrant of the full interchange would be completed by adding these two Direct Connectors. Additional Direct Connectors are also being considered that would be elevated braided ramps that peel off the existing Direct Connector structures towards the median and tie into the 183 North Express Lanes. It is important to note that although these Direct Connectors are being evaluated as part of this study, it has not been determined yet whether they would be constructed during initial or future phases of construction. 64 Page

65 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 119 McNoldy Michael Web Mail 7/18/14 Include a bike way along with your current plans for this project! Would like a bike way. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 120 Meeks Cody Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include safe paths and connections for bicycles! 121 Merrell Sean Web Mail 7/9/14 Raise fuel taxes instead of double-taxing us (Via "toll lanes") on our roads we already pay for. 65 Page Would like safe bike paths and connections. Suggests raising fuel taxes instead of adding toll lanes. Cites double taxation. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future, in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. (R3) It is against state law to convert taxpayer-funded roads into toll roads.

66 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 122 Meyer Joel Web Mail 7/18/14 I strongly support the inclusion of a shared use path as part of this project! Would like a shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 123 Mongenel Ryan Web Mail 7/18/14 Please consider this input from an avid cyclist around Austin. This is can make a huge difference in our community. Bicyclists want a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. 124 Morgan Joel Web Mail 7/18/14 Thank you for the opportunity to provide input. Please include a multi-use bicycle and pedestrian path along the proposed toll road. Multi use paths provide enhanced quality of life for everyone at a relatively low cost, and they link communities and neighborhoods that are otherwise sometimes cut off from each other by projects like these. Thanks again, Joel Morgan Would like a continuous shared-use path. Would like a shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 66 Page

67 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 125 Murphy-Smith Michele Web Mail 7/18/14 I am a bicyclist and a firm believer that Austin residents need MORE TRANSIT OPTIONS. Would like more transit options. I will support the 183 North Mobility Project ONLY if it includes shared use with bicycles. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Would support the project if it includes a continuous shared-use path. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. The purpose of the project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 126 NA Taxpayer Web Mail 7/3/14 Keep your grubby toll hands off of US 183. You already screw us over on 183A with some of the highest per-mile tolls in the country. Does not want a toll road. Says tolls on 183A are among the highest permile in the country. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. (R3) The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future, in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. 67 Page

68 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 127 Neher Ron Web Mail 7/18/14 commute in this area via: Would like the 183A shared-use path extended south from Brushy Creek Regional Trail to MoPac. Steck, Mesa, Jollyville, Pond Springs, Anderson Mill, Broadmeade, Meadowheath, Hymeadow, Lake Creek Pkwy, Lakeline, Staked Plains, Brushy Creek Regional Trail, 183A Shared Use Path, Hero Way. It would be nice to have the 183A Shared Use Path extended south from Brushy Creek Regional Trail to MoPac. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 128 Nelson Bryan Web Mail 7/18/14 Please consider adding bike lanes along the newest 183 development. Bikes are safe and fun, and also healthy. I dream of a fully integrated bike path plan where people can get anywhere in Austin safely on their bikes. Tganks for listening. 129 Nicholas Tad Web Mail 7/18/14 I support a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. Would like bike lanes. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 68 Page

69 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 130 Nunnery Brian Web Mail 7/18/14 Hi team, I respect your plans and look forward to this project - however I hope you'll consider improving bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure as a part of this effort. As you know the 183 corridor between Loop 1 and SH 45 hardly accommodates pedestrians or bicycles currently, and I hope project planners realize what the implications of this are as it relates to frontage road traffic and community impact. I'm happy to elaborate or chat further about these comments. Thanks! Brian Would like bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 131 O. Dave Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include a shared-use bike/pedestrian path along the entire length of the 183 toll-road project. As a bike commuter from central to north Austin, I know well that riding north of 183 in Austin presents significant access and safety issues. The 183 toll road project is a rare and reasonable opportunity to mitigate these issues. Thanks for seriously considering this request. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 69 Page

70 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 132 Olson Jason Web Mail 7/18/14 I find your conclusion to propose to add high tax "express" lanes so that rich people can afford to drive on 183 without traffic highly offensive and contrary to the purposes of good government. The very concept makes it clear that your only true purpose is to grab more tax revenue and help the moneyed elite get around town easier while the rest of us unimportant tax payers put up with years of construction traffic and then sit in traffic and watch our betters zoom past us. Doesn't anyone at your organization realize how painful toll roads are to working class Austinites already without your expanding them all over town? We are already being taxed to death! We don't want new taxes; we want new roads! How about using some of the tax, toll, and gas tax money that you are already collecting to build roads that average tax payers can afford to use instead of $100M commuter rail projects that nobody wants or use anyway? What ever happened to your promise that you would not tax existing roads? Does not want Express Lanes. Believes they will only benefit the wealthy and that traffic congestion will increase during construction. Criticizes commuter rail projects. Cites double taxation. The purpose of the 183 North Mobility Project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. The preliminary alternatives considered as part of the 183 North Mobility Project included General Purpose Lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, Express Lanes, Transportation System Management, Transportation Demand Management, and No Build. After reviewing the preliminary alternatives using the Purpose and Need for the project and other criteria, the project team has recommended that two alternatives advance for further study, including tolled Express Lanes and the No Build (do nothing scenario), which must be carried forward in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Express Lanes alternative proposes adding two new lanes in each direction in the existing median of US 183. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, only new capacity that is added would be tolled. The same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. If general purpose lanes were constructed instead of Express Lanes, latent traffic demand would quickly fill these lanes, and they would become congested like existing general purpose lanes on US 183 North. Construction of these lanes would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. (R3) 133 Orr David Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include a Shared Use Path along the full length of the 183 North Mobility Project to allow a safe, direct trail for the use of bicyclists, similar to the Shared Use Path on the 290 East Manor Expressway Toll Road from ~Springdale to Parmer. Commuters would use this path as an alternative to driving automobiles resulting in fewer cars causing congestion along this corridor. It would remove significant barriers that prevent cyclists from safely riding from the Mopac/183 area to the 620/183 area. 70 Page Would like a continuous shared-use path, similar to the one on the Manor Expressway Your comment regarding commuter rail has been shared with Capital Metro. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1)

71 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 134 Pate Sheri Web Mail 7/18/14 I am an everyday bicyclist and would like a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. I feel no roadway is complete in this day and age without considering pedestrians and bicyclists and improving connectivity. In this day and age no new road should ever be considered complete until it has a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 135 Pease Ernest Web Mail 7/14/14 Instead of designating HOV, consider designating the inside Kane, entire route, to be "No Exit Express". A study would likely show 25-30% of users will continue past the terminal point in each direction. To keep cost at a minimum, use a solid line immediately adjacent to the No Exit Express lane, with a broken line beside it, adjacent to the other lanes. That would allow drivers when safe to enter the NÉE LANE, but not exit before the terminal point. Posted Fine for early exit over the lines would be $250.00, which should be adequate incentive. Should an Emergency Vehicle need to use the lane, drivers in the NÉE lane could still pull back into the next lane to allow passage, then come back in. This would be a comparatively inexpensive and expeditious fix. If tolling is essential, you could still do it on the NÉE lanes, spaced appropriately to reflect the distance remaining, so full length drivers would pay more than those who enter further down the lane. Please give this some thought. Not perfect, but would do a lot to reduce congestion, and keep the NÉE lanes moving at about the same speed as the new MoPac lanes. Recommends No Exit express lanes instead of HOV lanes. No Exit Express Lanes would limit egress locations and charge fines for exits made prior to the terminal point. Tolling could be applied to this concept. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, only new capacity that is added would be tolled. The same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. Express Lanes are special lanes that are separated from the general purpose lanes and designed to remain free-flowing. They would include limited entrances and exits throughout the project limits in order to maintain safety and operational efficiency. 71 Page

72 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 136 Peffer Brent Web Mail 7/18/14 If cyclists want me the driver that pays vehicle, income and gasoline tax to fund their private pathway that no one uses, you need a reality check. I would support a path that has a toll for cyclists to help support the cost of the path and repairs of same. You do not need some free lunch from overburdened tax payers even if it is federal funds since that money comes from me. Grant money seems to be something that non contributors seem to think as a way hide the fact that the proposal cannot standup as a valid use of the land when you factor in the additional cost of the land that must be acquired and the construction costs and then compared to the use of in this case a bike path. Would support a bike path if bicyclists pay a toll to contribute to the cost of constructing and maintaining it. 137 Perlot Andrew Web Mail 7/18/14 I would love to see I83 include a shared use path along its entire length in Austin to better connect neighborhoods. This would go a long way to improving pedestrians and bicycle transportation in the area. Thanks. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 138 Pollack Neal Web Mail 7/18/14 Adding a bike lane in conjunction with this project would be benefit. I would suggest adding a bike protected lane. Thanks Would like a protected bike lane. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 72 Page

73 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 139 Porter Joseph Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include Bike Lane along the whole project. Would like a continuous bike lane. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 140 Powers Mark Web Mail 7/18/14 A robust and extensive network of bicycle/pedestrian paths are an essential element of a vibrant integrated community. I support this project if bicycle pathways are included. Would support the project if bike paths are included. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 73 Page

74 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 141 Prevratil Scott Comment Form Critical of the MoPac Improvement Project and the 183 North Mobility Project. 7/8/14 Just like with the Mopac project this is a boondoogle. If you merely added 1 land in each direction, general purpose, you would have 4 lanes and alleviate the bottleneck. The benefits here are heavily weighed towards buses, though you attemp to obscure that. This is about people making money instead of doing what is right. Shameful! Would like one additional general purpose lane in each direction instead of tolling improvements. Believes we are trying to hide that the 183 North Mobility Project would primarily benefit transit. General purpose lanes were considered as part of the Preliminary Alternatives that were evaluated for the 183 North Mobility Project. However, traffic studies show that general purpose lanes do not meet the Purpose and Need for the project. Construction of these lanes would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. If general purpose lanes were constructed, latent traffic demand would quickly fill these lanes, and they would become congested like existing general purpose lanes on US 183 North. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. (R3) 142 Resner James Web Mail 7/18/14 I encourage all taxpaying citizens to oppose the conversion of tax payer built roads into toll roads. I believe this process is simply wrong and should be challenged in court. 143 Rhodes Joshua Web Mail 7/18/14 Please add a shared-use path along the whole project for bikes to use. Thanks Josh 74 Page Does not want existing non-tolled roads to be converted to toll roads. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The nature of tolled Express Lanes is that those improvements can be funded through user fees (tolls) by those who choose to use the Express Lanes. (R55) Those who choose not to pay a toll to use the Express Lanes would be able to use the same number of general purpose lanes as exist today. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future, in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1)

75 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 144 Rich Daniel Web Mail 7/18/14 I have lived in north austin and commuted by bike through this area for several years and183 as it stands is a huge barrier for bikes. Please include bikes and pedestrians in your plans and put a bike path along with the toll lanes in the proposed plan. US 183 is a barrier for bicyclists. Would like a bike path to be included. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 145 Rose Marilyn Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include a shared use path for pedestrians and cyclists in the 183 North Mobility Plan. I support the plan IF the shared path is included. 146 Rusch Chris Web Mail 7/18/14 I think a shared path along the 183 toll-route would be of great utility to the Austin population. We all know the congestion our highway have, and it will only get worse as Austin continues to grow. A shared bike path over such great a distance at a relatively low-cost would enable more bike-to-work opportunities a take more cars off the road. Would support the project if it includes a shareduse path. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 75 Page

76 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 147 Saint-Andre Dan Web Mail 7/14/14 Northbound express lane traffic does not have easy access to exit Braker and reach the Seton NW Hospital Trauma Center. They must exit the express lanes and continue North to Oak Knoll exit from 183. At that point they can U-turn on the frontage roads and return to Braker for Trauma Center access. Expresses concern that northbound Express Lane traffic does not have easy access to exit Braker and reach the Seton Northwest Hospital Trauma Center. Facilitating reliable emergency response is part of the Purpose and Need of the project. The concept layout shown at the Open House on July 7 th was a preliminary draft. It included an Express Lane exit that would allow traffic to exit to Duval Rd. instead of Oak Knoll Dr. The project team will continue studying options to improve the design, including locations where the Express Lanes can be entered and exited. Northbound traffic on Mopac and 360 have options that permit reasonable access to Braker and Seton NW Trauma Center. It is the Northbound traffic on 183/Research that will encounter the situations that I describe. Respectfully submitted, Daniel M. St.André 148 Savage Todd Web Mail 7/18/14 As a resident of Austin, I'd like to voice my support for roadways that include a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. No roadway is complete without ways for Austinites to get around by walking or biking. I write in support of a shareduse path that includes bicycles alongside improvements to 183North. I chose not to own a car in Austin, given its traffic problems, and facilities that allow me to safely ride a bicycle would be of great benefit to me and others who choose to ride a bike for transportation. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. 149 Scallon Chris Web Mail 7/18/14 I want to ensure the project partners know that bicyclists want a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Would like a continuous shared-use path. More information about potential improvements will be presented at future Open Houses. Visit for more information. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 76 Page

77 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 150 Scarborough Alix Web Mail 7/18/14 would like to see a shared-use path along the whole project. It is not acceptable to invest this much money in transportation infrastructure without improving connectivity and safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 151 Schaffer Jennifer Web Mail 7/18/14 Please consider all road users in the execution of this road project and add a continuous multi-use path alongside the roadway to improve connectivity for bicyclists and pedestrians. 152 Schaub Patricia Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include a continuous shared-use path for bicyclists and pedestrians along 183 North in the plan to add toll lanes between Mopac and SH 45N. I support the 183 North Mobility Project ONLY IF a shared-use path is included. No roadway is complete unless it considers bicyclists and pedestrians, and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of reducing it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shareduse path along the highway. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Would support the project if a continuous shareduse path is included. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 77 Page

78 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 153 Schaubert Eileen Web Mail 7/18/14 I would like to see non-motorized transportation considered as part of the project definition not limited to later consideration "as feasible". Per capita trip reduction in the corridor is critical for the economic viability of our community. That means access to transit stops from the surrounding neighborhoods, completed sidewalks along the access roads, safe cycling accommodation (whether that be a separated facility or buffered bike lanes), and safe crossings especially at the major interchanges. The currently stated goals and project area are too limited to make the proposed solutions effective in meeting both short and long term transportation needs. Would like access to transit stops from area neighborhoods, completed sidewalks along access roads, separated or buffered bike facilities, and safe crossings, especially at major interchanges. Believes stated goals and project area are too limited to make the proposed solutions effective for meeting short and long-term transportation needs. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 154 Schlesinger Svenna Web Mail 7/18/14 Yes I support this project IF a shared used path for BICYCLISTS is included 155 Schroeder Timothy Web Mail 7/18/14 Let's take the opportunity to have a continuous bike path all along this stretch of 183! Would support the project if it includes a shareduse path. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 78 Page

79 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 156 Seitz Thomas Web Mail 7/9/14 This seems less of an open forum & more of a marketing material to support the new toll road. Basic feedback: NO TOLL ROADS!!! I regect the need for busses to have priority. I believe we can live with emergency vehicles ability to work through the traffic flow. Current project show that the existing lanes will be degraded / de-prioritises if toll lane are added thus impacting the average commuter. In short it not just NO!!! to the recommended TOLL ROADS it a D*** NO!!! NEVER Does not want a toll road. Doesn t believe busses should have priority. Believes emergency vehicles don t need mobility improvements. Believes existing non-tolled lanes will be degraded. The preliminary alternatives considered as part of the 183 North Mobility Project included General Purpose Lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, Express Lanes, Transportation System Management, Transportation Demand Management, and No Build. The purpose of the project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. According to traffic studies, if improvements aren t constructed, in 2035, average morning southbound speeds on US 183 are projected to be approximately 10 mph between SH 45N and MoPac. Average northbound speeds in the afternoon are projected to be 10 mph from MoPac to Duval and 14 mph from Duval to SH 45N. Traffic congestion creates conflicts for emergency responders traveling to incidents and medical facilities and Capital Metro does not operate routes along this roadway during peak travel times. If travel times were more reliable, riding the bus could be a more attractive option for people to ride the bus instead of driving their vehicles. After reviewing the preliminary alternatives using the Purpose and Need for the project and other criteria, the project team has recommended that two alternatives advance for further study, including tolled Express Lanes and the No Build (do nothing scenario), which must be carried forward in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Express Lanes alternative proposes adding two new lanes in each direction in the existing median of US 183. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, only new capacity that is added would be tolled. The same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. (R3) The nature of tolled Express Lanes is that those improvements can be funded through user fees (tolls) by those who choose to use the Express Lanes. (R55) 79 Page

80 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 157 Shelton Diane Web Mail 7/18/14 As you plan development along 183, please consider adding separated bike lanes to the project! Cycling is my preferred method of travel and I would appreciate safe routes. Thanks! Would like separated bike lanes. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 158 Sides Mitchell Web Mail 7/18/14 Separated bike lanes on the 183 project would be really nice as well as very beneficial for both cars and cyclists 159 Siedge Michael Web Mail 7/18/14 Please use this project as an opportunity to create shared use bike paths along and across 183 to improve bicycle connectivity within Austin. Would like separated bike lanes. Would like a shared-use path along and across US 183. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 80 Page

81 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 160 Siegel Lauren Web Mail 7/18/14 I would like to see safe ways for bicyclists - commuters and recreational to traverse this area. Please consider any options that arise. Thank you.. Would like plans to include enhanced safety for bicyclists. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 161 Simoneau Wayne Web Mail 7/18/14 Making a connection under US 183 would be a huge step toward removing the current barrier between central and north Austin. Austin will no longer allow highway designs that reduce the livability for those who live in the corridor. Bicyclists want a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. 162 Sinclair Ken Web Mail 7/18/14 To whom it may concern, I am a resident and cyclist who frequently travels across 183 to reach the Northern parts of the city. I find traversing our great city is very dangerous due to the nature of our intersections and highway crossings. I would like very much to see an additional bike path added to the expanded 183 toll sections and would definitely use these arterial systems as my primary route. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Ken Sinclair Would like a continuous shared-use path. Would like a bike connection under US 183 to remove the barrier between central and north Austin. Would like a bike path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 81 Page

82 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 163 Sinclair Vallarie Web Mail 7/18/14 Commenting on the 183 North Mobility Project, currently 183 serves as the bicycling "Berlin Wall" of Austin. There are almost no safe areas to cross north/south under 183. And if you do make it across, there's no safe place to ride along the access road. The closest road with a bike lane would be Jollyville Rd, and it drops cyclists out on one end at the Arboretum, with few options for other than risking the mall parking lot or dropping down to 360, and at a wonky intersection near McNeil behind an old strip center, again with few option other than braving the parking lot or figuring out how to navigate the neighborhood to get out to the street - which has no bike lane. Again, none of these options provide a safe manner for crossing to either side of 183 in order to travel along that main artery which connects central Austin to North/Northwest Austin. It's a matter of safety. It's a matter of making Austin bike and pedestrian friendly. Cyclists and pedestrians should not have to risk their safety - their very lives - in order to traverse and access the public spaces of this city. Expansion that does not take into consideration all citizens of the city/county/state and their mode of transportation is certainly not progress. Would like a safe way to cross US 183 by bicycle. Would like safe bicycle accommodations along US Smith Bryan Comment Form 7/8/14 I thought the materials were very good and thought out well. My immediate concern is that the solution doesn't seem to lend itself to growth which will be necessary before Were the use of contraflow lanes considered? Is the coordination with Metro to encourage its use? I think the whole package will be necessary to grapple with our growth. Road construction must be complimented with mass transit solutions. This means making mass transit more practical for more people. Complimented communication materials. Isn t sure the proposed solution will adequately address growth expected prior to Asks whether contra-flow lanes were considered. Asks whether the project has been coordinated with Capital Metro to encourage transit use. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, construction could begin as early as The purpose of the project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. Reversible lanes were looked at early on in the study. However, they were not carried forward for further analysis because they did not meet the Purpose and Need of the project. 82 Page

83 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 165 Smith Kay Web Mail 7/18/14 I just visited Portland Oregon. It opened up all of its roads and bridges to bicyclist. Over 6,000 commute to the city center each day and keep that many cars off the roads. Austin is way behind in progressive, clean commuting. Portland, OR opened up all roads and bridges to bicyclists. Austin is behind in being progressive. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 166 Snow James Web Mail 7/18/14 Please add a shared-use path for pedestrians and bicyclists along the whole project. This would be a huge step toward a connection under US 183, which is currently a barrier between central and north Austin. 167 Snow Janice Web Mail 7/18/14 I support the construction of the north 183 improvements to highway 45 as long as it includes construction of a shared usage path for bicycles. Bicyclists need a protected route so that they can safety ride their bikes to and from work and community services. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Would like a connection under US 183. Would support the project if it includes a protected shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 83 Page

84 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 168 Spurgin Dylan Web Mail 7/18/14 I want to see a bicycle path, physically separated from the roadway, included in this project. Would like a separated bicycle path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 169 Stanley Rhonda Web Mail 7/18/14 Dear TxDOT, Please do all that you can to alleviate the overcrowding on our road ways by adding a bicycle and, pedestrian pathways to any roadway that is under consideration for improvements. A continuous shared use pathway would go a long way toward improving the quality of life, not only for those who want to safely commute to school or work on a publicly sanctioned pathway for bicycles, but would decrease the number of vehicles on the roadways and enhance the ridership of public transportation systems. Facilitating safe cycling lanes for major roadways benefits bicycle commuters, their employers, their families etc. as well as serves the entire community by reducing vehicular congestion and pollution. The mean spirited jerks that tailgate, run red lights and drive aggressively because they can't get to where they need to be fast enough will benefit as well. 170 Steglich Ryan Web Mail 7/18/14 I support creating bike transport options with any work that is done on the 183 North Mobility Project. Please incorporate multimodal transportation options (especially bikes) into any work that is done. Thanks, Ryan Would like a continuous, safe shared-use path. Would like the project to include multimodal (especially bicycle) accommodations. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 84 Page

85 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 171 Stern Zachary Web Mail 7/18/14 Add bike lanes to the 183 improvements Would like bike lanes. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 172 Stevens Emily Web Mail 7/18/14 I will only support The 183 North Mobility Project IF a shared used path is included. Do we really have to ASK for this? It should be a given. Support bicyclists!!! Emily Stokes John Web Mail 7/18/14 I would like to provide my total support to the consideration of bicyclists and pedestrian right-ofways and shared-use paths as an integral part of 183 mobility. While I live in South Austin, and as a 30-year cyclist here, I have ridden to the northern areas of town since the early 80's when 183 was a just multi-lane surface road through riding up the corridor today on long routes out to Cedar Park & Leander. As I long-time Travis County taxpayer I believe it is paramount to improve all aspects our neighborhoods' connectivity. This is what contributes to being a city, not simply small neighbor enclaves. It also allows exercise enthusiasts like myself to easily access other areas of town via human-power and not solely via my car. Thanks. John Would support the project if it includes a shareduse path. Would like bicycle and pedestrian right of ways and a shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 85 Page

86 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 174 Stotts Donald Web Mail 7/15/14 I have a few questions at the moment. 1) What is the plan for tie-in's with the tolled lanes of HW183 with the 183A Tollway? 2) What is the reason for narrowing the improved HW183 northbound lanes at McNeil? Will this not just extend the confusion and congestion experienced from Pavilion/Braker/Great Hills southbound lanes...i.e., move and/or extend the slow-downs further north? There is currently a lot of jockeying and other nonsense from the Pavilion ramp in the current stretch exacerbated by the right hand curve at the Oak Knoll on ramp...despite the long stretch of "merge" lanes. What is the plan to connect the 183 North Express Lanes to 183A? Why would the northbound lanes on the new 183 North improvements be narrowed at McNeil Dr.? 175 Strickland Colin Web Mail 7/18/14 I would like to see this project incorporate commuter cycling paths. I regularly make the commute Along 183, and it would be a huge safety improvement to have separated bicycle lanes. Thank you for your time. Would like a separated bicycle path or lanes. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. Under the Express Lanes alternative, the Express Lanes would tie in seamlessly to the existing tolled lanes on 183A in both directions. Under the preliminary design, heading southbound on the 183A toll road, the Express Lane would start south of the existing Avery Ranch Blvd. entrance.. Heading northbound the Express Lane would end just past the first 183A toll gantry. Please note that this design is preliminary and subject to change. Regarding the lanes near McNeil Dr., the 183 North Mobility Project team has been conducting detailed analysis of the congestion problems in the US 183 corridor (on the main lanes and access roads), including lane configurations, interchange and intersection operations, and the operations and locations of existing ramps. The project team is currently working to determine what type of operational improvements could be possible as part of this project. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 176 Summers Joshua Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include the needs of the growing number of cyclists in the 183 mobility plan. This road and it's interchanges are a barrier to bicycle transportation and commuting. Help alleviate vehicular traffic by including alternatives in your plan. US 183 North and its interchanges are barriers for bicyclists. Would like cyclist needs to be considered as part of the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 86 Page

87 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 177 Thomas, Sr. Charles Web Mail 7/8/14 New lanes would help with traffic on 183, but why do you have to put up a toll booth. We already pay for roads that we drive on in Austin, unless the toll booth money stays in Austin great. Other than that NO toll. Does not want the project to be tolled unless the toll revenue stay in Austin. General purpose lanes were considered as part of the Preliminary Alternatives that were evaluated for the 183 North Mobility Project. However, traffic studies show that general purpose lanes do not meet the Purpose and Need for the project. Construction of these lanes would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. If general purpose lanes were constructed instead of Express Lanes, latent traffic demand would quickly fill these lanes, and they would become congested like existing general purpose lanes on US 183 North. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, only new capacity that is added would be tolled. The same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. The Express Lanes would be operated by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority). Tolls collected by the Mobility Authority can be used for many transportation-related projects in Central Texas. 178 Thumlert Jason Web Mail 7/18/14 I support a bike path along 183 Would like a bike path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 87 Page

88 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 179 Trulove J Comment Form Requests a southbound on-ramp Anderson Mill Rd. 7/8/14 1) Need on-ramp to SB 183 from Anderson Mill. 2) Need extended merge lane onto SB 183 from Oak Knoll/Pavilian section of service road. 3) Need speed limit sign(s) & exit speeed sign 183 at Pavilian. 4) Should do more 3D & V.R. visualization in the design stage. Requests extended southbound merge lane from Oak Knoll Dr. service road. Requests speed limit signs and exit speed sign at Pavilion Blvd. Recommends more 3D & V.R. visualization in design phase. The 183 North Mobility Project launched in August Since then, the project team has been conducting detailed analysis of the congestion problems in the US 183 corridor (on the main lanes and access roads), including lane configurations, interchange and intersection operations, and the operations and locations of existing ramps. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. The entrance ramp from Anderson Mill Rd. to southbound US 183 is located just south of Oceanaire Blvd. The project team is exploring the addition of an auxiliary lane to the southbound US 183 entrance ramp from Oak Knoll Drive to provide additional merging distance and storage for traffic entering the general purpose lanes. Your comment regarding speed limit signs has been shared with the Texas Department of Transportation. The project team is currently working on schematic development and detailed design of the Express Lanes alternative. 3D animation will likely be produced once detailed design has been completed. 180 Tulloh Rob Web Mail 7/18/14 I would ask that you consider the needs of pedestrians and bicycles when you propose and implement changes to the 183 corridor. A shared use path that facilitates pedestrians and bicycle use would be very helpful. Would like a shared-use path. More information about potential improvements will be presented at future Open Houses. Visit for more information. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 88 Page

89 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 181 Underwood Jack Web Mail 7/3/14 A few things, but only the first relating to 183: 1. There needs to be fly-overs built for the 620 connect to 183. Heading north on 183 to be able to connect to 620 going south and the opposite direction. Heading North on 620 to be able to connect to 183 going south. This will take pressure off all those vehicles using Anderson Mill Road to connect to 620, especially at rush hour having to wait for the light at 620 and Anderson Mill Road. But gaining access to 183 north and south with ease is a concern for Anderson Mill area. 2. Widen 183 north above Mopac Loop 1 especially the south bound lanes. 3. The fly over from 183 south to Mopac Loop 1 south needs to be widened to 2 or 3 lanes. What a total bottleneck it is now at ANY time of the day. With the growth expected in this north 183 corridor over the next 10 years EVERYTHING needs to be widened again. 4. The signage along 45 is not very "local" descriptive. Plus the signage for directions at the end of 45 where it connects with 130 north or south is not that clear. For example signage appears to direct drivers off of 45 to 130 north and south when actually staying on 45 to the end results in taking the north or south fly-over to 130. Signage headed east on 45 towards Interstate 35 is unclear. 5. Its time for a fly-over to connect 45 to Interstate 35 south and to connect Interstate 35 with 45 heading west towards Lakeline Mall Would like fly-overs built to connect RM 620 to US 183. Widen183N above MoPac, particularly southbound lanes. Widen the fly-over connecting US183 southbound to MoPac southbound to two or three lanes. Requests locally-descriptive and clearer signage along SH 45.Cited signage at SH 45 N and SH 130, as well as SH 45 N and I-35. Would like fly-overs to connect SH 45N to I-35 south. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. As part of the Express Lanes alternative, the project team is exploring the addition of two Direct Connectors at the SH 45N/RM 620 interchange. One would connect US 183 northbound to RM 620 westbound. The other would connect RM 620 eastbound to US 183 southbound. While detailed design has not been completed yet, these Direct Connectors would be in the same configuration as already established for the ultimate build-out of the interchange in the original schematic design for SH 45N. They would connect to the stub out structures that are already in place on the existing Direct Connectors. Essentially, if the project is approved and funding is identified, the southwest quadrant of the full interchange would be completed by adding these two Direct Connectors. Additional Direct Connectors are also being considered that would be elevated braided ramps that peel off the existing Direct Connector structures towards the median and tie into the 183 North Express Lanes. It is important to note that although these Direct Connectors are being evaluated as part of this study, it has not been determined yet whether they would be constructed during initial or future phases of construction. (R118) Preliminary designs would extend the Express Lanes just east of MoPac and the Union Pacific Railroad overpasses. As part of the Express Lanes alternative, the project team is considering the addition of two, one-lane Direct Connectors at the MoPac interchange. One would link the 183 North Express Lanes to the southbound MoPac Express Lanes. The other would link the northbound MoPac Express Lanes to the 183 North Express Lanes. The project team is currently working on schematic development and detailed design of the Express Lanes alternative. More information about potential improvements will be presented at future Open Houses. Visit for more information. Your comment regarding signage on SH 45N has been shared with TxDOT. The 183 North Mobility Project study area is an eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac. This study area reflects the project identified in the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization s (CAMPO) 2035 long-range transportation plan. Improvements to the intersection of SH 45N and I-35 are outside the limits of this project. In order to evaluate that area for transportation improvements, that project would need to be included in a future CAMPO long-range transportation plan. Then, possible improvements could be evaluated under a different study. 89 Page

90 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 182 Unruh Julie Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include a shared-used path along the entire length of the project for bicyclists and pedestrians. Cycling alleviates traffic congestion. Thanks. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 183 Upshaw Charles Web Mail 7/18/14 My primary means of commuting is by bicycle, and the current bike infrastructure along 183 is nonexistent or woefully inadequate and dangerous. I would very much support this project IF there was an accessible shared-use path included. Without providing means for alternative transportation, people who prefer to bike commute (like me) are forced to drive, only adding to traffic problems. I will not support any highway expansion or new construction (including this project) unless it includes safe, useful, and equivalently long bike/walking infrastructure. Would support the project if it includes an accessible safe, continuous shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 90 Page

91 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 184 Vurgich Ralph Web Mail 7/8/14 Please stop adding toll roads. We need more free lanes and roads. We all pay taxes and this should be enough. This greed needs to stop. Add more lanes each direction and make it free. Also, make 183a free so traffic on 183 can be reduced. Does not want a toll road. Believes taxes should provide enough revenue to build roads. Would like additional general purpose lanes in each direction. Requests removing tolls from 183A. General purpose lanes were considered as part of the Preliminary Alternatives that were evaluated for the 183 North Mobility Project. However, traffic studies show that general purpose lanes do not meet the Purpose and Need for the project. Construction of these lanes would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. If general purpose lanes were constructed, latent traffic demand would quickly fill these lanes, and they would become congested like existing general purpose lanes on US 183 North. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. (R3) The nature of tolled Express Lanes is that those improvements can be funded through user fees (tolls) by those who choose to use the Express Lanes. (R55) Those who choose not to pay a toll to use the Express Lanes would be able to use the same number of tax-funded, general purpose lanes as exist today. 185 Wald Tom Web Mail 7/18/14 I need to use U.S. 183 to access destinations along and near the corridor. I typically visit by bicycle. I've found that there is inadequate accommodation for bicycle traffic. I'm also aware that an Apple employee was killed a couple of years ago while riding along the frontage road. That hit-from-behind collision could not have happened if the person riding the bicycle made use of a proposed shared-use path along the frontage road, and I suspect there have been other injury collisions that could have been avoided through proper highway engineering, e.g. physical separation between fast moving motor traffic and bicycle traffic. I urge you to implement a shared-use path along the U.S. 183 frontage roads on both sides of the highway. While this may mean reduction in lane width for frontage road lanes and an extra cost to the project, such shared-use paths are essential for the safe movement of people and goods in the corridor. Would like separated shared-use paths along north and southbound US 183, even if it means reducing lane widths on frontage roads and incurring extra cost to the project. Modifications to 183A are outside the limits of this project. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 91 Page

92 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 186 Waldo Regina Web Mail 7/8/14 I would like to find out if there is any possible way some exits/entrances could be eliminated like they did on the lower deck of IH 35? Is it possible to remove some exits and entrances? The 183 North Mobility Project launched in August Since then, the project team has been conducting detailed analysis of the congestion problems in the US 183 corridor (on the main lanes and access roads), including lane configurations, interchange and intersection operations, and the operations and locations of existing ramps. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. 187 Walker Heyden Web Mail 7/18/14 The City of Austin has a Complete Streets policy because the community believes in multi-modal roadways. That policy should apply to 183 North. Also, TxDOT adopted the ITE/CNU Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares standards in Those best practices should be applied so that corridors serve all roadways users, not just vehicles. Please provide a shared use lane, so that bicyclists (and hopefully pedestrians too) are able to uses this corridor. People need ways to cross the barrier that traditional highways create. Thank you. 188 Walker Conor Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include protected bike lanes to bipass 183 at multiple intersections throughout the region. Cycling from Central Austin to anywhere north of 183 and west of Mopac are some of the most dangerous and disconnected routes in the entire region. Thank you for your time. The City of Austin s Complete Streets policy should be applied to this project. The ITE/CNU Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares standards should be applied to this project. Would like a shared-use lane. Would like protected bike lanes to bypass US 183 in multiple places. As part of the 183 North Mobility Project, the team will conduct a detailed operational study of all existing entrance and exit locations within the corridor to identify potential improvements. However, there are no plans to remove any existing exit or entrance ramps as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 92 Page

93 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 189 Walling Nancy Comment Form Would like additional lanes. 7/8/14 More lanes need to be built, which it sounds like they will be. I initially was not in favor of toll roads, but options are good! Meaning that as long as commuters have an option of taking a toll or not then I'm in favor of them. Supports Express Lanes as long as commuters have an option to use non-tolled lanes. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. 190 Weimer Chris Web Mail 7/18/14 I would support this project if it included a shared used path that cyclists could use. One of the reasons we moved out of north Austin to a more central location is to have access to bike paths. New construction in this area should be sure to include a shared use path as part of any plan. 191 Wheeler Lynn Web Mail 7/18/14 I am an avid bicyclist and would be in favor of the 183 North Mobility Project ONLY if it includes a shared use path for bicyclists along the entire project. Currently, there is no safe way for bicyclists to cross over 183 from the north to central Austin, and this could add that connection. This roadway must consider pedestrians and bicyclists - just as any new roadway must in Austin. Please stop cutting off neighborhoods. Currently, 183 is a barrier between central and north Austin. A shared use path can fix that problem. Would support the project if it includes a shareduse path. Would support the project if it includes a continuous shared-use path. Would like bike accommodations to cross US 183 between north and central Austin. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, the same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future, in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 93 Page

94 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 192 Wike Eryn Web Mail 7/18/14 Bicyclists want a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 193 Wilburn Vanessa Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include a bike path with this project. Currently I have a dangerous route to continue from central austin across 183 to north austin. 194 Williams Robert Web Mail 7/18/14 As a bicyclist I support this only if a shared used path is included. Would like a bike path to help them safely cross US 183 between north and central Austin. Would support the project if it includes a shareduse path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 94 Page

95 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 195 Williams Jack Web Mail 7/18/14 To whom it may concern, I am in favor of a shared-use path along the 183 North corridor. As a cyclist, having a means to travel by bicycle in the safest manner possible is of great interest. Sincerely, Jack Williams Would like a shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 196 Wilson Steve Web Mail 7/18/14 Please include cycling facilities Would like cycling facilities. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 197 Winton Mary Web Mail 7/18/14 I support this project if a shared use bicycle path is included in the project. Inclusion of bicycle paths needs to be integrated into all roadway projects. Thank you Would support the project if it includes a shareduse path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 95 Page

96 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 198 Wirl Jason Comment Form What is the cap on variable toll rates? 7/8/14 Variable tolls are interesting! Questions: 1) What is cap? What is governing factor? If it is min speed, no cap can be expensive & price out some; if it's dollars and there isn't enough capacity, it will be expensive & slow! Also, have variable lanes (movable barriers) been considered? What is the governing factor for variable tolls? Have moveable barriers for the Express Lanes been considered? The purpose of the project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new tolled Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. There is no cap on how high the toll rate may be. The primary goal of Express Lanes is to keep them free flowing as much as possible. The toll rate would be raised as high as needed to discourage too many vehicles from trying to utilize them at any given time. Reversible lanes were looked at early on in the study. There is currently too much traffic going in both directions during peak periods, and the uncertainty regarding the directional flow of traffic in the future means that reversible lanes wouldn t provide a good solution. Additionally, reversible lanes do not address the emergency response and transit elements in the Purpose and Need. 96 Page

97 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 199 Wright Jeanette Web Mail 7/10/14 To toll 183 would be criminal! Try timing lights on Parmer, fixing the places where traffic usually builds up (Balcones and on) BUILD MORE ROADS and make the rail more useful! BUILD MORE ROADS! Does not want a toll road. Suggests timing the lights on Parmer Ln. and fixing bottlenecks from Balcones Dr. on. The 183 North Mobility Project launched in August Since then, the project team has been conducting detailed analysis of the congestion problems in the US 183 corridor (on the main lanes and access roads), including lane configurations, interchange and Would like more general purpose lanes. intersection operations, and the operations and locations of existing ramps. Would like rail to be more useful. The 183 North Mobility Project study area is an eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac. This study area reflects the project identified in the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization s (CAMPO) 2035 long-range transportation plan. Modifications to lights on Parmer Lane and rail service are outside the limits of this project. We have shared your comments with the Texas Department of Transportation (Parmer Lane) and Capital Metro (rail). The purpose of the project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. The preliminary alternatives considered as part of the 183 North Mobility Project included General Purpose Lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, Express Lanes, Transportation System Management, Transportation Demand Management, and No Build. According to traffic studies, if improvements aren t constructed, in 2035, average morning southbound speeds on US 183 are projected to be approximately 10 mph between SH 45N and MoPac. Average northbound speeds in the afternoon are projected to be 10 mph from MoPac to Duval and 14 mph from Duval to SH 45N. After reviewing the preliminary alternatives using the Purpose and Need for the project and other criteria, the project team has recommended that two alternatives advance for further study, including tolled Express Lanes and the No Build (do nothing scenario), which must be carried forward in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Express Lanes alternative proposes adding two new lanes in each direction in the existing median of US 183. If the Express Lane alternative is approved at the end of the study, those improvements would be tolled; however, only new capacity that is added would be tolled. The same number of taxpayer-funded, non-tolled travel lanes that are available today will remain so in the future in accordance with state law. Drivers would have a choice whether or not to use the Express Lanes. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. If general purpose lanes were constructed instead of Express Lanes, latent traffic demand would quickly fill these lanes, and they would become congested like existing general purpose lanes on US 183 North. Construction of these lanes would not facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, or facilitate reliable emergency response. Given the limited money available to build numerous new roadway projects across the state, tolling has become a viable option for expediting the delivery of needed improvements in the region. (R3) 97 Page

98 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 200 Yang Gordon Web Mail 7/18/14 I would like to see improvements to the 183 corridor to include improvements to bicycle facilities. I ride my bicycle along Old Jollyville Rd sometimes and I am concerned that increased congestion and/or construction along 183 could cause a shift in traffic to Old Jollyville Rd as an alternate route. I have ridden a bicycle of some sort since I was 5 years old, so I would say that I am more comfortable with riding on the street than most other cyclists. However, a regular person trying to get around in the area by bicycle may find the additional congestion as threatening. Would like improvements to bicycle facilities. Is concerned that increased congestion and/or construction along US 183 could cause a shift in traffic to Old Jollyville Rd. as an alternate route. Would like motorcycle accommodations. Proposes discounted toll rates and free access to HOV lanes for motorcyclists. Additionally, I would like accommodations for motorcycles to be included to improvements along 183. Motorcycles cause less pollution than other roadway users. Motorcycles also have the potential (though not currently allowed in current Texas traffic code) to "filter through" congested or stopped traffic via lane spliting, thus freeing up more roadway for automobile traffic. In order to promote use of this more efficient vehicular transportation, I would propose discounted rates for toll/express lanes and free access to HOV lanes for motorcycles and possble legislation to allow lane splitting in Texas traffic code. Suggests legislation to allow motorcycle lane splitting. The purpose of the project is to facilitate congestion management, provide a reliable route for transit, and facilitate reliable emergency response. The preliminary alternatives considered as part of the 183 North Mobility Project included General Purpose Lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, Express Lanes, Transportation System Management, Transportation Demand Management, and No Build. The addition of two Express Lanes in each direction is the recommended build alternative for the 183 North Mobility Project. Under this alternative, two new Express Lanes would be constructed in each direction within the existing US 183 median. Variable tolls are used to manage the amount of traffic in the Express Lanes and help maintain a constant speed. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Transit buses and emergency vehicles may always use Express Lanes without paying a toll. Discounted toll rates for motorcycles are not being considered. The Mobility Authority s toll policies state that toll facility users are required to pay the toll established unless exempted by state law, or as authorized by the board under state law and the bond documents. Furthermore, despite their smaller size, motorcycles still use up the limited capacity of the Express Lanes and impact the toll revenue stream. In fact, motorcycles could take up even more capacity if other drivers are afraid of following too closely. Every vehicle that receives discounted or non-tolled travel increases the cost for everyone else because the toll rate is based on the availability of capacity in the lane. In addition, if too many motorcycles start using the Express Lanes at a discounted rate, the ability to manage traffic in the lane is diminished and congestion could become a problem. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. As part of the overall study, the project team is analyzing the origin and destination patterns of vehicles throughout the project corridor. The origin-destination patterns will be used to develop and calibrate travel demand models. Based on output from the travel demand models, operational analyses will be performed to evaluate the proposed project improvements. One of the primary objectives of these evaluations is to design the project such that there are no adverse impacts to the existing US 183 lanes. The incorporation of these types of analyses into the development of the proposed design will allow existing traffic on the US 183 corridor to continue to use this route rather than seek alternative routes such as Jollyville Road. 98 Page

99 # Last Name First Name Method Date Comment (verbatim) Comment (summarized) Response 201 Yeamans Pamela Web Mail 7/18/14 I want a continuous shared-use path along 183 North. No roadway is complete unless it considers pedestrians and bicyclists and improves neighborhood connectivity instead of deteriorating it. US 183 will be complete only when there is a continuous shared-use path alongside the highway. Would like a continuous shared-use path. The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. 202 Zingg Nat Web Mail 7/18/14 Please make sure the project helps make the city more bikeable and walkable by including a continuous path for bikes and pedestrians. Would like a continuous shared-use path. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) The project team is evaluating several enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the US 183 corridor as part of the 183 North Mobility Project. These enhancements include a continuous shared use path, improved sidewalks and cross street connections. The US 183 corridor is heavily populated with businesses, retail and neighborhoods and highly constrained by existing utilities, walls, driveways, steep slopes and drainage features. This limits available right-of-way for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The project team is coordinating with bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders. We hosted a meeting in December 2013 and meeting and corridor tour in July 2014, attended by members of the City of Austin Bike Department, the City of Austin's Bicycle Advisory Council, Bike Austin, and others. This coordination will continue throughout the project. Specific details of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements and their feasibility will be determined during detailed design of the recommended alternative over the next year and made available for further comment at future Open Houses. (R1) 99 Page

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101 183 North Mobility Project Newspaper Advertisements Legal Notice Publish Date Austin American-Statesman June 28, 2014 Display Advertisements Publish Date Community Impact Cedar Park/Leander June 19, 2014 Community Impact Northwest Austin June 26, 2014 Hill Country News June 26, 2014 Liberty Hill Independent June 26, N Open House Summary Report A - 1 Attachment A

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108 68 Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com It works for helping shape up my expansion plans. Zoey Van Jones, Owner of Zoey Van Jones Brow Studio Watch the Wells Fargo Works Project video series. Enter the contest where you could win a similar experience, including $25,000 for your business.** Enter at wellsfargoworks.com Every day, small business owners across the country work hard to make their entrepreneurial visions a reality. For Zoey Van Jones of Zoey Van Jones Brow Studio,* that meant making sure her expansion plans worked as hard as she did. Helping business owners like Zoey is why we created Wells Fargo Works. It s our commitment to small businesses everywhere. By delivering a wide range of products, resources, and guidance, we help businesses take the next step toward their goals. Welcome to Wells Fargo Works. Let s make it work for you. wellsfargoworks.com *Wells Fargo awarded Zoey Van Jones $25,000 to help with her expansion plans. ** THIS IS A JUDGED CONTEST. NO ENTRY FEE OR PURCHASE REQUIRED. Wells Fargo Works Project Contest runs from 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time ( PT ) on 5/1/2014 to 11:59 p.m. PT on 6/30/14 ( Contest Period ) at WellsFargoWorks.com/project ( Website ). Open to legal U.S. Residents, 18 years or older, who are independent owners/operators of a small business that has been in continuous operation for no less than six months from date of entry, has no more than $20 million aggregate in gross revenues and no more than 100 full, part-time, or volunteer employees. Non-profit organizations are eligible. Owners of a franchised business are not eligible. To Enter: submit up to a 2 1/2 minute video, or 600 word essay with photo, that responds to the contest questions. Prizes: (25) $1,000 Finalists and (5) $25,000 Grand Prize winners selected from Finalists to be awarded. Contest subject to full Official Rules. See rules on Website for full details including complete eligibility, contest questions, judging criteria, and prize redemption requirements. Void where prohibited Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. ( _11822) 183N Open House Summary Report A - 8 Attachment A

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110 Northwest Austin Edition June 2014 What is your opinion about consuming gluten-free foods if a person does not have celiac disease? Sparkman: If the only reason is weight control, there is no point in it. If the person has a sensitivity and they notice a reduction in gas and bloating when they eat gluten-free, then certainly they would be a candidate for having the dietitian figure out just which carbohydrates they are sensitive to. Gluten-free is not necessarily healthier, [and] it won t necessarily help you lose weight. A lot of people that are gluten-free it s a more difficult diet to follow, so they are eating less. They are still losing weight because it s fewer calories, so it s not magic. Certainly the people who eat it benefit from diet changes. How much gluten is healthy to consume? Sheer: Gluten is not toxic or dangerous unless you have celiac disease. So there is no unsafe amount of gluten to eat.... Gluten may not make certain people feel well when they eat bread; they may feel tired or bloated, but it s not dangerous. There are a lot of healthy gluten products out there, and actually people who are on a strict gluten-free diet are at risk for several vitamin deficiencies and mineral deficiencies. A gluten-free diet may not be in someone s best interest unless they [know they] have celiac disease. I think it is always wise if you think you have a problem with wheat or gluten to come get tested for celiac disease first. It s a simple, cheap, very accurate blood test. Once people go on a gluten-free diet, the test is no longer accurate. Where to find gluten-free foods Northwest Austin has many locally owned businesses that offer gluten-free foods, including dinners, desserts and to-go meals. Brick Oven Restaurant Research Blvd Iron Cactus North Stonelake Blvd Ka-Prow Thai & Sushi Bistro 1200 W. Howard Lane, Ste. O Kerbey Lane Cafe US Manuel s Restaurant Jollyville Road Michelle Patisserie RM N. 620, Ste My Fit Foods To-go meals Research Blvd., Ste. 100 Stonelake Blvd. Jollyville Rd. Braker Ln. Anderson Mill Rd. Jollyville Rd. Lake Creek Pkwy 35 Braker Ln. 360 Howard Ln Great Hills Trl. 620 MoPac N. I North by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery N. Capital of Texas Hwy Pour House Pints & Pies Jollyville Road Promise Pizza Research Blvd Snap Kitchen To-Go meals Research Blvd Thai Lada 8701 Parmer Lane, Ste ThunderCloud Subs 2521 Rutland Drive W. Parmer Lane, Ste N. US 183, Ste This list is not comprehensive Burnet Rd. Stonelake Blvd. Jollyville Rd. 47 Pavillion Blvd.183 Great Hills Trl. Rutland Dr TOLL Anderson Mill Rd. Canyon Ridge Dr. MoPac 360 Parmer Ln. Parmer Ln. MoPac 183 Saving Money is Good Austin Business Daniel Osborne, Facilities Manager for Alamo Drafthouse, got a 23% rebate for energy efficiency work at the Slaughter Lane location. Visit powersaver.austinenergy.com to learn how you can save. 183N Open House Summary Report A - 10 Attachment A

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117 From: Sent: To: Subject: 183 North Mobility Project Tuesday, June 10, :31 PM Heather Join Us at the Next 183 North Open House Is this not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. JOIN US FOR AN OPEN HOUSE ON JULY 8TH! The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) invite you to attend an Open House to learn more about their efforts to determine the best options for managing congestion, as well as providing a reliable transit route and facilitating reliable emergency response along the eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac. WHAT: 183 North Mobility Project Open House WHEN: Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Westwood High School (cafeteria), Mellow Meadow, Austin, TX (see map below) Since our first Open House on February 18th, the 183 North Mobility Project team has used public input and additional data collected to refine the Purpose and Need for the project, develop evaluation criteria, and refine and narrow the preliminary alternatives (mobility improvement concepts) being considered N Open House Summary Report B - 2 Attachment B

118 Open House attendees will be able to review and provide input on the alternatives being carried forward for further study. Project team members will be on-hand to answer questions and provide information. No formal presentation will be given. Attendees are invited to come-and-go at their convenience. If you plan to attend the Open House and have special communication or accommodation needs, please contact Melissa Hurst at (512) HELP US GET THE 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT MOVING Can t make it on July 8th? Visit Us Online! If you are unable to attend the Open House or would prefer to learn more about the 183 North Mobility Project online, find a time that works for you and visit our Virtual Open House from July 9th July 18th, 2014 at You ll have access to the same materials and 2 183N Open House Summary Report B - 3 Attachment B

119 information available at the Open House, and you can submit official comments or ask questions. Official comments can also be submitted by mail to Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, c/o 183 North Mobility Project, 3300 North IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78705; or by fax to Official comments must be received by July 18, 2014 to be included in the official record of the Open House. THE COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS ARE IN! In our April 2014 enewsletter, we asked you to answer some quick survey questions, so we could learn more about your commutes along the 183 North corridor. Following is a snapshot of the results: 73% of participants indicated they would be spending time with their families if they weren t sitting in evening rush hour traffic. 86% of participants indicated their longest commute using 183 North lasted 60 minutes or longer 86% of participants indicated they use an alternate route to avoid having to drive on 183 North We appreciate those of you who participated in the survey. This input, as well as feedback provided at Open Houses, stakeholder meetings, and submitted online via the project website, is invaluable to the project team as we move through the study. If you haven t already provided feedback as part of this study, we encourage you to do so at the upcoming Open House, via the 3 183N Open House Summary Report B - 4 Attachment B

120 Virtual Open House, or online at (Please note, the survey is not a scientific poll. The results only reflect the view of those that chose to participate in this community survey.) In advance of the July Open House, we d like to poll your thoughts again. PLEASE TAKE A QUICK THREE-QUESTION SURVEY! WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! You can learn more about the project, submit comments and questions, and stay informed by: Visiting us online at Contacting the project team online or by phone at Signing up for updates Attending Open Houses and other public meetings that will be conducted throughout the study Inviting a project team member to meet with your group Follow us on Feedback and input are encouraged and can be provided to the project team at meetings, online or submitted in writing to: Melissa Hurst, Community Outreach Manager, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, 3300 N. IH- 35, Suite 300, Austin, TX CONTACT US 3300 N. IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, Texas T: (512) Click here to send us an . Copyright 2014 Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, All rights reserved. You received this because you are on our mailing list or a friend has forwarded this to you N Open House Summary Report B - 5 Attachment B

121 Our mailing address is: 3300 N. IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, Texas unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences 5 183N Open House Summary Report B - 6 Attachment B

122 From: 183 North Mobility Project Sent: Friday, June 27, :24 PM To: Heather Subject: 183 North Mobility Project Open House - July 8, 2014 Is this not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. DON'T FORGET TO JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON JULY 8th The 183 North Mobility Project Team has NEW information to share with you! The public input gathered at the first Open House, along with other collected data from our ongoing studies, has been used to help us refine and narrow the preliminary alternatives. The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) invite you to attend an Open House to learn more about the project and its current progress. We are working collaboratively with the public and regulatory agencies to help determine the best option for managing congestion, as well as providing a reliable transit route and facilitating reliable emergency response along the eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac. WHAT: 183 North Open House WHEN: Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Westwood High School (cafeteria), Mellow Meadow, Austin, TX (see map below) N Open House Summary Report B - 7 Attachment B

123 Open House attendees will have the opportunity to explore the exhibits, ask questions, and submit comments. Project team members will be on-hand to answer questions and provide information. No formal presentation will be given. Attendees are invited to come-and-go at their convenience. If you plan to attend the Open House and have special communication or accommodation needs, please contact Melissa Hurst at (512) HELP US GET THE 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT MOVING Can t make it on July 8th? Visit the Virtual Open House! If you are unable to attend the Open House or would prefer to learn more about the 183 North Mobility Project online, find a time that works for you and visit our Virtual Open House from July 9th July 18th, 2014 at You ll have access to the same materials and 2 183N Open House Summary Report B - 8 Attachment B

124 information available at the Open House, and you can submit official comments or ask questions. Official comments can also be submitted by mail to Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, c/o 183 North Mobility Project, 3300 North IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78705; or by fax to Official comments must be received by July 18th, 2014 to be included in the official record of the Open House. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! You can learn more about the project, submit comments and questions, and stay informed by: Visiting us online at Contacting the project team online or by phone at Signing up for updates Attending Open Houses and other public meetings that will be conducted throughout the study Inviting a project team member to meet with your group Follow us on CONTACT US 3300 N. IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, Texas T: (512) Click here to send us an . Copyright 2014 Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, All rights reserved. You received this because you are on our mailing list or a friend has forwarded this to you. Our mailing address is: 3300 N. IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, Texas unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences 3 183N Open House Summary Report B - 9 Attachment B

125 From: Sent: To: Subject: 183 North Mobility Project Monday, July 14, :15 PM Heather Visit the Virtual Open House for 183 North! Is this not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. SEE WHAT S NEW AND VISIT OUR VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE! Our Virtual Open House has launched! The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) invite you to participate in the 183 North Mobility Project Virtual Open House. Learn more about our efforts to determine the best options for managing congestion, as well as providing a reliable transit route and facilitating reliable emergency response along the eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac. We invite you to review and provide input on the evaluation criteria that have been used to narrow the preliminary alternatives, as well as the alternatives being carried forward for further study, including Express Lanes and the No Build alternative. Visit us online at before JULY 18th to review the material and submit comments! All of the materials presented at the July 8th Open House are available for you to review. Please feel free to CONTACT US with questions N Open House Summary Report B - 10 Attachment B

126 PLEASE FILL OUT A COMMUNITY SURVEY Approximately 100 attendees came out to Westwood High School on July 8th to learn more about the latest updates on the 183 North Mobility Project. It was great speaking with all of you! Look who stopped by!! MoPac Man was at our Open House last Tuesday with the latest news on the MoPac Improvement Project. If you want to learn more about Express Lanes and the ongoing MoPac construction, visit and for daily traffic updates N Open House Summary Report B - 11 Attachment B

127 WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! You can learn more about the project, submit comments and questions, and stay informed by: Visiting us online at Contacting the project team online or by phone at Signing up for updates Attending Open Houses and other public meetings that will be conducted throughout the study Inviting a project team member to meet with your group Following us on CONTACT US 3300 N. IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, Texas T: (512) Click here to send us an N Open House Summary Report B - 12 Attachment B

128 Copyright 2014 Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, All rights reserved. You received this because you are on our mailing list or a friend has forwarded this to you. Our mailing address is: 3300 N. IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, Texas unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences 4 183N Open House Summary Report B - 13 Attachment B

129 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Wednesday, June 25, :23 PM FW: CTRMA/TxDOT 183 North Mobility Project, Open House July 8th Elected official for the record. E From: Mario Espinoza <mespinoza@ctrma.org> Date: Wednesday, June 25, :16 AM To: Mario Espinoza <mespinoza@ctrma.org> Cc: Melissa Hurst <mhurst@ctrma.org>, Mike Heiligenstein <mstein@ctrma.org>, 'Terry McCoy' <Terry.McCoy@txdot.gov>, Laura Bohl <lbohl@ctrma.org> Subject: CTRMA/TxDOT 183 North Mobility Project, Open House July 8th Good morning, The 183 North Mobility Project, a study being conducted by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to analyze an eight mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac and determine the best options for managing congestion, as well as provide a reliable transit route and facilitate reliable emergency response continues to move forward. A second Open House will be held: Tuesday, July 8, :00 PM to 7:00 PM Westwood High School Mellow Meadow Drive, Since our first Open House on February 18 th, the project team has used public input and additional data to refine the Purpose and Need for the project, develop evaluation criteria, and refine and narrow the preliminary alternatives being considered. Attendees will be able to review and provide input on the evaluation criteria that have been used to narrow the preliminary alternatives, as well as the alternatives being carried forward for further study, including Express Lanes and the No Build alternative. Project team members will be on hand to answer questions and provide information. No formal presentation will be given. Attendees are invited to come and go at their convenience. A Virtual Open House will be available online at from July 9 July 18, 2014 for those who may not be attend the in person Open House on July 8th. The same materials and information available at the Open House will be available online, and participants can also submit official comments or ask questions N Open House Summary Report B - 14 Attachment B

130 Please feel free to call or us if you have any questions or concerns. We would be happy to provide additional information. Sincerely, Mario Espinoza, Deputy Executive Director Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Terry McCoy, Deputy District Engineer Texas Department of Transportation Austin District This and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are NOT the intended recipient and receive this communication, please delete this message and any attachments. Thank you N Open House Summary Report B - 15 Attachment B

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136 PROMOTED TWITTER CAMPAIGN Promoted Twitter Campaign ran from June 30, 2014 through July 18, 2014 and resulted in 719 engagements. sample tweet 183N Open House Summary Report B - 21 Attachment B

137 CREATIVE & METRICS FYI: 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT 183N Open House Summary Report B - 22 Attachment B

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140 MEDIA ALERT July 1, 2014 Contact: Rick L Amie Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (office) (cell) Contact: Kelli Reyna Texas Department of Transportation (office) (cell) 183 North Express Lanes Alternative Presented for Public Review at Upcoming Open House (Austin, Texas) The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) are hosting an Open House meeting for the 183 North Mobility Project Environmental Study from 4 p.m. 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Westwood High School. The Mobility Authority and TxDOT are working with other local partners to determine the best alternatives for managing congestion, as well as providing a reliable transit route and facilitating reliable emergency response, along the eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac. Attendees will be able to review and provide input on the evaluation criteria that have been used to narrow the preliminary alternatives, as well as the alternatives being carried forward for further study, including Express Lanes and the No Build alternative. Project staff and consultants will be available to answer questions. No formal presentation will be given, and attendees are invited to come-and-go at their convenience. Community members who are unable to attend the July 8 Open House but would like to learn more about the project or submit a question or comment, are invited to visit a Virtual Open House at from July 9 through July 18. WHAT: 183 North Mobility Project Open House WHY: Traffic congestion along US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac is a major issue, especially during peak rush hour periods. As population and economic growth continue along this corridor, it is anticipated that congestion will worsen and travel times will increase. Learn more at WHO: TxDOT and Mobility Authority, project planners and engineers WHEN: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Westwood High School Mellow Meadow Austin, Texas end - 183N Open House Summary Report B - 25 Attachment B

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144 Stakeholder Database E-Newsletter and Notices 183N Open House Summary Report B - 1 Attachment B

145 From: Sent: To: Subject: 183 North Mobility Project Tuesday, June 10, :31 PM Heather Join Us at the Next 183 North Open House Is this not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. JOIN US FOR AN OPEN HOUSE ON JULY 8TH! The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) invite you to attend an Open House to learn more about their efforts to determine the best options for managing congestion, as well as providing a reliable transit route and facilitating reliable emergency response along the eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac. WHAT: 183 North Mobility Project Open House WHEN: Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Westwood High School (cafeteria), Mellow Meadow, Austin, TX (see map below) Since our first Open House on February 18th, the 183 North Mobility Project team has used public input and additional data collected to refine the Purpose and Need for the project, develop evaluation criteria, and refine and narrow the preliminary alternatives (mobility improvement concepts) being considered N Open House Summary Report B - 2 Attachment B

146 Open House attendees will be able to review and provide input on the alternatives being carried forward for further study. Project team members will be on-hand to answer questions and provide information. No formal presentation will be given. Attendees are invited to come-and-go at their convenience. If you plan to attend the Open House and have special communication or accommodation needs, please contact Melissa Hurst at (512) HELP US GET THE 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT MOVING Can t make it on July 8th? Visit Us Online! If you are unable to attend the Open House or would prefer to learn more about the 183 North Mobility Project online, find a time that works for you and visit our Virtual Open House from July 9th July 18th, 2014 at You ll have access to the same materials and 2 183N Open House Summary Report B - 3 Attachment B

147 information available at the Open House, and you can submit official comments or ask questions. Official comments can also be submitted by mail to Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, c/o 183 North Mobility Project, 3300 North IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78705; or by fax to Official comments must be received by July 18, 2014 to be included in the official record of the Open House. THE COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS ARE IN! In our April 2014 enewsletter, we asked you to answer some quick survey questions, so we could learn more about your commutes along the 183 North corridor. Following is a snapshot of the results: 73% of participants indicated they would be spending time with their families if they weren t sitting in evening rush hour traffic. 86% of participants indicated their longest commute using 183 North lasted 60 minutes or longer 86% of participants indicated they use an alternate route to avoid having to drive on 183 North We appreciate those of you who participated in the survey. This input, as well as feedback provided at Open Houses, stakeholder meetings, and submitted online via the project website, is invaluable to the project team as we move through the study. If you haven t already provided feedback as part of this study, we encourage you to do so at the upcoming Open House, via the 3 183N Open House Summary Report B - 4 Attachment B

148 Virtual Open House, or online at (Please note, the survey is not a scientific poll. The results only reflect the view of those that chose to participate in this community survey.) In advance of the July Open House, we d like to poll your thoughts again. PLEASE TAKE A QUICK THREE-QUESTION SURVEY! WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! You can learn more about the project, submit comments and questions, and stay informed by: Visiting us online at Contacting the project team online or by phone at Signing up for updates Attending Open Houses and other public meetings that will be conducted throughout the study Inviting a project team member to meet with your group Follow us on Feedback and input are encouraged and can be provided to the project team at meetings, online or submitted in writing to: Melissa Hurst, Community Outreach Manager, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, 3300 N. IH- 35, Suite 300, Austin, TX CONTACT US 3300 N. IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, Texas T: (512) Click here to send us an . Copyright 2014 Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, All rights reserved. You received this because you are on our mailing list or a friend has forwarded this to you N Open House Summary Report B - 5 Attachment B

149 Our mailing address is: 3300 N. IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, Texas unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences 5 183N Open House Summary Report B - 6 Attachment B

150 From: 183 North Mobility Project Sent: Friday, June 27, :24 PM To: Heather Subject: 183 North Mobility Project Open House - July 8, 2014 Is this not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. DON'T FORGET TO JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON JULY 8th The 183 North Mobility Project Team has NEW information to share with you! The public input gathered at the first Open House, along with other collected data from our ongoing studies, has been used to help us refine and narrow the preliminary alternatives. The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) invite you to attend an Open House to learn more about the project and its current progress. We are working collaboratively with the public and regulatory agencies to help determine the best option for managing congestion, as well as providing a reliable transit route and facilitating reliable emergency response along the eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac. WHAT: 183 North Open House WHEN: Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Westwood High School (cafeteria), Mellow Meadow, Austin, TX (see map below) N Open House Summary Report B - 7 Attachment B

151 Open House attendees will have the opportunity to explore the exhibits, ask questions, and submit comments. Project team members will be on-hand to answer questions and provide information. No formal presentation will be given. Attendees are invited to come-and-go at their convenience. If you plan to attend the Open House and have special communication or accommodation needs, please contact Melissa Hurst at (512) HELP US GET THE 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT MOVING Can t make it on July 8th? Visit the Virtual Open House! If you are unable to attend the Open House or would prefer to learn more about the 183 North Mobility Project online, find a time that works for you and visit our Virtual Open House from July 9th July 18th, 2014 at You ll have access to the same materials and 2 183N Open House Summary Report B - 8 Attachment B

152 information available at the Open House, and you can submit official comments or ask questions. Official comments can also be submitted by mail to Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, c/o 183 North Mobility Project, 3300 North IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78705; or by fax to Official comments must be received by July 18th, 2014 to be included in the official record of the Open House. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! You can learn more about the project, submit comments and questions, and stay informed by: Visiting us online at Contacting the project team online or by phone at Signing up for updates Attending Open Houses and other public meetings that will be conducted throughout the study Inviting a project team member to meet with your group Follow us on CONTACT US 3300 N. IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, Texas T: (512) Click here to send us an . Copyright 2014 Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, All rights reserved. You received this because you are on our mailing list or a friend has forwarded this to you. Our mailing address is: 3300 N. IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, Texas unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences 3 183N Open House Summary Report B - 9 Attachment B

153 From: Sent: To: Subject: 183 North Mobility Project Monday, July 14, :15 PM Heather Visit the Virtual Open House for 183 North! Is this not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. SEE WHAT S NEW AND VISIT OUR VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE! Our Virtual Open House has launched! The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) invite you to participate in the 183 North Mobility Project Virtual Open House. Learn more about our efforts to determine the best options for managing congestion, as well as providing a reliable transit route and facilitating reliable emergency response along the eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac. We invite you to review and provide input on the evaluation criteria that have been used to narrow the preliminary alternatives, as well as the alternatives being carried forward for further study, including Express Lanes and the No Build alternative. Visit us online at before JULY 18th to review the material and submit comments! All of the materials presented at the July 8th Open House are available for you to review. Please feel free to CONTACT US with questions N Open House Summary Report B - 10 Attachment B

154 PLEASE FILL OUT A COMMUNITY SURVEY Approximately 100 attendees came out to Westwood High School on July 8th to learn more about the latest updates on the 183 North Mobility Project. It was great speaking with all of you! Look who stopped by!! MoPac Man was at our Open House last Tuesday with the latest news on the MoPac Improvement Project. If you want to learn more about Express Lanes and the ongoing MoPac construction, visit and for daily traffic updates N Open House Summary Report B - 11 Attachment B

155 WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! You can learn more about the project, submit comments and questions, and stay informed by: Visiting us online at Contacting the project team online or by phone at Signing up for updates Attending Open Houses and other public meetings that will be conducted throughout the study Inviting a project team member to meet with your group Following us on CONTACT US 3300 N. IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, Texas T: (512) Click here to send us an N Open House Summary Report B - 12 Attachment B

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157 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Wednesday, June 25, :23 PM FW: CTRMA/TxDOT 183 North Mobility Project, Open House July 8th Elected official for the record. E From: Mario Espinoza <mespinoza@ctrma.org> Date: Wednesday, June 25, :16 AM To: Mario Espinoza <mespinoza@ctrma.org> Cc: Melissa Hurst <mhurst@ctrma.org>, Mike Heiligenstein <mstein@ctrma.org>, 'Terry McCoy' <Terry.McCoy@txdot.gov>, Laura Bohl <lbohl@ctrma.org> Subject: CTRMA/TxDOT 183 North Mobility Project, Open House July 8th Good morning, The 183 North Mobility Project, a study being conducted by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to analyze an eight mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac and determine the best options for managing congestion, as well as provide a reliable transit route and facilitate reliable emergency response continues to move forward. A second Open House will be held: Tuesday, July 8, :00 PM to 7:00 PM Westwood High School Mellow Meadow Drive, Since our first Open House on February 18 th, the project team has used public input and additional data to refine the Purpose and Need for the project, develop evaluation criteria, and refine and narrow the preliminary alternatives being considered. Attendees will be able to review and provide input on the evaluation criteria that have been used to narrow the preliminary alternatives, as well as the alternatives being carried forward for further study, including Express Lanes and the No Build alternative. Project team members will be on hand to answer questions and provide information. No formal presentation will be given. Attendees are invited to come and go at their convenience. A Virtual Open House will be available online at from July 9 July 18, 2014 for those who may not be attend the in person Open House on July 8th. The same materials and information available at the Open House will be available online, and participants can also submit official comments or ask questions N Open House Summary Report B - 14 Attachment B

158 Please feel free to call or us if you have any questions or concerns. We would be happy to provide additional information. Sincerely, Mario Espinoza, Deputy Executive Director Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Terry McCoy, Deputy District Engineer Texas Department of Transportation Austin District This and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are NOT the intended recipient and receive this communication, please delete this message and any attachments. Thank you N Open House Summary Report B - 15 Attachment B

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168 MEDIA ALERT July 1, 2014 Contact: Rick L Amie Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (office) (cell) Contact: Kelli Reyna Texas Department of Transportation (office) (cell) 183 North Express Lanes Alternative Presented for Public Review at Upcoming Open House (Austin, Texas) The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) are hosting an Open House meeting for the 183 North Mobility Project Environmental Study from 4 p.m. 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Westwood High School. The Mobility Authority and TxDOT are working with other local partners to determine the best alternatives for managing congestion, as well as providing a reliable transit route and facilitating reliable emergency response, along the eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac. Attendees will be able to review and provide input on the evaluation criteria that have been used to narrow the preliminary alternatives, as well as the alternatives being carried forward for further study, including Express Lanes and the No Build alternative. Project staff and consultants will be available to answer questions. No formal presentation will be given, and attendees are invited to come-and-go at their convenience. Community members who are unable to attend the July 8 Open House but would like to learn more about the project or submit a question or comment, are invited to visit a Virtual Open House at from July 9 through July 18. WHAT: 183 North Mobility Project Open House WHY: Traffic congestion along US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac is a major issue, especially during peak rush hour periods. As population and economic growth continue along this corridor, it is anticipated that congestion will worsen and travel times will increase. Learn more at WHO: TxDOT and Mobility Authority, project planners and engineers WHEN: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Westwood High School Mellow Meadow Austin, Texas end - 183N Open House Summary Report B - 25 Attachment B

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172 Project Team Members: Organization or Group Met with: 183N Environmental Study Meeting Documentation Form Melissa Hurst and Sean Beal (Mobility Authority); Mark Cissell and Summer Lawton (HNTB); Bonnie Lister, Rose Marie Klee and Doise Miers (TxDOT); Paul Schrader, Lauren Avioli, Andy Atlas and Justin Word (CP&Y); Jessica Engelhardt and Lynda Rife (Rifeline) Bike & Pedestrian Stakeholders: Tom Wald (COA Bicycle Advisory Council), Nadia Barrera and Nathan Wilkes (City of Austin), Carol Reifsnyder (Bike Austin); Preston Tyree (cyclesmarter) Location: Research Boulevard, Suite 300, Date: July 7, 2014 # of Attendees (approx.): 18 Elected Officials in Attendance: None Questions/Comments: Andy explained the point of the meeting is to listen to their input. Although the project team has done some initial feasibility analyses, specific responses will be provided by the project team after detailed design has been completed. Nathan provided an overview of the City s requests for bicycle and pedestrian accommodations. They generally fall into two categories along the corridor and across the corridor. The COA has done about as much as they can to upgrade bike and pedestrian accommodations on Jollyville Rd. It is a pretty good route. Any additional improvements on Jollyville Rd. would likely require the taking of vehicle lanes. Between Jollyville Rd. and Pond Springs Rd., there aren t many other viable alternatives for bicycles along and across the corridor. Current accommodations are only serving about 15% of the population. The COA believes that by building a Shared Use Path (SUP) along US 183, 55% of the population would be served. At a minimum, they would like to connect bicyclists and pedestrians to businesses and employers. Nathan explained that they have had many discussions with bike/ped stakeholders and they do NOT want accommodations that are directly adjacent to access road lanes (i.e., on the roadway pavement with only pavement marking separation) as ultimate solutions because they are dangerous. SUPs that provide a physical separation from roadway traffic are preferred. The COA does not have any specific plans for installing new SUPs at this time. Preston added that some connections on access roads do make sense for short trips where they do not exist. Nathan provided a design definition of SUP and the group discussed the topic while referencing a document, Recommended Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Along High Speed Roadways with Limited

173 Nathan explained this is a flexible tool. Exceptions are acceptable. In fact, they are looking to get written approval from FHWA on I-35 improvements. Nathan added that the 290 SUP is a very comfortable facility to ride on. Lynda mentioned that the 183 North Mobility Project will focus on construction within the main lanes and median areas, not the frontage roads. On the MoPac Improvement Project, the lanes were being moved and many bridges were being widened. In general, bike/pedestrian improvements were implemented where new construction was planned. Tom asked where the Express Lane ingress and egress points would be located. The project team responded that we are currently considering access at 183A, RM 620, Duval Rd./Braker Ln. area, and MoPac (via Direct Connector). The Express Lanes would continue south of MoPac and end north of Burnet Rd. Tom asked what the anticipated budget range for the project is. The team explained that there is a $193 million planning level estimate, but several factors (yet to be determined) could ultimately impact that project cost. It is too early to tell. Tom asked if an inventory of existing sidewalks had been completed. The project team answered that a preliminary look at this has been completed and sidewalks are fairly minimal along the frontage roads. Bonnie mentioned that TxDOT Austin District has one they can share. Tom followed up by asking whether continuous sidewalks would be constructed along the corridor. Sean answered that this isn t necessarily the case, especially if they wouldn t lead to specific destinations. In general, if there is a demand for sidewalks in a particular area, it is being considered. Tom stated that they want to establish needed connections where feasible. Preston urged the team not to take away any existing connections, which happened during the original US 183 design. 7 connections / crossings were reduced to 3. He also asked that we improve those that we can. Tom asked whether we anticipated reconstructing bridges as part of the project. The team answered that this is hard to tell at this point in the study. This will be determined during detailed design. Tom and Preston talked about the need for bike and pedestrian crossings to access Westwood High School. Many kids live across US 183 and a crossing of some sort (bridge or tunnel) so they could get to school would be great somewhere between Anderson Mill Road and Lake Creek Parkway. Following the meeting, the group took a bus tour of the corridor to look at specific areas in person. Destination #1: Chase Bank Building on northbound US 183 frontage road just south of SH 45N interchange. There is of Right of Way (ROW) behind the existing curb. Utility poles, buildings and signage are the primary restrictions for an SUP here. There is not room to put up concrete barriers/walls. The widths on the frontage road lanes are from the curb to the gutter (two 12 lanes on the inside and one 14 lane on the outside). Nathan suggested we reduce the frontage road lane widths and move the curb in towards the median to add 5 for an SUP. Paul stated that TxDOT would have to provide a design exception for narrower lanes, which is not easily granted due to safety concerns. Sean asked if there is a certain level bicyclists would be comfortable climbing up to get up and over/through an interchange. They answered that getting three levels up would be tough, but not impossible. Bicyclists would follow the railing. Sean asked if it would be acceptable for a simple concrete barrier to separate cyclists from traffic on a mainlane bridge structure. They answered that this would be better than nothing, but is not ideal. It would be a significant improvement and has been used in highly urban areas in other cities.

174 Destination #2: Lakeline Station The bus traveled along Lake Creek Parkway across RM 620 and took a right on Lakeline Blvd. There is a shared road facility and bike lanes along this route providing connections to Lakeline Mall. Lakeline Station is well-used, even in July. Bikes were seen in the bike racks. Nathan stated that the COA has done a lot of resurfacing work to get bike lanes to the station, but they still don t feel they are serving enough of the public. There are opportunities for more accommodations going north and south along the Red Line route. The City will be applying for STPMM grants to connect Avery Ranch Blvd. to Lakeline Station. A developer may finish the connection to the Brushy Creek Regional Trail. This would come pretty close to a parallel facility along 183A on the rail alignment. The City is making a pretty direct connection (about 2.5 mile circuitous route for a 1.5 mile distance). There is also a need for bike parking at the site. Destination #3: McNeil Dr./Spicewood Springs Rd. Intersection with US 183 The bus traveled along Lakeline Blvd. and turned onto the SB US 183 frontage road to McNeil Dr. In terms of available ROW for bike/ped improvements, the NB and SB frontage roads are pretty equally constrained by utilities, walls and driveways. Preston asked if there is anything we can do with the space beneath the elevated bridges for cross streets. The team indicated they would look at that, but explained that we are considering using that area for water quality. Nadia indicated they would like to see better bike/ped crossings at Pond Springs Rd. Andy mentioned it is tight along the frontage road in this area due to utilities, steep slopes, driveways and drainage. Nathan asked if it would be possible to push the curb to get an extra 5 and create an SUP. There is a break between Jollyville Rd. and Pond Springs Rd. Is it possible to provide connectivity at this intersection? An SUP to Pond Springs Rd.? It is dangerous for bicyclists and pedestrians where Barrington Way, Jollyville Rd. and the SB US 183 frontage road intersect. They would like the project team to explore ways to create better connectivity at this crossing. They would like a crossing across US 183 where Pond Springs Rd., McNeil Dr. and Spicewood Springs Rd. intersect. Destination #4: Braker Ln. There are bike lanes down Braker Ln. but not many cyclists. There are bike lanes on Braker Ln. between MoPac and Kramer station to the east. The intersection of Jollyville Rd. and Braker Ln. is among the top 8 locations for cyclist crashes (the only one outside of downtown). Lots of high speed traffic and many cars run red lights here.

175 The City is planning work on bike/ped accommodations on Braker Ln. between MoPac and Jollyville Rd. This could include ground stripes under US 183 and over MoPac. The project team should just be sure we avoid negatively impacting the City s work. Destination #5: The Arboretum at Great Hills Trail The bus traveled along Braker Ln. to Jollyville Rd. to Great Hills Tr. People use the Arboretum parking lot to connect from Jollyville Rd. to Loop 360. An SUP from Great Hills Tr. To Loop 360 would be better. However, a connection here is not a big priority. The route for an SUP would also impact many high value trees along the boundary of the Arboretum parking lot. Destination #6: Loop 360 The bus traveled through the Arboretum parking lot to Loop 360. An SUP through the Arboretum connects to Old Jollyville Road, where bicyclists can cross Loop 360. They would like a more direct route to the north end of Shoal Creek instead of the current route via Steck Ave. However, Nathan added that more important would be a connection from NW Austin to Shoal Creek. They still want to provide access along US 183. When looking at where bikes currently cross Loop 360, they asked if the design speeds could be reduced at turns and driveways. One suggestion was to reduce the curb radius at driveways, but it was pointed out that the driveways must accommodate larger vehicles accessing the property. Destination #7: The bus traveled along SB US 183 and made the U-Turn at MoPac. They indicated they would like a bike bridge through the MoPac interchange. Destination #8: The bus traveled along the NB US 183 frontage road and stopped in a parking lot just north of Pond Springs Rd. Bikes can t get north of Pond Springs Rd. A full SUP is not feasible between Pond Springs Rd. and Lake Creek Pkwy. If we could create a connection from Pond Springs Rd. to Hymeadow Dr., it would be an improvement, but less than ideal. Bicyclists would have to go through neighborhoods to get to Lake Creek Pkwy. The COA would need to look at Hymeadow Dr. However, the first step they want the project team to take is to see if there is space available on the frontage road and, if so, would engineers be OK with using that space. Once the bus returned to CP&Y offices, the group recapped the takeaways from the discussion during the tour: Look at the frontage roads to see if we can optimize lane widths to add 5 to create an SUP. Coordination with TxDOT Georgetown Area Office will be required. Look for opportunities to connect to and complete the existing bike network. Explore a possible bike bridge across MoPac. Getting across US 183 look at improving existing crossings and look for opportunities to create new crossings (e.g. for Westwood HS between Lake Creek Pkwy and Anderson Mill Rd.) COA is taking care of striping bike lanes on Braker Ln. Some crossings don t have bike lanes, but we should see if there are opportunities to facilitate future

176 Follow Up Requests: Meet with this group again to share the findings of our research after detailed design has been completed. Obtain sidewalk inventory completed by the TxDOT Austin District (Bonnie Lister). Mobility Authority to discuss STPMM funding grant applications with the City of Austin to see if there are opportunities to collaborate. COA should discuss the frontage road lane width reduction question with TxDOT s Mark Jones.

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178 Toll lanes proposed along 183 in North Austin My Fox Austin.com Fox 7 Posted: Jul 08, :54 PM CDT Updated: Jul 08, :55 PM CDT You've sat through the construction along Mopac. Once that project concludes, get ready for more orange cones. TxDOT is proposing a toll project along 183. It's the dreaded stretch of road for North Austin drivers. "When I see it sitting there, I'm like 'oh lord' and I find a different route to go," said driver Nancy Walling. 183 between toll 45 and Mopac is typically lit up with brake lights during morning and evening rush hours. It can take folks who live out there a while to get through the eight miles. "30 minutes, 35," said driver Al Martin. "Nobody likes to sit in traffic," said Walling. According to TxDOT, things are about to get much worse. "We see about 150,000 to 200,000 vehicles per day that travel the stretch of roadway from 45 North to Mopac," said TxDOT Spokesperson Kelli Reyna. "By 2035 the population in Williamson and Travis Counties is expected to grow by 50 percent." On Tuesday, TxDOT held an open house to unveil its plans for the 183 North Mobility Project. 183N Open House Summary Report C - 1 Attachment C

179 The tentative plan is to add two express lanes on the northbound and southbound lanes. Just like the Mopac project, those lanes would have a variable priced toll based on congestion. Public transit buses, vanpools and emergency vehicles would travel free. "We want to provide an option that's going to help improve traffic, but to do so in a reliable manner. The only way or the best way that you can have reliable solutions is to have the express lane option," said Reyna. Paying for quicker travel is not an easy sell. "To a certain level. I think it's worth it," said Jason Wirl. "Having the economy the way it is already tough enough and then having to pay, especially if you have to commute every day to get to work faster, I don't like that idea," said Walling. "If I had to and I was running late for an appointment, I'd probably do it, but other than that I'd probably get in a lane and I'd have something on my mind as I was going," said Martin. In addition to the express lanes, direct connectors would be built at 45 and 620, 360 and Mopac. Construction would not begin until after Nothing is off the table at this point. Share your thoughts on the project here: 183N Open House Summary Report C - 2 Attachment C

180 New Toll Lanes Proposed for Hwy 183 KEYE TV By Cassie Gallo Updated: Tuesday, July , 10:34 PM CDT Central Texas transportation groups are looking for ways to ease congestion along one of the major highways. On Tuesday, the Texas Department of Transportation and the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority held a public meeting to get feedback on the possible plans. TexDot spokeswomen Kelli Reyna said all possible solutions are still on the table to try and ease traffic on Highway 183. Reyna said TexDot wants to build tolled express lanes that would run in both directions along the 8-mile stretch of Hwy 183 between MoPac and SH 45. Up to 200,000 drivers use highway 183 along that stretch daily, and Daniel De La Rosa drives one of those cars. He said he is a truck driver and spends most of his time in the car battling traffic. "I work in South Austin, and I live up in North Austin," De La Rosa said. "It's taken me up to two hours to get up here." To help solve the problem, Reyna said toll lanes would provide a reliable solution. The toll proposed would be a "variable toll," which means as congestion increases, so would the toll rate just like the one being built on MoPac currently. Reyna said the goal is to encourage fewer drivers to use the express lane so it does not get backed up. "You're never going to be able to build your way out of congestion, so all we can try to do is put something in there to help manage the problem," Reyna said. But, are the new toll lanes on other Central Texas highways working? Half of the 130 Toll Road is going bankrupt, and several drivers said they just do not like them or think they will help the problem. TxDot said toll lanes are not always the right solution for each highway, but based on the amount of traffic and growth along 183, they feel it is the best option for the eight-mile stretch. Read More at: 183N Open House Summary Report C - 3 Attachment C

181 New toll lanes proposed for 183 between MoPac and SH 45 KXAN By Kate Weidaw and Angie Beavin Published: July 8, 2014, 4:23 am Updated: July 8, 2014, 10:44 pm AUSTIN (KXAN) Commuters who take U.S. 183 during rush hour often spend more time hitting the brake pedal then the gas. That s why on Tuesday the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and the Texas Department of Transportation looked for input on how to improve the eight mile section of 183 between MoPac and SH 45. Right now there are two options on the table: build a tolled express lane in each direction, or do nothing at all. If you re driving on it free today you re going to drive on it free tomorrow, said Mario Espinoza, deputy director of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority. Therefore we re not going to convert anything that is existing into a paid or tolled alternative, only the new lanes would be tolled. The tolled lane being proposed would be identical to the pricing structure of what is currently under construction on MoPac. It would be a variable toll, meaning the more cars on the toll road, the more it will cost drivers. The goal is to encourage fewer drivers to take the express lane so it does not get backed up. By charging people it s an incentive and disincentive to having people on that lane, said Espinoza, so you can have a reliable travel time for folks as they travel 45, 50 miles per hour on the express lanes. (They) will pay to have that option to be on that lane. An open house was held Tuesday at Westwood High School. Those who could not attend can participate through a virtual open house. I haven t seen everything, but what I have seen, it looks nice, said Ben Holder, who drives that stretch of 183 each work day. I would use them because I would rather get there quickly than sit in my car for an hour. Cat Kelly doesn t think this proposal is the answer. Instead of just saying, Oh, we ll make these two skinny lanes that you pay for, why not just do a regular lane on each side and make it less congested? Kelly said. I don t really feel people are going to spend that much money, paying to get to work on time. 183N Open House Summary Report C - 4 Attachment C

182 Right now the CTRMA is in the middle of an environmental study which should be finished by Once that is complete, a decision on road improvements and funding will be made. If it all moves forward, ground could be broken in 2018 for the new tolled lanes. 183N Open House Summary Report C - 5 Attachment C

183 Toll Considered as Option to Improve Traffic Along Highway 183 News 8 By: Chris Cybulski 07/09/ :44 AM Like most of Austin's major roads, Highway 183 between 5 and 7 p.m. is a traffic nightmare. "Rush hour is something I try to avoid," Austin resident Al Martin said. The Texas Department of transportation says it know the problem exists. "We see between 150,000 and 200,000 vehicles a day who are traveling this stretch, so we have a great need out there," TxDOT's Kelli Reyna said. Currently, the government's preferred plan to fix the problem is to add four toll lanes in the middle of the highway. "It is exactly like what's going on on MoPac with the exception that you will have two instead of one variable-toll-priced lanes," Reyna said. Some who stopped by the Tuesday night open house at Westwood High School, which was hosted by the Texas Regional Mobility Authority and TxDOT, said it looks like the tolls lanes aren't really optional. "Whatever Austin builds, it's going to have bicycle lanes and it's going to have express lanes," Martin said. "It doesn't matter. That's their cookie cutter, and they're going to have it." TxDOT says it prefers toll lanes because it already doesn't have enough money to do necessary projects. Residents say they aren't made of money either. 183N Open House Summary Report C - 6 Attachment C

184 "Having the economy the way it is is already tough enough, and then having to pay every day you commute to work I don't like that idea," Austin resident Nancy Walling said. Any work that will be done on Highway 183 is at least four years away. A list of other options for the project is available at 183north.com. TxDOT is performing an environmental impact study, which should be completed in See more at: 183N Open House Summary Report C - 7 Attachment C

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187 WELCOME OPEN HOUSE Tuesday, July 8, :00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please sign in Explore the exhibits Submit a comment Fill out a community survey Ask questions 183N Open House Summary Report D - 2 Attachment D

188 WHY AM I HERE? To learn more about the 183 North Mobility Project To review and provide input on: Evaluation Criteria The Alternatives 183N Open House Summary Report D - 3 Attachment D

189 Duval Rd. Howard Ln. PROJECT LOCATION L ake Cr 620 e e k Pk wy. Anderson Mill Rd. Pond Springs Rd. W ILLIAMSON COUNTY TRAVIS COUNTY McNeil Dr. McNeil Dr. Pkwy. Riata Trac e Parmer Ln. Jollyville Rd. Spi cewood Sprin g s Rd Great Hills Trl. Jolly v Stonelake Blvd. Braker Ln. Metric Blvd KEY TO LINES 183 North Study Area 360 Mesa Dr. ille Rd. Shoal Cre ek Blvd. Steck Ave. Rundberg Ln. 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT STUDY AREA 183N Open House Summary Report D - 4 Attachment D

190 PROJECT PARTNERS 183N Open House Summary Report D - 5 Attachment D

191 ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT: ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE AUGUST 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT LAUNCHED PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT AND SCHEMATIC DEVELOPMENT WINTER OPEN HOUSE SUMMER & FALL ADDITIONAL OPEN HOUSES SUMMER PUBLIC HEARING WINTER ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION ANTICIPATED ONGOING PUBLIC OUTREACH 183N Open House Summary Report D - 6 Attachment D

192 DRAFT PURPOSE AND NEED PURPOSE (WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO DO?) Facilitate congestion management in the corridor Provide a reliable route for transit Facilitate reliable emergency response NEED (WHAT PROBLEM ARE WE TRYING TO ADDRESS?) Increasing congestion is causing unreliable operations 183N Open House Summary Report D - 7 Attachment D

193 DRAFT PURPOSE AND NEED THE PROBLEM: (CDM Smith, 2014) CDM Smith, 2014) 183N Open House Summary Report D - 8 Attachment D

194 DRAFT PURPOSE AND NEED THE PROBLEM (continued): CDM Smith, 2014) Capital Metro, 2014) 183N Open House Summary Report D - 9 Attachment D

195 WHAT WE VE HEARD OPEN HOUSE #1 COMMUNITY SURVEY convenient access and schedule were cited as factors that would promote During the Open House and concurrent Virtual Open House, the study team provided participants with the option to provide additional input through a community survey. The survey is not a scientific poll. The results only reflect the view of those Open House and Virtual Open House participants that chose to participate. 183N Open House Summary Report D - 10 Attachment D

196 WHAT WE VE HEARD OPEN HOUSE #1 OFFICIAL COMMENTS 62 comments were received between December 28, 2013 and February 28, 2014 (the official comment period). The following are a representative sample of the comments submitted: Make the most interior lane an Express Lane with limited entry and exit at 360/ Duval/620. I would like to see accommodations for pedestrians and bicyclists made in the project where possible. The morning traffic backup southbound at the curve between Oak Knoll and Duval is caused by too many cars trying to merge at the onramp just before Duval. Toll lanes should not be considered as a solution. The major congestion seems to be when the road merges from four lanes into three lanes. There is insufficient road capacity at the interchange from 183 South to MoPac South. This should be obvious to anyone traveling that section in rush hour. A second lane from 183 South to MoPac South would be a substantial improvement. The interchange from 183 South to 360 South is dangerous. I have narrowly avoided accidents at this site on multiple occasions. 183N Open House Summary Report D - 11 Attachment D

197 PRELIMINARY ALTERNATIVES GENERAL PURPOSE LANES - ADD TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANES - ADD TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION transit buses EXPRESS LANES - ADD TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION 183N Open House Summary Report D - 12 Attachment D

198 PRELIMINARY ALTERNATIVES TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT (TSM) Does not increase capacity TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM) Telecommuting NO BUILD 183N Open House Summary Report D - 13 Attachment D

199 EVALUATION CRITERIA Alternative Transportation System Management (TSM)* Transportation Demand Management (TDM)* Add Two High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes in Each Direction Add Two General Purpose (GP) Lanes in Each Direction Add Two Express Lanes (EL) in Each Direction Does the Alternative Meet the Purpose and Need for the Project? Facilitate congestion management in the corridor Provide a reliable route for transit Facilitiate reliable emergency response N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y No Build N N N Alternatives that meet Purpose and Need * Although TDM and TSM are not being advanced, some of these strategies may be incorporated as part of the Express Lanes alternative 183N Open House Summary Report D - 14 Attachment D

200 HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANES FHWA, 2007) (Burris, 2006) Burris, 2006) CDM Smith, 2014) Reliability on HOV lanes cannot be assured without a variable toll pricing component to ensure a minimum average speed or without limiting vehicles to 183N Open House Summary Report D - 15 Attachment D

201 HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANES (cont d) TxDOT, 2009) Texas Transportation Institute, 2003) FHWA, 2007) Departments of Transportation across the country are converting HOV (Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2013) 183N Open House Summary Report D - 16 Attachment D

202 RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE THE EXPRESS LANES ALTERNATIVE best meets the Purpose and dependable travel times for public transit buses and registered Facilitating reliable emergency response by allowing As always, the No Build Alternative is also being carried forward for further study. 183N Open House Summary Report D - 17 Attachment D

203 WHAT ARE EXPRESS LANES? Special lanes that are separated from the general purpose lanes by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering Provide an option for drivers to bypass congestion when The same number of non-tolled general purpose lanes that exist today would remain, in accordance with state law. 183N Open House Summary Report D - 18 Attachment D

204 RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE TYPICALS SH 45N to McNeil Drive McNeil Drive to MoPac PRELIMINARY Subject to Change 183N Open House Summary Report D - 19 Attachment D

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206 WHERE DO YOU GO BY BIKE OR ON FOOT? WHERE ARE YOUR THREE PRIMARY WALKING AND BICYCLING DESTINATIONS IN THE PROJECT CORRIDOR? L ake Cre 620 e k Pkw y. Broadmead e Ave. Pond Springs Rd. Anderson Mill Rd. Hunters Chase Dr. W ILLIAMSON COUNTY TRAVIS COUNTY McNeil Dr. Howard Ln Spicew o o Pkwy. d Balcon es Club Dr. Yaupon Dr. McNeil Dr. Oak K noll Dr. Jollyville Rd. Riata Trace 183 P kwy. W. Cow Path Duval Rd. Parmer Ln. Amherst Dr. Spi c ewood Spring s R d. Balcones Woods Dr. KEY TO LINE 183 North Study Area 360 Great Hills Trl. Mesa Dr. Jollyv i lle Rd. Braker Ln. Stonelake Blvd. 1 Domain Dr Metric Blvd. Use green for home, red for work and blue for play. 183N Open House Summary Report D - 21 Attachment D

207 OTHER PROJECT GOALS & OBJECTIVES Protect water quality infrastructure Improve bicycle and pedestrian connectivity where reasonable and feasible Increase opportunities for transit and ride sharing 183N Open House Summary Report D - 22 Attachment D

208 HOW CAN I STAY INFORMED AND GET INVOLVED? Participate in meetings throughout the study process 183N Open House Summary Report D - 23 Attachment D

209 NEXT STEPS Compile and consider public input from tonight s meeting Continue to listen to and engage the community detailed schematics Study the following: Improvements at Oak Knoll Drive 183N Open House Summary Report D - 24 Attachment D

210 HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENTS TONIGHT AT THE OPEN HOUSE: Give your comments verbally to the court reporter Fill out a comment form ELECTRONICALLY: Go to the website: BY MAIL: All comments must be received by July 18, N Open House Summary Report D - 25 Attachment D

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221 In August 2013, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and the Texas Department of Transportation launched the 183 North Mobility Project. This new study will thoroughly analyze an eight-mile segment of US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac and determine the best options for managing congestion, as well as providing a reliable transit route and facilitating reliable emergency response. Community outreach will be ongoing throughout the study. WHY IMPROVE MOBILITY ALONG THIS SECTION OF US 183? Traffic congestion along US 183 between SH 45 North and MoPac is a major issue, especially during peak rush hour periods. The corridor provides access to downtown Austin, as well as businesses, major employment centers, religious institutions, schools, parks and trails, recreational centers, and residential areas. Drivers, public transit buses, and emergency responders would benefit from reliable travel times on the US 183 corridor to get to these destinations. Traffic congestion also creates delays for emergency response vehicles carrying patients to and from Seton Northwest Hospital, Concentra Urgent Care and numerous other health care facilities located along the corridor. As population and economic growth continue along and north of this corridor, it is anticipated that congestion will worsen and travel times will increase. L ake Cr 620 e e k Pk wy Spi cewood KEY TO LINES 183 North Study Area Anderson Mill Rd. Pond Springs Rd. Sprin g s Rd. 360 McNeil Dr. Great Jollyville Rd. Hills Trl. Mesa Dr. Riata Trac e 183 Jolly v ille Rd. W ILLIAMSON COUNTY Duval Rd. Stonelake Blvd. Shoal Cre ek Blvd. TRAVIS COUNTY Steck Ave. Parmer Ln. 1 Braker Ln. 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT STUDY AREA Pkwy McNeil Dr. Howard Ln. Metric Blvd. Rundberg Ln. June N Open House Summary Report F - 1 Attachment F

222 THE PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THE 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT PURPOSE (WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO DO?) Facilitate congestion management in the corridor Provide a reliable route for transit Facilitate reliable emergency response NEED (WHAT PROBLEM ARE WE TRYING TO ADDRESS?) Increasing congestion is causing unreliable operations CONSIDER THESE FACTS Average annual daily traffic on US 183 is approximately 192,000 vehicles near Braker Lane and 144,000 vehicles south of SH 45N (CDM Smith, 2014) Population growth is expected to increase by 50% in Travis and Williamson counties by 2035 (Texas State Data Center, 2012) In 2013, average morning southbound speeds on US 183 were approximately 43 mph between SH 45N and MoPac. Average northbound speeds in the afternoon were 31 mph from MoPac to Duval Road and 50 mph from Duval Road to SH 45N (CDM Smith Travel Demand Model, 2014) Because of traffic congestion, Capital Metro does not operate routes along this roadway during peak travel times (Capital Metro, 2014) Under the No Build scenario, in 2035, average morning southbound speeds on US 183 are projected to be approximately 10 mph between SH 45N and MoPac. Average northbound speeds in the afternoon are projected to be 10 mph from MoPac to Duval Road and 14 mph from Duval Road to SH 45North (CDM Smith Travel Demand Model, 2014) The Express Lanes alternative is being recommended for further study. As always, the No Build alternative is also being carried forward. MORE ABOUT EXPRESS LANES Express Lanes are special separated lanes that are designed to remain congestion free. They utilize variable toll pricing to manage the amount of traffic in the lanes. This is accomplished by increasing the toll when traffic is heavy and lowering it when traffic is light. Variable toll pricing is intended to keep traffic in the Express Lanes free flowing, giving public transit buses, vanpools, emergency response vehicles and drivers who choose to use the Express Lanes a faster and more reliable trip. TYPICAL CROSS SECTIONS McNeil Drive to Loop 1 SH45 to McNeil Drive June 2014 PRELIMINARY - SUBJECT TO CHANGE 183N Open House Summary Report F - 2 Attachment F

223 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What alternatives were considered? As presented to the public in early 2014, the preliminary alternatives considered by the project team included: Transportation Demand Management strategies, Transportation System Management strategies, Express Lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle lanes, General Purpose lanes and No Build (the do nothing scenario). Following analysis of each of these alternatives using the Purpose and Need for the project and other criteria, the project team has determined that the alternatives to be studied going forward are Express Lanes and the No Build alternative. The No Build alternative must be carried throughout the study as a baseline for comparison. Under this scenario, routine maintenance of the corridor would continue. This alternative also assumes any other improvements/strategies in the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization s Long Range Transportation Plan would move forward, except for the 183 North Mobility Project. Why isn t the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes alternative being carried forward for further study? Although HOV lanes meet the Purpose and Need for the project, this alternative will not be carried forward for further study. According to the Federal Highway Administration, HOV lanes are often under-utilized in off-peak periods. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute reported that as of spring 2013, Departments of Transportation across the country had converted or planned to convert 24 HOV lanes to either Express Lanes or High Occupancy Toll lanes. Furthermore, there is no reliable electronic enforcement technology to ensure single-occupant vehicles do not enter the HOV lanes. Why is this going to be a toll road? The Express Lanes alternative would use variable toll pricing to provide reliable travel times during peak periods to ensure a reliable trip for all users. Public transit buses, registered van pools, and emergency vehicles would drive toll free. State and federal fuel taxes are the primary funding source for roads and bridges in Texas. However, this funding source has remained static since 1991 even though fuel costs have tripled. Because this is an incremental revenue source, decreases in consumer demand due to people driving less and/or driving more fuel efficient vehicles, will also affect revenue generation through the fuel tax. When you factor in the state s significant population growth and demand on the roadway infrastructure, funding has not kept up with demand, and mobility is likely to continue to get worse. Because of this, innovative financing options are considered viable solutions to funding new projects. If Express Lanes are approved for construction, what other improvements could be made to the corridor? Improvements could include landscape treatments, retaining walls, hardscape, bridges, operational improvements (i.e. ramp, auxiliary lane, and intersection improvements), and enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities where reasonable and feasible. How would Express Lanes impact Express Bus service? Express Bus service is not currently available during peak periods on US 183 North because of traffic congestion in the corridor. If Express Lanes are added to the corridor, they would provide a reliable route for transit. Express Lanes could make it possible for Capital Metro to run more frequent Express Bus service in the corridor, including during peak periods. If there is room to add two lanes in each direction, why can t one of them be a general purpose lane? Adding one general purpose lane and one Express Lane in each direction instead of adding two Express Lanes in each direction would reduce the capacity and operational efficiency of the proposed Express Lanes, without adding appreciable improvement in speed or reduction in delay on the general purpose lanes. With only one Express Lane in each direction, the slowest car in the Express Lane would dictate speeds for everyone in that lane. Having a second lane in each direction would also improve operations in the Express Lanes for emergency response vehicles. If another general purpose lane was added to the corridor, it would fill up with traffic just like the existing US 183. Even adding two general purpose lanes in each direction would not address congestion issues on the corridor during the morning and evening peak periods in Adding one general purpose lane would have even less impact on average speeds. What will be done to improve the RM 620/SH 45N Interchange? As part of the Express Lanes alternative, the project team is exploring the addition of two flyovers - also called Direct Connectors (DCs) - at the SH 45N/RM 620 interchange. One would connect US 183 northbound to SH 45N westbound. The other would connect RM 620 eastbound to US 183 southbound. While detailed design has not been completed yet, these DCs would be approximately 100 feet above the US 183 southbound frontage road and would be in the same configuration already established for the ultimate build-out of the interchange in the original schematic design for SH 45N. They would connect to the stub out structures that are already in place on the existing DCs. Essentially, if the project is approved and funding is identified, the southwest quadrant of the full interchange would be completed by adding these two DCs. Direct access to the Express Lanes at the RM 620/SH 45N interchange is also being considered. 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224 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS [continued] What will be done to improve the Loop 360 Interchange? The project team is exploring options to improve safety and operations at the Loop 360 interchange. Some of the possible improvements being studied include: optimized traffic signal timing, re-striping of the southbound frontage road approach to reduce weaving issues from the southbound exit ramp, constructing additional left and/or right turn lanes, constructing U-turn structures, and modifications to the left turn configurations on Loop 360. Potential improvements will depend on the feasibility, constructability, and efficiency of each option, which will be determined during the preliminary design phase for the recommended alternative. What will be done to improve the MoPac Interchange? As part of the Express Lanes alternative, the project team is considering the addition of two, one-lane DCs. One would link the 183 North Express Lanes to the southbound MoPac Express Lanes. The other would link the northbound MoPac Express Lanes to the 183 North Express Lanes. While preliminary design has not been completed yet, it is anticipated that the Express Lane DC would be approximately 50 feet above the adjacent general purpose lanes on US 183 where it crosses over the existing southbound two-lane exit to MoPac. Along MoPac, it would be no higher than the existing DC linking the general purpose lanes on MoPac to 183 North. 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT: ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE AUGUST 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT LAUNCHED PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT AND SCHEMATIC DEVELOPMENT WINTER OPEN HOUSE SUMMER & FALL ADDITIONAL OPEN HOUSES SUMMER PUBLIC HEARING WINTER ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION ANTICIPATED ONGOING PUBLIC OUTREACH LEARN MORE, PROVIDE INPUT AND GET INVOLVED Visit Sign up for updates online Submit your comments and questions Attend meetings conducted throughout the study process Invite the project team to meet with your neighborhood or community group CONTACT INFORMATION Website: Phone: (512) Fax: (512) Address: Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority c/o 183 North Mobility Project 3300 N. IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, TX N Open House Summary Report F - 4 Attachment F

225 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT OPEN HOUSE July 8, 2014, 4-7 pm Westwood High School - Cafeteria Mellow Meadow Dr. Austin, Texas US 183 From State Highway 45 North to MoPac (State Loop 1) Name (please print): Comment: Written comments will also be accepted through the website at by fax to or mail to: Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, C/O 183 North Mobility Project, 3300 North IH-35, Suite 300, Austin, Texas All comments must be received by Friday, July 18, This form may be used to provide written comments on this project. Any questions placed on this form will not be considered an open records request and will not be treated as such. If you have an open records request it must be submitted under a separate letter. (Texas Transportation Code, (a)(5)): Check each of the following boxes that may apply to you: I am employed by TxDOT I do business with TxDOT I could benefit monetarily from the project or other item about which I am commenting on 183N Open House Summary Report F - 5 Attachment F

226 COMMUNITY SURVEY Your feedback is critical to the success of the 183 North Mobility Project. Please complete this short survey to share your thoughts with the project team. DRAFT PURPOSE AND NEED FOR 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT Purpose (What are we trying to do?) Need (What are we trying to solve?) Facilitate congestion management in the corridor Provide a reliable route for transit Facilitate reliable emergency response Increasing congestion is causing unreliable operations The Purpose and Need for the project was used to evaluate and narrow the preliminary alternatives which included General Purpose lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, Express Lanes, Transportation System Management, Transportation Demand Management and the No Build alternative. The recommended alternatives being advanced for further study include the following: Build Alternative: Add two Express Lanes in each direction Special separated lanes that are designed to remain free-flowing Utilize variable toll pricing to manage the amount of traffic in the lane Tolls increase when traffic is heavy and decrease when traffic is light Toll-free for emergency services, public transit buses, and registered vanpools No Build Alternative Proposed improvements to 183 North would not be constructed; assumes all other projects in the CAMPO Plan would be constructed Please list any comments or questions you may have about the recommended alternatives. JULY 8, 2014 OPEN HOUSE PAGE 1 183N Open House Summary Report F - 6 Attachment F

227 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT COMMUNITY SURVEY Please review the Open House exhibit boards regarding the evaluation screening process. Then let us know how much you agree or disagree with the following statements (select one): Strongly Agree After reviewing the information provided at this Open House regarding the evaluation screening process, I understand the process that was used to arrive at the recommended alternatives. The criteria used to evaluate and narrow the preliminary alternatives are appropriate. I agree with the results of the evaluation process. Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree Please provide any additional comments regarding the evaluation process and results. JULY 8, 2014 OPEN HOUSE PAGE 2 183N Open House Summary Report F - 7 Attachment F

228 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT COMMUNITY SURVEY What modes of transportation do you use within this corridor? (Select all that apply) Driving a personal vehicle Participating in a carpool/vanpool/rideshare Walking Cycling Express Bus Rail Other: Within the corridor, where do you think walking and biking improvements are most needed? Are there specific gaps, safety issues or barriers to non-motorized travel within the corridor? Where do you live? (choose one) Liberty Hill Leander Round Rock Cedar Park RM 620 Area Jollyville Northeast Austin Northwest Austin Central Austin South Austin Other If Other, please specify: JULY 8, 2014 OPEN HOUSE PAGE 3 183N Open House Summary Report F - 8 Attachment F

229 183 NORTH MOBILITY PROJECT COMMUNITY SURVEY Where do you work? (choose one) Liberty Hill Leander Round Rock Cedar Park RM 620 Area Jollyville Northeast Austin Northwest Austin Central Austin South Austin Other If Other, please specify: How did you hear about this Open House? (Select all that apply) Newspaper: from the 183 North Mobility Project 183 North Mobility Project Website Twitter Roadway signage Friend/Neighbor/Relative/Co-worker Neighborhood or Organization: Other: JULY 8, 2014 OPEN HOUSE PAGE 4 183N Open House Summary Report F - 9 Attachment F

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249 183 North Mobility Project Community Survey Summary Conducted in conjunction with the Open House #2 Held on July 8, 2014 between 4pm-7pm at Westwood High School During the Open House and concurrent Virtual Open House, the study team provided participants with the option to provide additional input through a community survey. The survey is not a scientific poll. The results only reflect the view of those Open House and Virtual Open House participants that chose to participate. 183N Open House Summary Report H - 1 Attachment H

250 Summary 47 Community Surveys about the 183 North Mobility Project were received between July 8 th and July 19 th, surveys were submitted in writing at the Open House. 35 surveys were completed online. The majority of survey respondents understand the process used to determine the recommended alternatives. The majority of survey respondents do not believe the criteria used to evaluate and narrow down the preliminary alternatives are appropriate, and do not agree with the results of the evaluation process. 34% of survey respondents do not support toll lanes as an alternative. Many stated they think toll lanes are only for the wealthy. Some survey respondents stated High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes work in other cities and should be reconsidered. Several survey respondents believe the 183 corridor is not safe for bicyclists and requested bicycle and pedestrian improvements in the corridor. The majority of survey respondents commute to Central Austin for work N Open House Summary Report H - 2 Attachment H

251 The following questions were included in the community survey presented to attendees during the 183 North Mobility Project Open House #2 and available via the Virtual Open House. Q1. Please list any comments or questions you may have about the recommended alternatives. I support the idea of Toll Express lanes but not at the expense of an absolutely necessary fourth non-toll lane between McNeil/Spicewood and Mopac. Traffic is currently off-loading to Jollyville Road and will continue to 1 do so without the additional lane and other ramp fixes. The draft purpose and need for the project are too narrowly defined leading to limited build alternatives. Access through the corridor plus to destinations within the corridor should be included for all modes. Reducing the number of vehicles trying to access the businesses and residences will assist in the goal of free flowing lanes. I don't see mention within the goals of reducing the impact of the current highway on the surrounding 2 community. The true cost of the project should be part of the evaluation process. The quickest way from my Anderson Mill neighborhood to Spicewood/183 or Jollyville/360 is the southbound access road of 183. It works ok without lane markings, but could be greatly improved with cycle or pedestrian markings. Would appreciate lane markings at Avery Ranch/183 for the occasions I pass thru Rivera Springs to 3 Twin Lakes YMCA and the Brushy Creek Regional Trail. Toll roads are simply solutions such that the truly wealthy will not have to wait like the rest of us. HOV lanes work very well in California, I do not see why they are a problem in TX. There also need to be solutions for 4 bicyclists. Norway has excellent bike paths and bus lanes, leaving the cars to go slow. Station 4, Page 1: TSM: Low cost strategies enhance safety, manage congestion, and improve traffic flow. Examples include: Ramp metering; Traffic signal synchronization; Incident management; Bus pullouts; 5 Intersection improvements. Page 3: Does not facilitate congestion management. Huh? Building more roads only adds more traffic. The more you build the more vehicles. Mass transportation is a 6 better alternative. I AM COMPLETELY AGAINST ANY TOLL ROADS! It only makes matters worse for those of us that cannot afford another nickel and dime coming out of our pockets. The best idea is to remove the bottle necks of 3 lane 7 sections sb oak knoll exitnb duval exit Are the toll lanes going to be text/cell free lanes? They should be. Are the extra lanes going to take away from the existing lanes? I would recommend making the toll lanes reasonably price so more people will actually use 8 them. 9 Build HOV lane only one lane direction during high traffic period like in Houston. This plan is a boondoggle serving NOT the interests of the people of Austin but certain special interests looking to 1) make tons of money and 2) advance their TOLL ROAD agenda. All you need to do is get rid of the bottleneck (that more than a few have said they suspect was deliberately done since it was NOT like that before) where the road goes from 4 lanes to 3 and back to 4. VERY simple to do but that means less MONEY 10 for certain people with WAY too much influence. This smells like corruption and should be investigated. 11 Please do not build the express lanes. 12 The "Build Alternative" should be General Purpose lanes, not variable toll lanes. 13 variable toll pricing - its too confusing and keeps people from using toll roads. No tolls!! I avoid toll roads at all costs--too expensive! There is no viable way to travel in this area or into town without accessing 183. Making it a toll road would mean creating a financial burden on many who can't afford 14 it. Care about pedestrians, please!! People using transit need to get from bus stops to places. This necessitates good sidewalks and safe places to cross. It seems that Austin generally has little regard for the lives of 15 pedestrians and make such amenities an afterthought as opposed to a good integrated part of the plan N Open House Summary Report H - 3 Attachment H

252 this all sounds good - but - how will cars get to the express lanes and how will they exit. I am VERY opposed to 16 these express lanes being tolled. this is not right. I see at least two (2) distinct needs for the Northern 183/Research corridor. First, move traffic from the North into and out of downtown. Second, move traffic from the North across town to the South. My primary concern 17 is the across-town experience. 18 Free lanes will remove the most congestion Were there really only two alternatives? It seems that the answer to all questions recently has been "Express" 19 lanes. Can't we come up with better ideas? 20 No more toll lanes/roads! I disagree that there are only two viable alternatives. HOV should be reconsidered as an option. You offer citations to studies (I presume) yet those studies are not shared on your website. When were they conducted and what was the methodology? Why are General Purpose lanes not considered when most of the pavement is already in place (as well as the right-of-way). The build costs on this are low (aside from toll plazas and flyovers) as most of the infrastructure is already in place. This is not like MoPac where right-of-way and extensive bridge systems needed to be built. Current shoulder lanes could be converted to General Purpose during rush hour periods and switched back. The bottom line is a lot of folks live at the edge of the city b/c they can't afford to live in the city. Making them pay tolls every day won't result in increased transit use, b/c they already have limited options and funding. People will eventually just leave the City entirely, this tolls 21 don't help struggling working and middle class families. 22 Is 183 going to be a toll road? Suggest adding lanes on right sides of the highway between Braker and Anderson Mill to remove the current choke points where the road drops from 4 lanes to 3. Would like to see this in addition to the express lanes in 23 each direction. For the build alternative there needs to be a commitment to earmark a portion for alternative personal transport improvements other than cars (ie - peds and cyclists). Right now the FAQs only states "Improvements could include... enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities where reasonable and feasible.", this typically means there is no plan to make improvements that will encourage car-less trips. Cycling and pedestrian facilities can help reach the goal of to "facilitate congestion" by reducing congestion at 24 a reasonable cost. The whole concept of Express Lanes is offensive to me as a separate highway system for the rich and I promise 25 never to use them on any corridor whether I am in a private car or bus. 26 Not enough, add more than two lanes. Can any of the exits or entrances be closed so 183 works more like a highway. They did this with the lower 27 deck of IH N Open House Summary Report H - 4 Attachment H

253 Q2. After reviewing the information provided at this Open House regarding the evaluation screening process I understand the process that was used to arrive at the recommended alternatives. Answered: 38 Skipped: 9 Strongly Disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly Agree 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0% Q3. The criteria used to evaluate and narrow the preliminary alternatives is appropriate. Answered: 38 Skipped: 9 Strongly Disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly Agree 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 4 183N Open House Summary Report H - 5 Attachment H

254 Q4. I agree with the results of the evaluation process. Answered: 38 Skipped: 9 Strongly Disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly Agree 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% Q5. Please provide any additional comments regarding the evaluation process and results. The process disregards local resident input and does not implement requested immediate minimal cost 1 solutions. The goals are too narrow and prevent inclusion of improvements necessary to improve access to transit or use of non motorized vehicles in the corridor. Limiting the scope also prevents inclusion of connectivity 2 improvements to the other toll road projects. The whole thing is skewed to provide toll lanes as the only viable solution. HOV lanes are dismissed with some 3 vague studies and hearsay. I am disappointed with the Mopac project. I hate the narrow lanes and lack of shoulder--it's dangerous. I 4 intentionally avoid toll roads and don't want to live near one. There was nothing mentioned about removing/moving exits on ramps. They also didn't show much about 5 what Cap Metro is adding or merging projects. 6 Next to #4 they wrote, "NO!" 7 This whole process seems corrupt. 8 why not make the express lanes one way in the morning and reverses in the afternoon, like the lanes in Dallas. The proposals seem to favor "downtown" access over other identifiable uses of the Northern 183/Research 9 corridor. I think the mind set was variable toll lanes to begin with and the evaluation process was geared to justify this 10 decision. Were there really only two alternatives? It seems that the answer to all questions recently has been "Express" 11 lanes. Can't we come up with better ideas? 12 Where is public transit in the equation? Why are tolls always your answer to everything? HOV should be an alternative as should General Purpose lanes. I'd like to see the number HOV violations correlated with toll lane violations. You cite that many people violate toll lanes, I'd argue that without a toll plaza to regulate folks entering the tollway, many people will just use the toll lanes and never pay their tolls. Additionally, the idea that HOV can't be managed is absurd. You can electronically adjust HOV lanes to be 2, 3 or 4 occupants. Additionally, in non-busy time HOV can be opened up to ANYONE for free. I've never seen a toll lane be made free. Say it's off-peak and no one wants to pay for a toll lane, it will just sit there and not be 13 used except for transit and emergency crews. Take about a waste. 14 Plan for the future. There were funds for 290 East and the 290 flyover to I-35 - why is North Austin ignored?? 5 183N Open House Summary Report H - 6 Attachment H

255 15 I guess it depends on how much the cost of the express lane is. I hope it'll be affordable. No more toll roads in Austin, whether entire roadways or as express lanes. Build a highway system for ALL of 16 us. 17 Add more than two lanes. Q6. What modes of transportation do you use within this corridor? (Select all that apply) Driving a personal vehicle Participating in a carpool/vanpool/rideshare Cycling Express Bus Answered: 39 Skipped: 8 Rail Other 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% 120.0% Q7. Within the corridor, where do you think walking and biking improvements are most needed? 1 At bus stops and access road right of way. This is a commercial corridor with work, recreation and shopping destinations along the entire distance. Walking and biking improvements are just as critical as the motorized vehicle improvements to reducing the traffic congestion. If local residents cannot access destinations or transit stops without a motorized vehicle, 2 then there will not be any per capita trip reduction /183 4 Getting across 183 which I have always referred to as the Great Wall of Austin. 5 jollyville rd 6 around the frontage roads and getting from one side of the highway to the other. 7 everywhere 8 Primarily crossing 183 at places that were cut off when 183 was expanded. 9 Pond Springs to Hymeadow between MoPac/ D/K 12 on the access road in front of the businesses better side walks, etc. 13 None 14 there is no comprehensive plan to connect this area up to the Walnut Creek trails 15 This is needed throughout, without connectivity this is pretty pointless, sidewalk to nowhere help no one 6 183N Open House Summary Report H - 7 Attachment H

256 16 sidewalks need to be present on all the frontage roads. Bikes must not be allowed The geography is too expansive to make this meaningful for any significant journey by anyone other than 17 those and the very fit. 18 Don't know More bike lanes along the entire length. More education for drivers and riders. Safe passing laws need to be 19 passed as well. 20 Between Anderson Mill Rd. and Braker. At the north end of jolly like where it meets 183. Also crossing 183 at any intersection. Duval, oak knoll, 21 McNeil, Anderson mill. Crosswalks are not clear. Getting folks to Lakeline rail station. If you have to cross from the west side of 183 to get over it takes a lot of time and skill to not get hit. Providing pedestrian bridges to cross 183 at several points so you don't have to 22 time lights would be a huge safety improvement. 23 na They are not needed. Things are so spread out in this area that there are not enough people who would use 24 the biking/walking paths to justify the cost of them. Anderson mill rd from 183 west to where the road has 4 lanes separated with a median/turn lane. This is a defacto connector between 183 and 620, and the bike lanes are narrow and end for about 2 blocks 25 prematurely - this would make it safer for bikes in this area. Along 183 frontage road and with the connections to other major bike corridors. All too often bike and ped facilities are built without continuous connections to nearby facilities. Jollyville Rd, Anderson Mill, Braker Ln 26 bike lanes are perfect examples. along Parmer 27 NOTE: next to Q#6, he wrote, "work from home 1x/week and van pool 4x/week." 28 NA 29 Braker and 360; Lake Creek 30 Too dangerous to walk or bike. 31 Walking and biking - always risky in a major highway corridor, on access roads. Too many exits, entrances. 32 Maybe. Not for my case. Do not spend any more money on something that is barely used, such as more access for biking and walking. 33 it is too hot in Texas to do such a thing. Q8. Are there specific gaps, safety issues or barriers to non-motorized travel within the corridor? 1 Current improvements in sidewalks and crossing are in progress. No sure if the update will be complete. The project needs to include multi-use paths along both sides of the project to allow for access to destinations within the corridor and transit stops serving the residential neighborhoods. The adjoining street network does not include parallel connected travel so the burden of providing that must be included within the project definition. Each of the major interchanges should include non-motorized crossings whether that be 2 underpasses, at-grade lanes or bridges included in the project. I can not believe that Burnet between Longhorn Drive and Braker is a designated bike route 214. Anyone biking along that stretch is inviting a quick death or serious injury due to high speed traffic AND no shoulder at 3 all. 4 yes 5 there needs to be better shelter as some of the bus stops along crossing 183 at nearly every point 7 Connection from Jollyville to Pond Springs & Pond Springs to the west N Open House Summary Report H - 8 Attachment H

257 Drew arrow pointing to answer to #7. The entire corridor is a barrier. If one could bike safely, using a path along the frontage rd - it would greatly 8 improve the feasibility of bike transportation between MoPac and 360 North and South. 10 yes speed limit to fast on access road 11 Who cares - it is a freeway. 12 It is very dangerous to bicycle in this area. There is no separation between bicycles and cars. 13 see above McNeil and 183 are a mess. Several route 383 stops alongside the access road of 183 only have partial and 14 fragmented sidewalks. 15 jwalking must be present - bikes must not be allowed 16 The bike lanes out in the lane of traffic away from the curb are dangerous. It is not safe to ride a bike within this corridor. More bike lanes along the entire length. More education for 17 drivers and riders. Safe passing laws need to be passed as well. It is dangerous to ride a bicycle on HWY. 183 or any other major road in the area. There are no continuous 18 sidewalks on the access roads. 19 The north end of jolly like rd. Several, 620 lacks sidewalks for a sizeable portion of it near 183. Additionally both 183 service roads lack sidewalks in many spots. Some stop and start over several properties. Intersection crossings are being 20 improved. 21 na There is no connectivity between the major bike lanes in the area (Jollyville Rd, Anderson Mill, Braker Ln). Ideally, 183 frontage roads would have continuous bike lanes that feed into and from the existing facilities in 22 the area. 23 no 24 Lake Creek 25 Yes, lots. 26 My work and house is too far away to use non-motorized.bike lanes are perfect examples. 27 All of 183 in the Austin area is a barrier to non-motorized travel. 28 No 8 183N Open House Summary Report H - 9 Attachment H

258 Q9. Where do you live? (choose one) Answered: 35 Skipped: 12 Central Austin Jollyville Northwest Austin RM 620 Area South Austin Northeast Austin Cedar Park 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% Q10. Where do you work? (choose one) Answered: 29 Skipped: 18 Central Austin Round Rock Northwest Austin Leander South Austin Northeast Austin Cedar Park 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0% 9 183N Open House Summary Report H - 10 Attachment H

259 Q11. How did you hear about this Open House? (Select all that apply) Answered: 39 Skipped: 8 Neighborhood or Organization Friend/Neighbor/Relative/Co-worker Roadway signage 183 North Mobility Project Website from the 183 North Mobility Project Newspaper 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% Q12. If you are particularly interested in specific issues or topics related to this study please indicate your top area(s) of interest. Answered: 25 Skipped: 22 Transit Environment/Water Quality Aesthetics/Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) Bicycle/Pedestrian 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% N Open House Summary Report H - 11 Attachment H

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