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Discussion series “Policy Drivers” kicks off with Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison

by Olivia MuehlbergerDecideTexas, Growing Weirder, One Thousand Texans for Transit, VisionZeroTexas June 25, 2020September 3, 2020No Comments

Come check out our new video podcast, “Policy Drivers,” where we talk to prominent Texans who are transforming public policy within the state. Farm&City’s four Summer 2020 Interns, August, Madilyn, Olivia, and Tynan, will talk to leaders from across the state about the work they are doing and what it takes to succeed in policy …

Let’s Get Austin Back on Track in 2020 to Zero Traffic Deaths in 2025

by Jay Blazek CrossleyVisionZeroTexas February 6, 2020January 26, 2021No Comments

Across Texas, we continue to be in the midst of an epidemic of traffic violence. In the early stages of what has now become a statewide paradigm shift in how we think about this crisis, the City of Aus- tin took decisive action. Council adopted a goal to end traffic deaths by 2025 and begun …

TXDOT staff present update on new safety funding to the TTC

TxDOT Staff Present First Projects from New $600m in Safety Funding to Transpo Commission

by Heather YuVisionZeroTexas December 12, 2019June 24, 2020No Comments

The first 14 TXDOT projects ever to use the new Road to Zero safety funding should be let today at the monthly meeting of the Texas Transportation Commission (TTC). Yesterday, at the December 11, 2019 TTC workshop, TxDOT staff presented updates on various programs and projects currently underway, including details on progress made by the Safety …