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The West Campus Transportation Plan will serve as a roadmap for creating a safe, future-proof transportation system for students, residents, and visitors. City of Austin staff will work with the community to identify transportation needs, improve safety and accessibility, and develop recommendations for getting around West Campus. The plan will consider how people travel today and how transportation needs may change as the area continues to grow and evolve.

With major investments like Project Connect, ongoing West Campus redevelopment, and new mobility options, transportation needs in the area are rapidly changing. Given West Campus’s proximity to the University of Texas at Austin and its dense, diverse community, a coordinated Small Area Mobility Plan is essential to ensure future transportation solutions meet local needs.

What is a Small Area Mobility Plan?

The West Campus Transportation Plan is a Small Area Mobility Plan, or SAMP, designed to provide a localized, community-driven transportation strategy that improves mobility, safety, and accessibility in a specific neighborhood, district, or major corridor.

The West Campus Transportation Plan (WCTP) will identify transportation needs, gaps, and opportunities and develop actionable solutions to align with citywide transportation goals, such as those outlined in the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP). Recommendations from this and other SAMPs will be folded into the City of Austin’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), which will queue and prioritize projects citywide for implementation as funding is identified.

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Plan Boundary

The West Campus Transportation Plan will focus on the West Campus neighborhood and adjacent areas that serve as important connectors. The planning area extends from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the south, West 30th Street to the north, Shoal Creek to the west, and Guadalupe Street to the east. It also extends east along West 27th Street from Guadalupe Street to Speedway, including Hemphill Park and surrounding areas.

Goals of the WCTP

• Improve multimodal transportation options and access to community destinations  
  • Focus on safety and efficiency
  • Enhance connectivity to key destinations, such as UT Austin, parks, local schools, places of worship, and local businesses
• Increase safety and accommodate different modes of transportation  
  • Create balance between vehicles, transit, pedestrians, bicyclists, and e-scooter users while also accounting for rideshare, deliveries, and autonomous mobility options 
  • Accommodate the multimodal mobility needs of a densely populated urban area
• Empower community members to co-create solutions, ensuring projects reflect the lived experience of the community
  • Sustain meaningful participation from students, recognizing them as the most vulnerable population in West Campus
  • Establish a clear strategy for gathering and balancing feedback from residents, students, businesses, local organizations, and visitors
• Translate citywide transportation goals and policies (from the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, Climate Equity Plan, Imagine Austin, and the Central City District Plan) into actionable, localized plans 
  • Reduce reliance on single-occupancy vehicles to lower emissions 
  • Integrate green infrastructure and climate-resilient transportation solutions 
• Guide Transportation Planning and Implementation 
  • Develop a clear, data-informed roadmap for near- and long-term mobility improvements
  • Align with citywide policies to improve coordination with future projects and funding opportunities